QST de WB6ZBU – BAEARS is happy to announce our next one day ham class in Dublin on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Reservations are required, so please see our website: https://www.baears.com/ for class information and registration. Please pass this on to anyone that may be interested in getting their Ham license. Ross Peterson [email protected] […]
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Armed Forces Day Crossband Test
Armed Forces Day Crossband Test, May 11, 2024 The US Department of Defense will host this year’s Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test on May 11, 2024. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have taken part in this event, which is an interoperability exercise between hobbyist and government radio stations. The event […]
ISS News
ISS News / via ARRL Students at Mountain View Elementary School in Marietta, Georgia, held an amateur radio contact with the International Space Station (ISS) in the afternoon on April 18, 2024. More than 800 students experienced the contact with the help of the Cherokee Amateur Radio Society (an ARRL Affiliated Club) and the North […]
MFJ Ceasing On-Site Production
MFJ Ceasing On-Site Production / via ARRL04/26/2024Updated 4:26:24 8:00 pm EDT with additional statement from Martin F. Jue, K5FLU. MFJ Enterprises, Inc founder Martin F. Jue, K5FLU, announced that as of May 17, 2024, the company will cease on-site production at their Starkville, Mississippi, facility. Ameritron, Hy-Gain, Cushcraft, Mirage, and Vectronics brand products will be […]
HamSCI Presents the Solar Eclipse QSO Party
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEONE WEEK TO GO! SAVE THE DATE!!Monday, April 8TH!! HamSCI Presents the Solar Eclipse QSO Party – April 8, 2024 Join with thousands of your fellow amateurs as part of the largest crowd-sourced event for ham radio scientific exploration ever! The SEQP is part of The Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science and is […]
World Amateur Radio Day is April
World Amateur Radio Day is April 18, 202403/29/2024 World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is celebrated each year on April 18. The theme for 2024 is, “A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 Years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community, and Advocacy.” The global event covers all of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) regions and spans 2 […]
FCC to Require Two Factor Authentication for CORES Users
FCC to Require Two Factor Authentication for CORES Users03/22/2024 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced an upcoming change to the Commission Registration System (CORES) that licensees use to pay any application or regulatory fees, manage or reset a password on an existing FRN, or request a new FRN. Beginning March 29, 2024, multifactor authentication […]
2024 ARRL Field Day Theme: Be Radio Active
2024 ARRL Field Day Theme: Be Radio Active03/15/2024 The theme for 2024 ARRL Field Day is “Be Radio Active.” The event will run on June 22 – 23, and it will be one-part contest, one-part emergency communications exercise, and one-part open house — and a great time. The theme encourages radio amateurs to take advantage […]
Bob Vallio, W6RGG, Named ARRL Honorary Vice President
Bob Vallio, W6RGG, Named ARRL Honorary Vice President03/08/2024 Robert B. “Bob” Vallio, W6RGG, has been honored by the ARRL Board of Directors as an Honorary Vice President. In a motion that passed with an extended standing ovation, the Board awarded the honor at their Annual Meeting in January 2024. The motion honored Vallio’s lifetime of […]
ASVARO announces the Electronics Flea Market for 2024
Thanks to ASVARO for this broadcast message – ASVARO announces the Electronics Flea Market for 2024 at West Valley College in Saratoga on the second Sunday of the month. Our first event is on March 10, 2024 in parking lot 3 at the corner of Fruitvale and Allendale avenues, near I-280 in Saratoga. All these […]