Amateur radio operators are being asked to refrain from using 7.088MHz as this is being used in the State of Hawaii for Disaster Operations. The current situation is still in…
W1DED recently conducted a nearly hour long interview with the current CEO of the ARRL on his YouTube channel. He’s also recently interviewed Tim Duffy, K3LR, of DX Engineering. For…
08/02/2023 ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®, as part of its mission to protect Amateur Radio, has filed comments against a proposal that would introduce high-power digital communications to the shortwave spectrum…
07/31/2023 [Updated 7/31/2023] Since May, ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has been reviewing the rules proposed in a petition before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from the “Shortwave Modernization Coalition”…
The ad hoc group “Shortwave Modernization Coalition” petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow data communications on multiple bands within the HF 2 – 25 MHz range with up to 20…
On Wednesday morning, June 21, 2023, the FCC had reopened the Universal Licensing System (ULS) and supporting systems, according to an email distributed to VEC organizations. However, as of 4:00…
05/12/2023 Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) introduced The Amateur Radio Communications Improvement Act (H.R. 3241) on May 11, 2023, to require that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) eliminate the obsolete HF digital symbol…
04/28/2023 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comments about changing the secondary allocation available to radio amateurs on 60 meters. The FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)…
With balloons in the target of the public, as well as public officials, questions about harmless amateur radio balloons seems to be under scrutiny. A recent article in Scientific American…
WBIR, Channel 10, has put up some good information regarding severe weather.