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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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04/01/2015 | Puerto Rico ARES Takes Part in Caribe Wave/LANTEX 2015 Exercise
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers in Puerto Rico took part in the 2015 Caribe Wave Large Atlantic Tsunami Exercise (LANTEX) — an annual tsunami drill for the US East Coast, Canada, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Basin.
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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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12/27/2013 | The K7RA Solar Update
2013 ends with quiet, lackluster conditions
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11/18/2013 | Amateur Radio Volunteers Supporting Emergency Communication in Storms’ Wake
Hams in Illinois are supporting communication for the Red Cross after devastating storms.
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11/12/2013 | Rare, Brief 6 Meter F2 Opening Makes for Plentiful DX
An F2 opening occured on 6 meters on November 9.
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09/11/2013 | Special Event to Commemorate 90th Anniversary of ZL DX
Special event station ZM9ØDX will be on the air starting October 1 and for the next 13 months to commemorate the achievements of early New Zealand DXers.
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10/27/2012 | Hurricane Watch Net to Activate as Hurricane Sandy Approaches Eastern Seaboard
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) has announced plans to reactivate its nets in advance of Hurricane Sandy’s approach to the East Coast of the United States. The HWN will relay on-the-ground reports from hams to WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the Nation
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