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From time to time we may come across a news story or an article covering an important issue which effects all of the Amateur Radio community. So we feel it is our duty to make it available here for all to read.
Free course allows ‘hams’ to earn initial license
A course presented by the Charleston Area VE Group is helping amateur radio operators, also known as hams, gain their initial license. The course will review the question bank for the exam in order to familiarize those with the content of the examination. There are no restrictions on who may attend the class and there is no cost to do so. Seating is limited to a first come, first served basis.
Elementary school students talk to astronaut in space
A group of Rhode Island elementary school students got a chance to speak to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. Astronaut Ricky Arnold used a ham radio to field questions from the eager group at Pell Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon. The Newport...
Puerto Rico’s Observatory Is Still Recovering From Hurricane Maria
Arecibo Observatory’s 1,000-foot telescope was damaged in last year’s storm, and the recovery money is only just beginning to flow in.
DSLWP amateur radio satellites launched to Lunar orbit
DSLWP is a lunar formation flying mission led by Harbin Institute of Technology for low frequency radio astronomy, amateur radio and education. It consists of a pair of 47 kg microsatellites launched from the Xichang Space Center into a lunar transfer orbit at 21:28...
Radio Amateur Engaged in Puerto Rico Recovery is among Crash Victims
05/03/2018 A radio amateur and Puerto Rico Air National Guard member involved in hurricane recovery there died on May 2 when a Hercules C-130 aircraft crashed in Georgia, killing all aboard. Among the nine fatalities was Eric Circuns, WP4OXB, of Rio Grande, Puerto...
Lunar-Orbiting Microsats with Ham Radio Payloads Will Make Use of WSJT JT4G Sub-Mode
05/03/2018 China’s twin-launch Chang’e 4 mission to the far side of the moon will place a pair of microsatellites in lunar orbit “to test low-frequency radio astronomy and space-based interferometry.” The two satellites, DSLWP-A1 and DSLWP-A2 (DSLWP = Discovering the...