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07/22/2015 | Party Balloon Carrying Ham Radio Payload Circles Southern Hemisphere a Second Time
After travelling for more than 110,800 km (68,696 mi) aloft, the record-setting pico balloon PS-46, carrying an Amateur Radio payload, completed its second circumnavigation of the Southern Hemisphere.
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04/17/2015 | Australian Ham’s “PicoSpace” Balloon Circumnavigates the Globe
A foil, party-type balloon carrying a ham radio payload has circumnavigated the globe.
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01/20/2015 | Australian “Pico Balloon” Piques Ham Radio Interest
A foil “party balloon” released in late December from Melbourne, Australia, carrying an HF Amateur Radio payload, ended its journey on January 16 off the east coast of Africa near Madagascar. Andy Nguyen, VK3YT, of Kensington, Victoria, Australia, rele...
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11/18/2014 | Early Transponder Activation Set to Mark FUNcube-1’s First Birthday
The FUNcube-1 Team will activate the AO-73 transponder early, to mark FUNcube-1’s first birthday.
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10/15/2014 | Celebration of First Great Britain-New Zealand Contact Highlights Interesting History
The celebration of the first Great Britain-New Zealand ham radio contact highlights some interesting history.
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10/07/2014 | IARU Region 1 Announces Awards to ON4WF, Others
IARU Region 1 has honored Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, and others.
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01/17/2014 | The K7RA Solar Update
The Sun may be entering a quiet period
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12/11/2013 | Mandela Special Event Station to be On the Air
ZS9MADIBA is a special event station honoring the late Nelson Mandela.
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