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05/02/2016 | Deadline is June 1 for US Radio Amateurs to Submit IARU Region 2 HF Band Plan Suggestions
The deadline is June 1 for US radio amateurs to submit suggestions to the ARRL Board of Directors’ HF Band Planning Committee regarding possible changes to the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 Band Plan. That band plan and other signif...
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04/28/2016 | IARU Region 2 Calls for Emergency Communications Workshop Papers, Presentations
International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 (IARU-R2) will hold an Emergency Communications Workshop in Chile this fall, in conjunction with the 19th IARU Region 2 General Assembly.
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04/26/2016 | Three ESA “Fly Your Satellite!” Program CubeSats Now in Orbit
Three student-built CubeSats — including the first to carry a D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio) Amateur Radio payload into space — now are successfully in orbit following an April 25 launch from Guiana.
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04/23/2016 | Romania Puts Toe in the 5 MHz Waters with Scheduled Amateur Radio Testing
Romania has tentatively joined the list of countries making a band at 5 MHz available to Amateur Radio.
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04/21/2016 | TAPR Dayton Hamvention Digital Forum to Include SatNOGS, HamWAN, SDR Talks
TAPR has announced the presentations for its Dayton Hamvention® Digital Forum, moderated by Scotty Cowling, WA2DFI, on Friday, May 20, at 9:15 AM.
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04/20/2016 | EchoLink VoIP Service Proving Valuable in Handling Ecuador Earthquake Traffic
What you see on the news is only the tip of the iceberg of what really happened as a result of the devastating April 16 earthquake in Ecuador.
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04/20/2016 | SHARES Interoperability Exercise to Use 5 MHz Channels, Involve Amateur Radio
During the Pennsylvania Command and Communications Rally 2016 on April 21, US Department of Homeland Security SHARES Program stations will demonstrate interoperability with other federal stations, radio amateurs.
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04/20/2016 | Lack of Power Stymies Amateur Radio Post-Quake Aid in Ecuador
The post-earthquake situation in Ecuador is reported as being "very difficult" for radio amateurs attempting to help.
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