Via AMSAT: ANS-063 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for March 3, 2024
AMSAT News Service ANS-063 March 3, 2024 In this edition: ARISS 40th Anniversary Celebration Held…
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Via the ARRL: HAARP Needs Ham Help
Amateur radio operators and radio astronomers are being asked to help monitor a new research…
NASA-funded science projects tuning in to ‘Eclipse Radio’
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross parts of the United States. For…
FCC Chairwoman Proposes New “Missing and Endangered Persons” Emergency Alert Code
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on Wednesday announced she will submit a proposal…
Man in Backyard Talks to Orbiting Astronaut Using Homemade Antenna
A Michigan ham radio operator used a homemade setup with a handheld antenna to talk…
FCC Moves To Add 13 New Languages To EAS On Radio
With the debate around EAS distribution a core tenet of the fight to keep AM radio in…
FCC approves seven AFCs for 6 GHz
Setting the stage for standard-power use of the unlicensed 6 GHz band, the Federal Communications…
NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch, Docking
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated Feb. 25, 2024, with a new time for the…
FBI and Homeland Security are looking into the AT&T cellular outage, White House says
A sudden cellular outage left tens of thousands of AT&T customers without service on Thursday — and…
Via the RAC: Special Event to Celebrate 180th Anniversary of Dominican Republic Independence
In an unprecedented coordination, several radio clubs in the Dominican Republic are coming together to…
A Brief Repose in the Heavens: The FUNcube Satellite Powers Down to Recharge
In the vast expanse of our universe, where the dance of celestial bodies unfolds in…
Tuning Into the Future: Ofcom Revamps Amateur Radio Licenses in the UK
Explore the wave of changes introduced by Ofcom to amateur radio licensing in the UK,…
Via the ARRL: Amateur Radio Operators Needed for Help with Solar Eclipse Project
The Case Amateur Radio Club, W8EDU, the club station at Case Western Reserve University in…
Via the RAC: Update on Phishing attempts and Cybersecurity Tips
There have been several recent reports from RAC members of phishing attempts by someone purporting to…
Northern California Girl Scouts make live contact with the International Space Station
A group of Sacramento area Girl Scouts had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on Thursday morning. After…
Via the ARRL: Winter Season Section Manager Election Results
On Tuesday, February 20, at ARRL Headquarters, ballots were counted for two Section Manager elections…
Sun unleashes most powerful flare in current cycle
Our majestic star was recorded in the act of emitting high-intensity solar flares, which are…
AT&T outage: How to communicate when networks go down
A massive AT&T cell phone service outage impacted millions of people and also extended to other cell…
Via the ARRL: Errata to the 2024 – 2028 Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released
The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has released errata…
‘Anywhere there’s a camera, now there’s a risk’: Billions of users at risk of Peeping Toms
A new threat to privacy has emerged, as scientists in the US have found a…
Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering
Many college students participate in sports, listen to music, or play video games in their…
Via the ARRL: Senators Roger Wicker and Richard Blumenthal Introduce S.3690 to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio
On January 30, 2024, US Senators Roger Wicker (MS) and Richard Blumenthal (CT) introduced S.3690,…
Sacramento Girl Scouts gear up to talk to International Space Station. Here’s how they’ll do it (California)
All systems are go! Sacramento Girl Scouts Troop 1089 worked this weekend in preparation for…
Via AMSAT: ANS-049 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
In this edition: * SpaceX Delays Crew-8 Astronaut Launch to Make Way for Private Moon…
Sen. Wicker co-introduces Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act (Mississippi)
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) have introduced legislation to give…