Cycle 25 means increased old-school CW activity here. After amassing no less than seventeen (17) illy espresso cans, I went ahead and built Hiroki / AH6CY’s compact tin-can antenna for 15 meters, as discussed in the August 2021 QST. In a word, amazing performance from this device, straight out of the gate. First contact was […]
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Many Thanks to Our Section Volunteers
Many thanks to our section volunteers including AJ6VF, K6SW, W6JMK, W6TST, and AJ6KN for their participation in the Winlink Thursday training exercise on February 17. Details regarding these ongoing operations are here https://emcomm-training.org/Winlink_Thursdays.html Winlink software is free to download, and works with both Windows and Mac operating systems. If you don’t have an RF connection, try Winlink […]
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Message to US Educators: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals New Proposal Window is February 21, 2022 to March 31, 2022 February 16, 2022 — The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or […]
Geomagnetic Storm Leads to Loss of up to 40 Starlink Satellites
Geomagnetic Storm Leads to Loss of up to 40 Starlink Satellites02/10/2022 A geomagnetic storm on February 4 “significantly impacted” the launch of some 49 Starlink satellites. The company said the satellites were intended to achieve low-Earth orbits after being sent aloft on a Falcon 9 launcher. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX […]
Some New Rules Going into Effect this Year for ARRL Field Day
Some New Rules Going into Effect this Year for ARRL Field Day02/09/2022 After taking a few detours over the past couple of years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ARRL Field Day rules are being updated on a permanent basis starting this summer. ARRL conducted a Field Day community survey with invitations propagated far and wide, […]
Amateur Radio Digital Communications Grants Continue
Amateur Radio Digital Communications Grants Continue01/27/2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) has continued its largesse, funding a variety of projects through individual grants. Among the latest is a nearly $900,000 award that will permit the Internet Archive to build the Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications (DLARC), “an online, open-access resource that preserves the […]
Two Radio Amateurs Appointed to the FCC Technological Advisory Council
Two Radio Amateurs Appointed to the FCC Technological Advisory Council (TAC)01/20/2022 FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel named two prominent radio amateurs among her appointments to the FCC Technological Advisory Council (TAC) on January 19. Appointed were Greg Lapin, N9GL, and Michelle Thompson, W5NYV. Lapin chairs the ARRL RF Safety Committee and has represented ARRL The National […]
RLB005 Amateur Operation in 3.45 – 3.5 GHz Segment Must Cease by April 14, 2022
ZCZC AG05QST de W1AWARRL Bulletin 5 ARLB005From ARRL Headquarters, Newington, CTJanuary 19, 2022To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB005ARLB005 Amateur Operation in 3.45 – 3.5 GHz Segment Must Cease by April 14, 2022 The FCC has established April 14, 2022, as the date by which amateur radio transmissions must stop in the upper 3.45 […]
Launch of a Wooden Satellite Still Pending
Launch of a Wooden Satellite Still Pending01/13/2022 Two spacecraft comprised of wood or using wooden framing are hoping to launch this year and next. One will carry an amateur radio payload. WISA Woodsat, a Finnish spacecraft that planned to include an amateur radio payload, was forced to postpone its announced launch target from 2021 to […]
ARRL Foundation to Create Club Grants Program
ARRL Foundation to Create Club Grants Program01/13/2022 A new ARRL Foundation Club Grants program, funded by a grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), will make $500,000 available to radio clubs. The program will provide up to $25,000 for worthy club projects. Requests for more than that will be referred back to ARDC. ARRL has […]