Do you want to volunteer for Amateur Radio Support for the Big Sur International Marathon? If you do please email: Jeff Ackerman — KG6UYZat [email protected] for a volunteer form. Event: Big Sur International Marathon Area of operation: Big Sur, Ca to Carmel, CAEvent Date: 4-28-2024Race Start Time: 0645 hrs (Approximate)Race End Time: 1230 hrs (Approximate)Volunteer Start Time […]
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WRC-23 Concludes with Wins for Amateur Radio and Agenda Items Designated for the Next Two Events
Recap, via ARRL — WRC-23 Concludes with Wins for Amateur Radio and Agenda Items Designated for the Next Two Events By International Amateur Radio Union Secretary Joel Harrison, W5ZN,12/18/2023 After 4 hectic weeks of the 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23), and a preceding week of Radiocommunication Assembly meetings, WRC-23 concluded on Friday, December 15. Amateur […]
HAARP Needs Ham Help
HAARP Needs Ham Help Amateur radio operators and radio astronomers are being asked to help monitor a new research project by the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP).The project officially began on February 28, but it will run until March 3, 2024. Some examples of experiments planned for the project are the production of extremely […]
Senators Roger Wicker and Richard Blumenthal Introduce S.3690 to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio
Senators Roger Wicker and Richard Blumenthal Introduce S.3690 to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio 02/14/2024, via ARRL On January 30, 2024, US Senators Roger Wicker (MS) and Richard Blumenthal (CT) introduced S.3690, the Senate companion bill to H.R.4006, introduced last June. Both bills reflect the Congressional campaign efforts by ARRL The National […]
The 2024 Lifetime Sea Otter Classic
The 2024 Lifetime Sea Otter Classic will be held on April 18-21, 2024. Help from amateur radio operators has been a vital resource for communication in the Fort Ord National Monument backcountry. The Lifetime Sea Otter Classic attracts thousands of athletes and spectators and is now regarded as the world’s premiere cycling festival. The areas […]
QST from Sierra Harrop, W5DX
QST from Sierra Harrop, W5DX – Harry Smith with NBC’s TODAY Show did a six-and-a-half minute segment on a group of high school students who had contact with astronauts via Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). What makes this ARISS contact so neat is that it was entirely student-led. The program at the […]
The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon, JS1YMG, is Now Transmitting
QST via ARRL – The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon, JS1YMG, is Now Transmitting02/02/2024 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully landed their Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) on January 19, 2024. Just before touchdown, SLIM released two small lunar surface probes, LEV-1 and LEV-2. LEV-2 collects data while moving on the […]
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity
ARISS News Release No. 23-47Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Message to US EducatorsAmateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals New Proposal Window is January 8, 2024–February 29, 2024 January 8, 2024 — The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education […]
ARRL Board Approves Free Membership for Students. New Vice Presidents Elected.
ARRL Board Approves Free Membership for Students. New Vice Presidents Elected. The ARRL Board of Directors met in Windsor, Connecticut, for its Annual Meeting, January 19 – 20, 2024. ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, presided over the meeting, and the Board welcomed Great Lakes Division Vice Director Roy Hook, W8REH, as a newly elected member […]
Bandwidth Limits Replace Symbol Rates on the HF Bands, Other Bands Open for Comment
Bandwidth Limits Replace Symbol Rates on the HF Bands, Other Bands Open for Comment The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published new rules adopted last month that replace the symbol rate restrictions on the HF bands with a bandwidth limit of 2.8 kHz. The new rules go into effect January 8, 2024. The bands and band […]