Overview of JS8 and JS8Call

The presentation given by Paul, KN4TRT on the “JS8 digital mode and JS8Call” is now available online at youtube.

JS8 digital mode & JS8Call operational features

Ham Radio’s SuitSat Returns in Short Horror Film January 25, 2021

SuitSat loses its innocence in a new video short sci-fi thriller Decommissioned. “Inspired by true events,” the video short resurrects the 2006 spacesuit/satellite that transmitted messages on 2 meters as it circled Earth. The original SuitSat-1 project, conceived by an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team, repurposed a decommissioned Russian Orlan spacesuit […]

President Biden Taps Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as Acting FCC Chair January 22, 2021

President Joseph Biden this week designated FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as acting chair of the FCC. She succeeds, at least temporarily, former FCC chair Ajit Pai, who resigned effective on January 20. “I am honored to be designated as the Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission by President Biden,” Rosenworcel said in a statement. […]

The K7RA Solar Update January 22, 2021

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: We just witnessed 12 consecutive days with no sunspots, which many of us found a bit unsettling. Fortunately, Solar Cycle 25 activity returned with new sunspot 2796 on January 15. Instead of moving from the east across the solar horizon, it emerged in the southern hemisphere, just west of center.Currently […]

Eastern Iowans Rely On Ham Radio When Severe Weather Strikes January 21, 2021

A derecho with winds of 80 to 100 MPH struck eastern Iowa last August, disrupting power and telecommunications for some 400,000 residents. But, as ARRL member and Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) volunteer Scott Haney, N0GUD, recently explained to The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, that’s when amateur radio shines.Haney, the president of the Cedar Valley […]

David A. Duncan, K7DUN, Wins the January 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award January 21, 2021

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