Amateur Radio balloon starts record breaking flight An APRS amateur radio balloon KT5TK-11 has started out on its journey to break the long distance record. It was launched from Katy in Texas at about 2123 UT Saturday night on the start of its journey to Nanjing in China. Previous balloon flig... full article...

AMSAT Fox-1 cubesat selected for NASA ELaNa launch collaboration Project ELaNa, NASA's 'Educational Launch of NanoSat' managed by the Launch Services Program at the Kennedy Space Center, announced on February 10 that the AMSAT Fox-1 cubesat has been selected to join the program. NASA will wor... full article...

HRD Software, LLC announces the release of Ham Radio Deluxe 5.1. This version incorporates fixes and some new features for DXers. "This is our first release since obtaining the source code about 90 days ago," said Mike Carper, WA9PIE. "My partner, Rick, W4PC has done an outstanding job at becomi... full article...

Amateur Radio Newsline™ Report 1800 – February 10 2012 Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1800 with a release date of February 10th, 2012 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a Q-S-T. Ham radio activates after a killer earthquake hits the Philippines; some good news out of WRC 12; n... full article...

YOU ARE INVITED TO SHARE THE MAGIC OF HF BROADCASTING AND AMATEUR RADIO TO A WORLD WIDE LISTENING AUDIENCE. YOU ARE INVITED TO CALL IN AND SHARE WITH A HUGE GLOBAL RADIO AUDIENCE. WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO YOUR FAVORITE MODES KHZ YOUR LOCAL AMATEUR RADIO CLUB AND ITS ACTIVITIES YOUR... full article...

Aimed for China: Ham operators to launch balloon Saturday A group of amateur radio operators aim to establish a world record for distance by flying an unmanned, helium-filled balloon from Katy, Texas, across the Atlantic and the Mediterranean then on to Nanjing, China. During the trans-Atlanti... full article...

NASA astronaut Janice Voss, KC5BTK, of Houston, Texas, passed away on February 7 from cancer. She was 55. One of only six women who have flown in space five times, Voss’ career was highlighted by her work and dedication to scientific payloads and exploration. Voss participated in making ham radio co... full article...

Richard “Dick” Kirby, W0LCT/HB9BOA, passed away on January 26. He was 89. In 1974, Kirby -- an ARRL Life Member -- was elected Director of the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) International Radio Consultative Committee; he served as Director until his retirement in 1995. In 1992, und... full article...