Hams Called In to Aid in Local Fire Response 27 Aug 2013 | 06:37 am

Officials in Tuolumne County, California, have tapped Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) volunteers to help fill communication gaps as part of the...

Australia Ends Higher Power Trial for Radio Amateurs 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has ended an 18-month trial that allowed participating Advanced licensees in that country to run up to 1 kW on the HF bands. Advanced licensees...

AMSAT Space Symposium 2013 Set for November 26 Aug 2013 | 11:57 pm

The 2013 AMSAT Space Symposium will take place in Houston, Texas, November 1-3 at the Marriott Hobby Airport Hotel. Hosted by the Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club, this year’s Symposium will fe...

Operation Approved for DXCC Credit 26 Aug 2013 | 10:15 pm

Share Your Knowledge at the ARRL Centennial Convention! 24 Aug 2013 | 06:31 am

The ARRL has issued a call for papers and programs to include in its planned extensive slate of ARRL Centennial Convention forums and presentations. The convention will take place July 17-20, 2014, in...

"Ham Video” Transmitter is Now Aboard the ISS 24 Aug 2013 | 12:03 am

A Japanese cargo spacecraft has delivered an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) digital TV transmitter to the ISS. The equipment arrived August 9 and is being stored in the space...

The K7RA Solar Update 23 Aug 2013 | 10:28 pm

Solar activity picked up this week, with average daily sunspot numbers for August 15-21 up nearly 42 points (forty-nine percent) to 126.9, when compared to the previous seven days. Likewise, average d...

Higher FCC Vanity Call Sign Fee is Effective August 23 23 Aug 2013 | 02:54 am

The new FCC regulatory fee of $16.10 to apply for an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will go into effect Friday, August 23, when the new regulatory fee schedule will appear in the Federal Register. Ear...

EmComm East Conference to Feature ARRL COO WJ1B 22 Aug 2013 | 09:38 pm

ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B, a Boston Marathon finish-line volunteer when the bombs exploded, will discuss his experience at EmComm East, an ARRL-sanctioned Amateur Radio emergenc...

Nominations Open for the George Hart Distinguished Service Award 22 Aug 2013 | 03:31 am

Nominations are open for the 2013 George Hart Distinguished Service Award. The ARRL Board of Directors established the award in 2009, to be given to an ARRL member whose service to the League’s Field ...