Yasme Foundation Announces Excellence Awards The Yasme Foundation has announced the latest recipients of the Yasme Excellence Award. They are Brett Ruiz, PJ2BR, and Helena Ruiz, PJ2ZZ; Bob Wilson, N6T

ARRL Asks FCC to Allow 3.4-GHz Operation until Spectrum is Occupied In comments to the FCC, ARRL has argued that radio amateurs be allowed to continue shared operation in the 3.4 GHz band until 5G lic

Universal Radio Announces Closing Ham Radio retailer Universal Radio, headquartered in Worthington, Ohio, is closing its store on November 30, although all existing orders will be filled, and the Univ

Coast Guard Proposes to Discontinue HF Voice Watchkeeping The US Coast Guard has invited comments by January 21, 2021, on a proposal to discontinue HF voice watchkeeping. The proposal appeared on Nove

FEMA Seeking Reserve Telecommunications Operators The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking telecommunications operator reservists to assist in emergency recovery efforts on an intermi

New York City-Long Island Section Manager Re-Elected in Fall Balloting New York City-Long Island Section Manager Jim Mezey, W2KFV, has been re-elected in the fall election cycle. Mezey, of Carle Place

IARU Region 2 Executive Committee Approves Dues Reductions for Member-Societies The International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 (IARU R2) Executive Committee (EC) approved dues reductions and holidays

Still Time to Apply for Foreign Service Information Management Technical Specialists-Radio Positions The deadline to apply for US Department of State Foreign Service Information Management Technical S

Dayton Hamvention Announces its 2021 Theme — “The Gathering” “The Gathering” will be the theme for the 2021 Dayton Hamvention®. Hamvention General Chair Rick Allnutt, WS8G, said the theme reflects wha

ARRL Announces Director, Vice Director Election Results

ARRL November Sweepstakes Phone Contest is this Weekend!

Damaged Giant Radio Telescope at Arecibo Observatory Deemed Beyond Repair The damaged 305-meter radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico will be decommissioned due to safety concerns, the

New IARU Region 2 Emergency Coordinator Appointed The International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 (IARU-R2) Executive Committee has appointed Carlos A. Santamaria, CO2JC, as the new Region 2 Emergency

Arizona Congresswoman Introduces National Amateur Radio Operators Day Resolution US Representative Debbie Lesko of Arizona has introduced a resolution designating April 18, 2021, as National Amateur R

ARRL Seeks Waiver of Proposed FCC Amateur Application Fees ARRL has urged the FCC to waive its proposed $50 amateur radio application fee. The Commission proposal was made last month in a Notice of Pr

SpaceX Dragon Capsule Resilience Ferries Four Radio Amateurs to the ISS SpaceX Dragon capsule Resilience, carrying four radio amateurs, autonomously docked on November 17 at 0401 UTC with the Internat

International Broadcast Station Interference Overwhelms Hurricane Watch Net As Category 4 Hurricane Iota neared landfall in Central America on November 16, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) was forced to

Clear Frequencies Requested for Caribbean Hurricane Emergency Traffic Stations handling emergency traffic during the response to Category 5 Hurricane Iota, just off the eastern coast of Nicaragua, are

Hurricane Watch Net to Activate for Hurricane Iota The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will activate on Monday, November 16, at 1300 UTC, for Hurricane Iota, now a strong Category 1 storm. The HWN will begi

NEW - Pi-star Change Log 02-May-2020 **Version 4.1.1** - Available as an upgrade only (images coming soon...) This version adds some missing WiFi drivers, the version upgrade is actually very small in