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07/25/2015 | AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and Virginia Tech Announce Potential Phase 3E Opportunity
Virginia Tech has approached the US Government to fly the Phase 3E space frame into high-Earth orbit (HEO) in order to support scientific payloads as well as serve as an Amateur Radio satellite.
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07/24/2015 | Past IARU Region 3 Director, WARC-79 Delegate Fred Johnson, ZL2AMJ, SK
Former International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 3 Director J. F. C. “Fred” Johnson, ZL2AMJ, died on July 23.
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07/24/2015 | SEA-PAC Pioneer Al Berg, W7SIC, SK
One of the founding chairmen of SEA-PAC, Allan J. “Al” Berg, W7SIC, of Hillsboro, Oregon, died on July 22.
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07/24/2015 | Researchers Decode CASSIOPE Satellite Field Day Fly-Over Experiment Results
The University of Calgary’s “Enhanced Polar Outflow Probe (ePOP) Radio Receiver Instrument (RRI)” on the CASSIOPE satellite was able to detect several ARRL Field Day stations on June 28.
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07/24/2015 | FCC Shows No Mercy, Sustains $22,000 Fine for Egregious On-Air Behavior by Michigan Licensee
The FCC has dropped the other shoe — hard — in the case of Michael Guernsey, KZ8O (ex-ND8V), of Parchment, Michigan, imposing the full $22,000 fine it had proposed in 2014.
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07/24/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update
Sunspot numbers dipped significantly
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07/23/2015 | FCC Proposes Fining Georgia Ham $1000 for Failing to Identify
The FCC has proposed fining a Georgia ham $1000 for alleged failure to properly identify.
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07/22/2015 | Amateur Radio Volunteers Support Michigan’s Premier Bicycle Tour
A team of Michigan Amateur Radio volunteers supported communication on July 11 for the 39th running of the One Helluva Ride (OHR) bicycle tour.
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