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03/03/2021 A dozen US Army Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) volunteers have been honored with gold-level recognition for the President’s Volunteer Service Award for 2020. They are Bob Mims, WA1OEZ; Ron Tomo, KE2UK; Mark Bary, N4EOC; Billy Pearson, KO4XT; Dave Bock, W8OHS; Bob Baker, K5LLF; John Monson, WB0PLW; Gary Geissinger, WA0SPM; Brian Handy, W8JBT; Bliss Wheeler, W7RUG; Jim Hamilton, K4QDF, and Daniel Wolff, KA7AGN. Each award recipient receives a letter signed by the Preside...

Moldova Peace Corps to Sponsor March 3 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact 03/02/2021 An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station ( ARISS) contact between youngsters and youth in Moldova and an International Space Station (ISS) crew member is set for March 3. The Moldova Peace Corps (MPC) is the hosting organization, and 90 students (aged 10 – 18) from a consortium of educational institutions, rural schools, and libraries from nine Moldovan villages will par...

Spring Red Cross Emergency Communications Drill Set 02/26/2021 The spring 2021 Red Cross Nationwide Emergency Communications Winlink Drill will be held on May 8, which is

Youth on the Air will Make Final Decision on Summer Camp in April 02/23/2021 Plans remain up in the air for the Youth on the Air ( YOTA) in the Americas summer camp, tentatively set for July 11 – 16 in West Chester, Ohio. “We know that changes in the COVID-19 pandemic status between now and July will have an impact on our decision to host the camp,” 2021 YOTA Americas Camp Director Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, said. “At this time, we are still hopeful that hosting the camp safely July 11 –...

ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, to Keynote QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo 02/23/2021 80+ speaker lineup — will begin at 2000 UTC (3 PM EST) on March 13. His appearance will highlight ARRL’s featured role at the Expo, which also will include “Ask The ARRL Lab.” ARRL is a QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Partner. Minster, who assumed the ARRL Headquarters leadership position last September, has launched major projects and assembled teams to foster innovation and individual skill development in ...

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Tentatively on for 2021 02/18/2021 Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen, Germany, was canceled last year because of the pandemic. Organizers for Europe’s International Amateur Radio Exhibition this week expressed optimism that the 45th Ham Radio, sponsored by the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC), will be able to take place June 25 – 27. “We are watching the situation closely, of course,” a message from Friedrichshafen Fairgrounds CEO Klaus Wellmann...

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

British Columbia Radio Amateur Copies Signal from Mars-Orbiting Satellite 02/17/2021 As reported on Spaceweather.com, Canadian radio amateur Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, has snagged another signal from deep space. His latest conquest has been to copy the signal from China’s Tianwen-1 (pronounced “tee-EN-ven”) probe, which went into orbit around Mars on February 10. Tilley told Spaceweather.com that the probe’s X-band signal was “loud and audible.” “It was a treasure hunt,” Tille...

Innovator Ulrich Rohde, N1UL, Donates Sophisticated Vector Signal Generator to ARRL 02/18/2021 ARRL Life Member Ulrich Rohde, N1UL, has donated a Rohde & Schwarz SMBV100A vector signal generator to the ARRL Laboratory. The device offers internal signal generation for all major digital radio standards. “That is absolutely fabulous news and extremely generous,” ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, told Rohde. ARRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, said the instrument will be a valuable addit...