
Applications for the 2020 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program will be accepted between September 1 and December 31, 2019. All applicants must be FCC-licensed radio amateurs, and many scholarships have other specific requirements, such as intended area of study, residence within a particular ARRL Division, Section or state, and license class. Applicants should review the scholarships and check off the ones for which they are eligible.
If you complete an online application, you must also email a PDF of academic transcripts from your most-recently completed school year by January 13, 2020.Applications not accompanied by transcripts will not be considered. The ARRL Foundation Scholarship Committee will review all applicants for eligibility and award decisions. Scholarship recipients will be notified in May 2020 via USPS mail and email.
For more information, visit the ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program page.
Antenna
3/3 (6) element 50/70MHz Yagi (1.2m)
An Excellent Dual Band Yagi for 50/70MHz with 1.2m boom Model: DB-664 A dualband balun is recommended for this antenna, details can be found HERE The… Read more
JVP Antennas back to the market!
JVP Antenas was born in 1982 by José Vasallo Paleologo LU1FJ, former LU5FHM with the idea of manufacturing high performance antennas for amateur rad… Read more
UltraLight MLA antenna ver. 4 designed for lower HF bands.
This 4th version of the QRP UltraLight MLA antenna has the same foldable construction designed for easy carry in a common laptop bag same as the 3rd v… Read more
Antenna Polarization [ ARRL PODCAST ]
Your antenna’s polarization can make a big difference in how well you can hear, and be heard — especially on VHF and up. Read more
Equipment
NEW LNA + FILTER FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY HYDROGEN LINE OBSERVATIONS RELEASED BY NOOELEC
NooElec have recently released a new LNA + filter combo called the “SAWbird+ H1 Barebones” which significantly lowers the entry bar for ne… Read more
PTRX-7300 Panorama Adaptor for the IC-7300
A panorama adapter for the IC-7300? What’s the point, you might ask, the IC-7300 has such a nice spectrum and waterfall display? Right, but unfo… Read more
EXTRAFLEX BURY /.400″ – Low loss Coax Cable
EXTRAFLEX BURY /.400″ [10,3 mm / 0,405 inches Cable] WHY CHOOSE THIS CABLE: – The only 10,3mm coax that can be use bo… Read more
Ultra-compact transceiver Lab599 Discovery TX-500
The Lab599 Discovery covers 160-6 meters, all modes, with a maximum power output of 10 W. It comes with true desktop-radio features, like auto-notch,… Read more
News
ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program Application Window Opens on September 1
Applications for the 2020 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program will be accepted between September 1 and December 31, 2019. All applicants must be FCC-l… Read more
FCC Fines North Carolina Man for Unauthorized and Misleading Public Safety Transmissions
The FCC this week issued a $39,278 Forfeiture Order against Ocean Hinson of Surry County, North Carolina, for intentional misuse of a local public saf… Read more
How Napoleon’s semaphore telegraph changed the world
By Hugh SchofieldBBC News, Modane, France Napoleonic semaphore was the world’s first telegraph network, carrying messages across 19h-Century Fra… Read more
Arizona ARES Volunteers Support Communication during Arizona Wildland Fire
Members of the Coconino County Amateur Radio Club (CARC) in Arizona activated on July 21 as winds accelerated the Museum Fire beyond 50 acres, trigger… Read more
Digital Modes
New Summer EURAO Party to Premier FT4
The motto of the new European Radio Amateurs’ Organization (EURAO https://www.eurao.org/) Summer Party https://www.eurao.org/en/node/1045 is… Read more
World Wide Digi DX Contest
The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (“WWROF”), in collaboration with the Slovenia Contest Club (“SCC”), is pleased to announce the first annual… Read more
LoTW Now Accepting FT4 Contact
The latest TQSL update (Config.xml version 11.8), released on May 22, includes FT4 as a submode of MFSK. It also adds AISAT-1 and PO-101 in the satell… Read more
ADIF 3.1.0 was approved today
Dave Bernstein reported this on the DXLabs support group today: ————————————… Read more
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