BRAKING NEWS: FCC INAUGURATES PAPERLESS AMATEUR RADIO LICENSING FEBRUARY 17 (Courtesy ARRL) SB QST @ ARL $ARLB004 ARLB004 FCC "Paperless" Amateur Radio License Policy Goes into Effect on February 17 ZCZC AG04 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 4 ARLB004 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT January 29, 2015 To... More...

Aussie pico balloon downed After a period of silence, it's believed the small solar-powered pico balloon from Australia went down north-east of New Zealand, probably due to rain and ice in the area. Andy Nguyen VK3YT reports that PS-31 gave out its final JT9 packet message and was lost. The balloon,... More...

QRZ is looking for a skilled, experienced web programmer to join our team and become a part of ham radio history. QRZ is an internet-based virtual company and so this is an opportunity for a work-at-home position. It doesn't matter where you live so long as you have a great internet connection and can... More...

Aussie pico balloons keep flying Different paths are being taken by the two solar-powered Australian pico balloons carrying Amateur Radio payloads, each sending 25mW WSPR and JT9 transmissions. Launched from Melbourne on Saturday January 24, the balloon PS-31 has now crossed the International Dateline... More...

MacLoggerDX Version 5.58 released Dog Park Software is pleased to announce that version 5.58 of MacLoggerDX has been released. What's New in this version: * Added State and DXCC# Log search options. * Added Send Spot to Shortcuts menu. * Added SOTA dxcluster parsing. * Added Worked DXCC column to Spots... More...

Ham College Live The first official episode of AmateurLogic's Ham College will be shot this Friday evening, January 30th at 7:00 CST, 0100 UTC. You can watch us produce it live and participate in the chatroom at www.live.amateurlogic.tv. This is a new show for those wanting to join the hobby and new... More...

ARRL offices will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday, January 27, 2015) due to a blizzard warning for much of Connecticut this afternoon and tomorrow. We will evaluate conditions on Wednesday morning and will be open if possible. Watch our Facebook page and on arrl.org for the latest info. https://www.facebook.com/ARRL.org?fref=nf... More...

On January 24, 2015, the VA3XPR DMR repeater was relocated from its original home in the Toronto neighbourhood of St. Jamestown to a new home in downtown Toronto at First Canadian Place. At a height of 355 m (1,165 ft.) AGL, First Canadian Place is Canada’s tallest building and a perfect vantage point... More...