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10/23/2015 | National Emergency Net Active as Category 5 Hurricane Patricia Nears Mexico
The National Emergency Net is active along Mexico’s Pacific Coast as Category 5 Hurricane Patricia, packing sustained winds of up to 200 MPH, heads for landfall. The State of Guanajuato Amateur Radio Association (AREG) posted an alert on its Facebook p...
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10/23/2015 | Radio Amateurs in Mexico Prepare as Powerful Hurricane Patricia Nears Landfall
An emergency net has been established on 7060 kHz (LSB) from Manzanillo in the Mexican state of Colima, in anticipation of the powerful Hurricane Patricia.
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10/23/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update
Quiet conditions in the forecast
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10/22/2015 | AO-85 Enthusiasm Prevails at AMSAT 2015 Space Symposium and Annual Meeting
Excitement and enthusiasm over the recently launched Fox-1A CubeSat, now known as AO-85, permeated the just-concluded AMSAT 2015 Space Symposium and Annual Meeting.
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10/22/2015 | IARU Consolidating EMC Advisor, EMC Coordinator Positions
The IARU has announced that it will consolidate into one position the responsibilities for IARU’s relationship on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) matters.
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10/21/2015 | Use of 146.52 MHz FM Simplex Frequency Cleared for ARRL Contests
The ARRL Programs and Services Committee earlier this year unanimously adopted a recommendation from its VHF and Above Revitalization Committee to remove the rule prohibiting the use of 146.52 MHz simplex for making contest contacts.
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10/21/2015 | IARU Region 3 Conference Opens with a Gong, Adopts Recommendations
The 16th International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 3 triennial conference opened in Bali, Indonesia, on October 12 with some pomp and circumstance.
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10/21/2015 | ARRL Executive Committee Presented with Draft Enforcement Improvement Plan
At the ARRL Executive Committee (EC) meeting on October 3 in Bloomington, Minnesota, ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, presented a draft plan for the improvement of timely and visible enforcement in the Amateur Radio Service.
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