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08/12/2016 | BIRDS CubeSat Constellation to Launch in 2017
AMSAT-UK reports that four CubeSats will comprise the BIRDS (Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds) constellation, which is set to deploy from the International Space Station (ISS) in 2017.
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08/01/2016 | Jammer Jams Intruder as Amateur Band Encroachments Continue
A station believed to be that of a radio amateur in the Wittenberg, Germany, area attempted to use CW to jam a Russian Navy FSK (F1B) signal intruding on 14.192 MHz.
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07/25/2016 | IARU Honors Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has bestowed its President’s Award on retired IARU Satellite Advisor Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV.
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07/23/2016 | Amateur Radio Alive and Well in Turkey
Contrary to erroneous reports making the rounds on various Internet sites, no Amateur Radio licenses were suspended or revoked in Turkey in the wake of the failed July 15 coup.
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07/20/2016 | Amateur 47 GHz Allocation Avoids 5G Juggernaut in the US for Now, Worldwide Defense Continues
There’s good news regarding the future of Amateur Radio’s primary allocation at 47 GHz in the US.
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07/19/2016 | Two Young Radio Amateurs are First Americans to Take Part in YOTA Camp
Two young ARRL members are among the more than 100 attending the Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) camp in the Austrian mountains this week. Sterling Coffey, N0SSC, of St Louis, Missouri, and Sam Rose, KC2LRC, of Syracuse, New York, are the first two Americ...
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07/14/2016 | IARU Suspends Amateur Radio Association of Bahrain
Authorities in Bahrain have notified the International Amateur Radio Union that the Amateur Radio Association of Bahrain (ARAB) is not authorized to represent Bahrain radio amateurs internationally.
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07/08/2016 | Philippines Ham Emergency Radio Operations Network Bracing for Effects of Super Typhoon
The Philippine Amateur Radio Association’s Ham Emergency Radio Operations (HERO) network activated on July 7 at 2145 UTC, as fears arose that super typhoon Nepartak could amplify the effects of the southwest monsoon.
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