Ring In the New Year with Straight Key…

 It’s time to break out (and/or dust off) the brass and set some time aside on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day to take part in Straight Key Night (SKN). The annual event begins…

The UK’s Amateur Radio YouTube Crew 2019 Wrap-Up

Callum, Carl, Matt and Gary got around the table to kick off the UK's Ham Radio Crew. Channels linked below. What topics would you like us to discuss in the future? Let us know. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtX8PCgk0UHQRUqROCtPM4g…

Texas Scout Leaders Promote Amateur Radio as a…

In 2017, Category 4 Hurricane Harvey left the region of Texas where Assistant Scoutmaster Scott deMasi, KC5NKW, lived under water. With roads flooded, bridges washed away, and cellular service and power out, deMasi said it…

New England Radio Amateur Hosts Video on Tower…

Jim Idelson, K1IR, of Sudbury, Massachusetts, recently provided a club meeting program on ham radio tower safety for the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS). Kayla Creamer, W2IRY, recorded and edited the presentation and made it…

Yahoo Groups Shutdown has Ham Radio Interest Groups…

Yahoo Groups, which has hosted a considerable number of ham radio interest groups over the years, is shutting down. All previously posted content on the site became unavailable in mid-December, but Yahoo is processing requests…

New 70-Centimeter Tropo Contact Record Claimed

Tropospheric propagation is being credited with enabling a 70-centimeter contact between the Cape Verde islands and Scotland that may be a new world record. Exceptional tropo conditions over the eastern part of the North Atlantic…