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05/25/2016 | New ARRL Extra Class License Manual Available as Softcover, Spiral-Bound, or E-Book
Achieve the highest level of Amateur Radio licenses. The new ARRL Extra Class License Manual (11th edition) is available in softcover, spiral-bound, or e-book versions. With the optional academic-style spiral-bound edition (ARRL Item 0550, ISBN: 978-1-...
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03/19/2016 | UC Berkeley Trains, Tests Hundreds of New Hams
Ham radio-related courses taught at the University of California Berkeley Campus and a follow-on “Annual VE Mega-Session” may be one reason that California continues to lead the nation in the number of Amateur Radio licensees.
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02/17/2016 | New Amateur Extra Question Pool Puts Greater Emphasis on Digital, SDRs, Propagation
The new Amateur Extra class license examination question pool, effective from July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2020, now is available at the National Conference of Volunteer Coordinators (NCVEC) website.
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06/10/2015 | New York Ham Inaugurates “Collegiate Ham Radio Operators” Facebook Group
A young ARRL member from New York has begun a “Collegiate Ham Radio Operators“ Facebook group.
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06/10/2014 | FCC Okays Changes to Amateur Radio Exam Credit, Test Administration, Emission Type Rules
The FCC has adopted several changes to the Amateur Service Part 97 rules.
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04/22/2014 | Texas Radio Amateur Gives Up License As Part of Enforcement Action Settlement
A Texas ham has turned in his license for cancellation as a result of an FCC enforcement action against him.
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03/11/2014 | FCC Cites Ham’s “History of Compliance” in Reducing Fine for Unlicensed Broadcasting
The FCC cuts a fine it levied on an Amateur Radio licensee for unlicensed broadcasting and not allowing a station inspection.
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01/08/2014 | Amateur Radio Showing Steady Growth in the US
Ham radio numbers continue to grow in the US.
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