Print pageComment Deadlines Set on Proposed 60 Meter Band Changes
04-10-2023 08:55
A public period is open until October 30, 2023 for radio amateurs to comment on proposed changes to the 60 Meter band. ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® is asking all radio amateurs to join it in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to continue the existing use of the band. ARRL is encouraging expressions of support to the FCC for the current 100 watt ERP power lim...
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Students Wanted: Talk to an Astronaut via Amateur Radio in 2024!
29-09-2023 16:03
There's an opportunity for STEM education via amateur radio that will put students in contact with astronauts. The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an amateur radio contact with a crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS). ARISS antici...
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Solar Eclipse QSO Party Seeks Amateurs and Radio Enthusiasts for Global Experiment
29-09-2023 16:03
ARRL is proud to partner with HamSCI to help promote participation in the Solar Eclipse QSO Party (SEQP). SEQPs are a series of global experiments -- and you can be a part of them. Solar eclipses will pass across the continental United States on October 14, 2023, and April 8, 2024.
During these celestial events, you can join thousands of fellow amateurs as part of the largest crowd-sourced event...
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The K7RA Solar Update
29-09-2023 12:16
Solar activity was up for this reporting week, September 21-27.
Eight new sunspot groups appeared, two on September 21, two more on
September 22, two more on September 25, another on September 26 and
another on September 27.
The average daily sunspot number jumped from 118.4 to 170.6, while
average daily solar flux went from 149.3 to 168.8.
The Autumnal Equinox was last weekend in the Northern Hemisp...
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Anna Gomez Confirmed to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
22-09-2023 17:31
The US Senate confirmed Anna Gomez as the fifth commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission on September 7, 2023. Gomez thanked President Biden for the nomination and the Senate for her confirmation.
"I am grateful for the opportunity to serve," she said in a statement on her LinkedIn page.
Gomez is an attorney with decades of experience in domestic and international communications law ...
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