-
09/30/2013 | FCC Issues Warnings for Amateur Radio Infractions, Unlicensed Operations
The FCC has made public warning letters recently sent to Amateur Radio licensees and others.
Learn More -
09/12/2013 | SATERN, Red Cross Volunteers Activate for Morgan Incident Fire
SATERN and Red Cross volunteers activated in the aftermath of the Morgan Fire in California, which took down some ham repeaters.
Learn More -
06/24/2013 | FCC Fines Firms for Unlawful Operation on GMRS Frequencies
Remel Inc and its parent company Thermo Fisher fined $30,000
Learn More -
Feature
02/26/2013 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: New Mexico -- Land of HamchantmentIn a typical engineering discipline, one spends four (or more commonly, five) years in classes learning more math, science, circuit analysis and classroom topics than you could ever fathom to understand.
Learn More -
10/31/2012 | Hawaii Hams Activate for Tsunami Warning
On Saturday, October 27, radio amateurs in Hawaii responded to a tsunami warning, providing valuable and timely information to emergency management officials. The tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake which struck at struck at 5:04 PM HST (0
Learn More -
07/05/2012 | Colorado Hams Provide Disaster Communications During Wildfires
Thanks to an extremely dry season, portions of Colorado have been ravaged by wildfires. As of July 5, only a handful of the fires are considered extinguished or fully contained, with the majority considered still active.
Learn More -
05/15/2012 | ARRL Microwave Band Planning Committee Releases Draft Band Plans
The ARRL UHF-Microwave Band Plan Committee has released for comment its draft band plan for 13 cm (2.3/2.4 GHz) and welcomes comments on it. The amended draft band plan for 902-928 MHz (33 cm) has also been released.
Learn More -
Feature
04/21/2012 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: The First Contact -- Explaining the Excitement of Your First QSOExperienced hams knew it all too well. Volunteer Examiners expect it. And for some reason, newly licensed hams fear it. What could it be? As the title suggests, completing your first contact is a daunting -- yet exciting -- event for many. Why is that? Wh
Learn More