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04/29/2015 | Armed Forces Day 2015 Crossband Communications Test to Offer New Modes
The annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Communications Test set for Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10, will offer Amateur Radio operators a chance to try their hand at using more modern military communications modes, such as MIL-STD Serial PSK and ALE.
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04/27/2015 | April 27, 2015, Marks 224th Anniversary of Samuel F.B. Morse’s Birthday
The man who lent his name to the Morse code, Samuel F.B. Morse, was born 224 years ago today near Boston.
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04/17/2015 | Australian Ham’s “PicoSpace” Balloon Circumnavigates the Globe
A foil, party-type balloon carrying a ham radio payload has circumnavigated the globe.
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04/16/2015 | FCC Proposes to Make Past Amateur Radio Address Information Private
The FCC is seeking comments on a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in WT Docket 15-81 that would restrict routine public inspection of an Amateur Radio licensee’s address history.
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04/01/2015 | Puerto Rico ARES Takes Part in Caribe Wave/LANTEX 2015 Exercise
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers in Puerto Rico took part in the 2015 Caribe Wave Large Atlantic Tsunami Exercise (LANTEX) — an annual tsunami drill for the US East Coast, Canada, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Basin.
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03/19/2015 | Dayton Hamvention® Names 2015 Award Winners
Dayton Hamvention® has named its 2015 award winners.
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03/17/2015 | Emergency Communication Lacking in Vanuatu Cyclone Recovery Effort
With the telecommunications and electrical power infrastructure in Vanuatu knocked out by the Category 5 Cyclone (hurricane) Pam, which struck the Pacific archipelago over the weekend, no organized emergency communication system has stepped in.
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03/13/2015 | IARU Emergency Telecommunications Guide Available Online
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Emergency Telecommunications Guide is now available for download from the IARU website.
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