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12/16/2016 | The K7RA Solar Update
Solar indices continue their downward trend
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12/15/2016 | Eleven US Schools, Organizations Advance to Next Stage of ARISS Ham Contact Selection
Eleven schools or organizations submitting proposals have been selected to advance to the next stage of planning to host scheduled Amateur Radio contacts with ISS crew members next year.
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12/15/2016 | FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to Step Down in January
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has announced that he will step down in January.
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12/15/2016 | Support ARRL and Earn an Extra 5,000 Points
Apply for the ARRL Visa Signature® Card and, upon approval, enjoy a long list of great everyday benefits.
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12/15/2016 | Santa Says North America Q Count Needs to Improve
Santa Claus is unhappy with the paltry percentage of North American contacts that OF9X (sponsored by Radio Arcala, OH8X) has logged to date — on the order of 3% of the total to date.
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12/14/2016 | Chinese Over-the-Horizon Radar QRMing Low End of 40 Meters
The IARU Region 1 (IARU-R1) Monitoring System newsletter reports that one of China’s HF Over-the-Horizon radars (OTH-R) has been transmitting on 6.999 MHz, impinging on the very low end of the 40-meter band.
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12/14/2016 | Canada Telecoms Regulator Revises, Clarifies Amateur Radio Service Requirements
Canada’s telecommunications regulator Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED) — formerly Industry Canada (IC) — has issued a revised version of the Radiocommunication Information Circular 3 (RIC-3),
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12/14/2016 | Mexico Not Yet Extending Operating Permission to Non-Mexican Radio Amateurs
Broad changes in Mexico’s radiocommunication regulatory environment 2 years ago continue to hinder Amateur Radio licensing there and still do not provide reciprocal permission for non-Mexican radio amateurs.
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