Here are today’s top Amateur/Ham Radio news stories compiled by HQ ARRL.
Views expressed in this post are those of the reporters and correspondents.
Contents supplied by HQ ARRL.
Accessed on 22 July 2020, 0353 UTC, Post 1547.
Source: http://www.arrl.org/news-features. Please click link or scroll down to read your selections.
News & Features
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07/21/2020 | Unauthorized Transmissions Reported in 144 MHz Satellite Allocation
The Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) reported unauthorized transmissions in the 144 MHz satellite segment of the 2-meter amateur radio primary allocation.Read More
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07/21/2020 | Radio Amateurs Help Air Ambulance
A ham in Peru and the Peruvian Relief Net helped an air ambulance on its way to Easter Island after the aircraft lost its satellite communications equipment.Read More
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07/17/2020 | The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Now Available
Start listening now!Read More
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07/17/2020 | Radio Club of America Announces 2020 Award Recipients and Fellows
The Radio Club of America (RCA) has announced its 2020 award recipients and fellows, several of whom are hams.Read More
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07/17/2020 | Nature Communications Article Features LO-94, First Lunar-Orbiting Ham Radio Spacecraft.
Nature Communications has published an article, “Design and flight results of the VHF/UHF communication system of Longjiang lunar microsatellites.”Read More
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07/17/2020 | The K7RA Solar Update
A “proto sunspot” appeared this weekRead More
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07/16/2020 | Field Day 2020 is Shaping Up to be One for the Record Books
ARRL Contest Program Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE, reported that ARRL has received more than 8,700 online Field Day entries by mid-week.Read More
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07/16/2020 | NQN Filters Designer, Manufacturer Ed Wetherhold, W3NQN, SK
Edward E. “Ed” Wetherhold, W3NQN, of Annapolis, Maryland, died on July 9.Read More
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07/16/2020 | EME SSTV Party Could Become an Annual Event
A lunar landing EME SSTV party is set for July 26.Read More
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07/15/2020 | International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend on Track for 2020
Registrations for this year’s popular International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) appear to have been largely unaffected by the current COVID-19 pandemic.Read More
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07/15/2020 | AMSAT Says Husky-1 CubeSat Project Helped Pave the Way for Future Missions
AMSAT says the overall HuskySat-1 project and mission “were quite beneficial for our partner and for AMSAT.”Read More
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07/14/2020 | FCC Announces Closing of Filing Window at its Headquarters
The FCC permanently closed its filing location at FCC Headquarters — Open Window Counter, 445 12th Street SW, Room, TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554 — effective July 7.Read More
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07/14/2020 | Yasme Foundation Supporting Grant will Expand Reverse Beacon Network
The Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) will gain 15 new nodes, thanks to the Yasme Foundation.Read More
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07/14/2020 | Former North Texas Section Manager Tom Blackwell, N5GAR, SK
Former North Texas Section Manager Tom Blackwell, N5GAR, of Dallas, Texas, died on May 14.Read More
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07/13/2020 | AMSAT-DL Submits Lunar Lander Proposal to European Space Agency
AMSAT-DL has submitted a comprehensive proposal to the European Space Agency (ESA) for its Lunar Amateur Radio Transponder (LunART) lunar lander.Read More
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07/10/2020 | The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Now Available
Start listening now!Read More
