Recent News
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07/22/2015 | Party Balloon Carrying Ham Radio Payload Circles Southern Hemisphere a Second Time
After travelling for more than 110,800 km (68,696 mi) aloft, the record-setting pico balloon PS-46, carrying an Amateur Radio payload, completed its second circumnavigation of the Southern Hemisphere.
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07/22/2015 | WB6RSE Wins July QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article describes a high-performance receiving antenna for 160 meters.
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07/21/2015 | ARISS Offering Certificate for Receiving Apollo-Soyuz Mission SSTV Images
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is offering a certificate to anyone who received slow-scan TV images during the Apollo-Soyuz mission 40th anniversary event, July 18-19.
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07/21/2015 | Amateur Radio Satellite Pioneer’s Estate Will Boost ARRL Endowment Fund
The ARRL will benefit from the largesse of the late Amateur Radio satellite pioneer Cliff Buttschardt, K7RR (ex-W6HDO), and his late wife Mable Vierthaler.
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07/20/2015 | ARRL Board Approves Dues Hike, HF Band Plan, 2016 National Parks Centennial Event
Meeting over the weekend in Windsor, Connecticut, the ARRL Board of Directors has approved a $10 increase in the League’s annual dues rate, effective January 1, 2016.
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07/20/2015 | QRZ.com Website Undergoing Major Upgrade
The popular QRZ.com website has been undergoing a major upgrade since last Friday.
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07/17/2015 | ARRL Complains to FCC About The Home Depot’s Marketing of RF Lighting Devices
The ARRL has filed a formal complaint with the FCC, alleging that The Home Depot home improvement chain has been illegally marketing certain RF-ballast lighting devices in violation of FCC Part 18 rules.
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07/17/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update
Although solar flux has declined, geomagnetic activity has increased.
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