Recent News
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03/07/2018 | Expanded ARRL Presence at HamCation® Provides Room to Meet and Greet Volunteers
ARRL’s expanded presence at Orlando HamCation® February 9-11 — sanctioned as the 2018 ARRL Florida State Convention — enabled a suitably sized gathering place to meet and greet volunteers from the ARRL Southeastern Division.
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03/07/2018 | ARRL Repurposes AM Broadcast Transmitter for Ham Radio Use
A classic Gates BC-1T AM broadcast transmitter will enjoy a second life on the Amateur Radio bands for occasional use under W1AW or under the ARRL Headquarters Operators Club call sign, W1INF
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03/06/2018 | Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L, is “Amateur of the Year,” as Hamvention® Announces Award Winners
The Hamvention® Awards Committee has announced that Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L, of Crescent City, Illinois, is the 2018 “Amateur of the Year.”
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03/06/2018 | Swedish Telecoms Regulator Considering Charging Hams a Fee to Run More Than 200 W
Sweden’s Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) is considering lowering the transmitter output power for general Amateur Radio stations to 200 W PEP.
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03/06/2018 | Wind-Up Radio Inventor Trevor Baylis Dead at 80
Inventor and Honorary Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) Member, Trevor Baylis of London, died March 5 after a long illness.
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03/06/2018 | Flight Delay Keeping 9M0W Team from Spratly
The 9M0W DXpedition to Spratly has been delayed by a day.
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03/06/2018 | Reminder: FT8 “DXpedition Mode” Test Set for March 6
The WSJT Development Group will conduct a field test of the new FT8 “DXpedition Mode” this evening, March 6 (in North American time zones).
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03/05/2018 | 3Y0Z Bouvet Island Team: We’ll Be Back
Members of the 3Y0Z Bouvet Island team hope to try again to mount an operation from what’s been described as the most remote place on Earth.
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