FCC Upholds Penalties for Two Miami Pirates

Fines against two Miami pirates have progressed to the level of a Forfeiture Order. The higher fine was levied against Gary Feldman for operating an unlicensed transmitter on 97.9 MHz in Miami. The FCC originally proposed a $25,000 penalty in February after tracing the source of the unlicensed transmissions to an FM antenna mounted on the roof of Feldman’s residence.

Dayton Hamvention Friday Roundup

Hamvention Friday opened in the midst of dense fog. Fortunately, the fog burned off before noon. Attendence seemed high for a Friday with indoor exhibits swamped with amateurs soon after the doors opened at 9AM. The ARRL Expo area drew a substantial crowd with popular activities such as the W1AW 75th anniversary exhibit, the Youth Lounge and spectral purity testing courtesy of the ARRL Lab. Of course, lines formed immediately at the DXCC card checking table.

Former QST Managing Editor Joel Kleinman, N1BKE (SK)

CQ magazine announced its 2013 Hall of Fame inductees on May 17, welcoming eight new members into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, including former QST Managing Editor Joel Kleinman, N1BKE (SK), who helmed QST from 2001 until his untimely death in 2012. In addition, CQ named two new members to the CQ DX Hall of Fame and two new members to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame.

Radio amateurs rushed to help Slave Lake (Alberta)

Though it was not mentioned in the review of Alberta’s emergency response to the May 2011 Slave Lake fire, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service responded almost immediately to the disaster when we heard the call for help.

Icom America announces D-STAR QSO Party 2013 information

Icom America announces information for the 2013 D-STAR QSO Party, an annual contest that promotes fellowship with amateur (ham) radio operators from around the world through D-STAR, "Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio."

Ham is also your free social network tool (India)

While chatting on Internet or mobile phone costs money, there is a way to be connected in an exclusive social network totally free of cost. Amateur radio or Ham radio provides such an opportunity.

RSGB media pack for clubs

2012 seems likely to see an unusually high number of special event stations, giving outstanding opportunity to present Amateur Radio to the general public

Update - Renewal of Beacon and Repeater Public/Products Liability Insurance

Cover for this policy has been extended to the 30 April

2O12xx special prefix stations

The Olympics Games and Paralympic Games provide an outstanding opportunity to publicise amateur radio

US radio club to commemorate victims of tornado

Tuscaloosa Amateur Radio Club will be operating a special event station on April 28 in remembrance of the 53 people that died as a result of the April 27 tornado

Indian radio amateurs discuss emergency role

When earthquake devastated Gujarat and tsunami waves struck Tamil Nadu coast Prof Sadasivan was the point of contact for thousands of people

Training and Education Committee

The RSGB Board has decided to create a Training and Education Committee, which will take over many of the roles of the former Amateur Radio Development Committee

World Amateur Radio Day - 18 April 2012

Once again on 18 April our community will mark the World Amateur Radio Day, honouring the anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union on that date in 1925

US radio amateur survives lightning strike

Bill Isles, a radio amateur in Witchita, USA, was struck to the ground by a lightning strike while operating his radio

Saving space junk, our cultural heritage in orbit

What about the historic spacecraft in orbit that represent our incredible technological and social journey into space?

News flowed through the Arctic

I was a radio operator because, prior to the war, I played around with ham radio, so I joined something that was akin to that

Dayton Hamvention Friday Roundup

Hamvention Friday opened in the midst of dense fog. Fortunately, the fog burned off before noon.

Attendence seemed high for a Friday with indoor exhibits swamped with amateurs soon after the doors opened at 9AM. The ARRL Expo area drew a substantial crowd with popular activities such as the W1AW 75th anniversary exhibit, the Youth Lounge and spectral purity testing courtesy of the ARRL Lab. Of c...

The K7RA Solar Update

Since we are now at (or close to) the peak of Solar Cycle 24, it is no surprise that the solar indices are up. The latest forecast predicts Solar Cycle 24 to peak this fall, but that will be determined after the fact, and it will be based on a long running average of sunspot numbers. This past week, the average daily sunspot numbers increased by more than 34 points, rising to 156.1, while the a...

Surfin’: How Far Away Is the Horizon?

By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor

Here are some online tools to help you answer that question.

As a fan of VHF and UHF operating, I often seek out mountaintop locations so I can work some DX, unimpeded by manmade objects and Mother Nature’s higher hills. And while I appreciate the view, I often wonder how far away the horizon is.

I discovered a great article about this topic years ago and...

Former QST Managing Editor Joel Kleinman, N1BKE (SK), Inducted into CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame

CQ magazine announced its 2013 Hall of Fame inductees on May 17, welcoming eight new members into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, including former QST Managing Editor Joel Kleinman, N1BKE (SK), who helmed QST from 2001 until his untimely death in 2012. In addition, CQ named two new members to the CQ DX Hall of Fame and two new members to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame.

Kleinman came to the Leagu...

ARRL Announces New Version of LoTW Software

After much testing, the ARRL will release a new version of Trusted QSL, the open-source development project responsible for developing and maintaining the three Logbook of the World (LoTW) client-side applications: TQSL, TQSLCert and the TrustedQSL library. After six weeks of public beta testing, version 1.14 is ready for official release and will be available for download from the ARRL website...