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 […]
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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 […]
Growing Number of Operators Completing WAS on 222 MHz
Growing Number of Operators Completing WAS on 222 MHz01/12/2022 [UPDATE: 2022-01-12 @ 1510 UTC] After this story was posted, ARRL announced that it has validated the 222-MHz WAS application of JohnSwiniarski, K1OR, for WAS # 13. His last contact was with NH6Y in Hawaii on January 9.] Until very recently, it had been some 35 […]
Winlink Thursday Trainings Have Resumed
More EmComm news: Winlink Thursday trainings have resumed. Details are here – https://emcomm-training.org/Winlink_Thursdays.html […]
Santa Cruz Ares Runs Another Successful S.A.F.E. Event
SANTA CRUZ ARES RUNS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL S.A.F.E. EVENTBy Allison Hershey (KM6RMN, PIO) Santa Cruz area ARES organizers ran their fourth SAFE (Scavenge Around Field Exercise) on January 9th, 2022. Designed in the early days of the pandemic with social distancing in mind, this event allowed participants to get outdoors and communicate with a multi-location incident […]
ARRL Welcomes New Director of Emergency Management
ARRL Welcomes New Director of Emergency Management01/04/2022 The National Association for Amateur Radio® is pleased to announce the hiring of Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, into the role of Director of Emergency Management. Johnston is from Ozone, Arkansas, and comes to ARRL with 16 years of experience as the Director of Johnson County (Arkansas) Department of Emergency […]
The Volunteer Monitor Program Report for December 2021
The Volunteer Monitor Program Report for December 2021 The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service. This is the December 2021 activity report of the VM Program. Operators in Center Hill and Coconut Creek, Florida, were issued notices for excessive signal […]
3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island Updates its Progress
3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island Updates its Progress12/30/2021 Two new team members of the upcoming 3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet have come aboard to replace, in part, three operators who have determined they’d be unable to make the trip — Sandro Nitoi, VE7NY; Laci Radócz, HA0NAR, and Dimtry Zhikharev, RA9USU. Joining the 3Y0J crew will be […]