The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon, JS1YMG, is Now Transmitting

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully landed their Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) on January 19, 2024. Just before touchdown, SLIM released two small lunar surface probes, LEV-1 and LEV-2. LEV-2 collects data while moving on the lunar…

HAM-CON 2024, Online Feb 24, 2024

HAM-CON is a fully hybrid show, meeting live at the Hampton Inn in Colchester, Vermont AND also ON-LINE at http://ham-con.org/  If you are not in a position to join us live February 24, 2024, you have the opportunity to join…

Amateur Radio Emergency Service

ARRL WTX Section Roundtable February 1, 2024 8pm

ARRL WTX Section Roundtable February 1, 2024 at 8:00 PM CST with ARES Discussion at 7:30 PM Hello All, Another week has flown by and we will be having another Zoom meeting shortly.  This week David, W5JDO will be discussing…

Texas Club Uses ARRL Grant to Work with Scouts

The Top of the Panhandle Amateur Radio Club received grants from the ARRL Foundation Club Grant Program in 2022, and they’ve caused a lot of excitement in the upper Texas Panhandle and Guymon, Oklahoma. The grants are being used for…

Winter Field Day

Each January, many clubs get together to challenge the elements during Winter Field Day (WFD). This year’s event is on January 27 and 28. Winter Field Day is sponsored by the Winter Field Day Association, who passionately believes that ham…

Cowtown Hamfest 2024

COWTOWN HAMFEST AND ARRL NORTH TEXAS SECTION CONVENTION, JAN 19-20, 2024. FRI 3PM-7PM AND SAT 7AM-3PM. VENDORS MAY SET UP AT 10:00AM FRI AND 6:00AM ON SAT. MANY OF OUR VENDORS WILL BE RETURNING THIS YEAR. WE HAVE INVITED A…

Alien City Hamfest

Pecos Valley Amateur Radio Club is hosting their 3rd annual indoor Alien City Hamfest on May 11th 8:00am to 2:00pm at New Beginnings, 3908 SE. Main (US285), Roswell New Mexico. Hope you can plan to come join us. Grand prize…

W1AW 2024 Winter Operating Schedule

Morning Schedule: Time                  Mode     Days ——————-   —-     ——— 1400 UTC (9 AM EST)   CWs      Wed, Fri 1400 UTC (9 AM EST)   CWf      Tue, Thu Daily Visitor…

The ARRL Board Is Back In Town

HAPPY NEW YEAR!   The message below should be shared with any ARRL members or potential members that you can think of…  The recent actions by the ARRL Board of Directors and HQ Leadership, in my opinion, does not reflect the needs…

VOTA Badges on the Air

Join all of ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio®’s volunteers on December 31, 2023, from 0000 – 2359 UTC, for the last day of the yearlong Volunteers On the Air (VOTA) operating event for your final chance to get…