ARRL News
- March 20, 2019
- Canadian Amateur Radio Interference Case Adjudicated
Interference from what ISED, Canada’s telecommunications regulator, called an individual “operating an Amateur Radio station without proper authorization and was known to insult, threaten and impersonate other Amateur operators” has been adjudicated. The case resulted in a petition, which attracted 1,135 signatures, being presented to the House of Commons on January 30, and the Government of Ca...
- March 20, 2019
- Changes in March 23 West Coast Qualifying Run from K6KPH
- March 20, 2019
- FCC Cites Amateur Service Rule Violations in Unlicensed Broadcasting Case
An FCC Enforcement Bureau Notice of Unlicensed Operation (NoUO) issued last fall to a California Technician-class licensee for alleged unlicensed FM broadcasting on 95.7 MHz now has been upgraded to a Notice of Violation (NoV) that cites violations of the Part 97 Amateur Service rules. The March 15 NoV sent to Daryl Thomas, KE6MWS, of Carmichael, also specifically acknowledges Thomas as an Amat...
- March 20, 2019
- Radio Amateurs Aid Isolated Settler in Chile
- March 20, 2019
- HAARP Gearing Up for its Spring Research Campaign
- March 20, 2019
- FCC Seeks Electronics Engineer for Dallas, Texas, Area
- March 20, 2019
- Amateur Radio Becoming More Expensive in Tunisia
- March 19, 2019
- Hans Zimmermann, HB9AQS/F5VKP, Receives IARU Diamond Award
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Administrative Council has recognized Hans Zimmermann, HB9AQS/F5VKP, for his success over many years in raising the visibility at international forums for Amateur Radio’s role in providing disaster-relief communication. A presentation took place on February 20 in Geneva.
While at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, ...
- March 19, 2019
- Smithsonian Institution’s NN3SI Returning to the Air
The historic NN3SI call sign is being reactivated under the aegis of the Smithsonian Institution Amateur Radio Group. “We do not have a physical station location, and we are not open for guest operation as in the past, but this this is the start to Amateur Radio slowly coming back at the Smithsonian,” the group’s president, John Weise, N4NPG, told ARRL. “We expect to begin operating holiday sty...
- March 19, 2019
- Radio Amateurs to Launch APRS Balloon at Young Researchers Congress
Radio amateurs attending the 20th Young Researchers Congress in Münster, Germany, plan to launch an APRS-carrying weather balloon on March 21. The payload will transmit on 433.000 MHz with the call sign DL9II-11. The weather balloon carries a probe with two cameras, meteorological probes, and a Geiger counter. Two University of Heidelberg students will handle the launch under the supervision of...
- March 19, 2019
- General Class Element 3 Question Pool Errata Released
- March 18, 2019
- W1AW Endowment Contributions will be Properly Credited Despite Incorrect Return Envelope
Due to an inadvertent mix-up, a recent ARRL solicitation letter to benefit the W1AW Endowment Fund included a return envelope designating the Spectrum Defense Fund.
“We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused for those who donated or were considering making a donation,” ARRL Development Manager Lauren Clarke, KB1YDD, said. “At ARRL, we always strive to present ourselves...