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10/20/2021 | November QST Article Celebrates Centenary of the Beverage Antenna

The November issue of QST includes the article, “The Beverage Antenna, 100 Years Later,” by Ward Silver, N0AX, and Frank Donovan, W3LPL. Read More
10/20/2021 | Yasme Foundation Board Announces Grant, Award

The Yasme Foundation has announced a grant and an Excellence Award winner. Read More
10/20/2021 | Technician License Training Course Added to ARRL’s YouTube Channel

ARRL’s YouTube channel, ARRLHQ, has launched a series of amateur radio Technician-class license courses. Read More
10/19/2021 | Harold Smith, KE6TI, Wins the October 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award

The winning article for the October 2021 QST Cover Plaque award is “The DC2020 Receiver,” by Harold Smith, KD6TI. Read More
10/19/2021 | Radio Amateurs Invited to Participate in the Antarctic Eclipse Festival in December

The HamSCI Antarctic Eclipse Festival in December is seeking amateur radio participation. Read More
10/19/2021 | UN Day Transmission from Sweden’s SAQ Set for October 24

On United Nations Day, Sunday, October 24, the vintage and historical Alexanderson alternator in Grimeton, Sweden, with call sign SAQ, is scheduled to send out a message to the world on 17.2 kHz CW. Read More
10/19/2021 | New CQ World Wide Youth Category to Debut October 30 – 31

The new Youth category for the CQ World Wide DX Contest will debut October 30 – 31 with the phone weekend. Read More
10/15/2021 | The K7RA Solar Update

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Although we saw sunspots on every day of the October 7 – 13 reporting week, solar activity declined somewhat. Read More
10/14/2021 | September 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report

This is the VM Program report for September 2021. Read More
10/14/2021 | Students at UK School for Deaf Youngsters Enjoy Space Chat

Students at the Mary Hare School for deaf children in the UK took part in what appears to have been a world-first event for Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). Read More
10/14/2021 | Author, QRP Enthusiast Rich Arland, K7SZ, SK

Richard H. “Rich” Arland, K7SZ, of Dacula, Georgia, died on October 7. Read More
10/14/2021 | The Premiere of NIGHT, the Movie

In the Camp Hollywood 2021 film NIGHT, the story begins on a day when the sun mysteriously has failed to rise. Read More
10/12/2021 | ARDC Grant to Benefit High School Computer Science Students

Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) is helping high school computer science students become makers by providing a grant to purchase Raspberry Pi computers and Arduino microcontrollers. Read More
10/12/2021 | Scouting’s Jamboree-on-the-Air Takes Place this Weekend, October 15 – 17

Scouting’s largest event in the world — Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA) — takes place October 15 – 17. Read More
10/12/2021 | ARRL Online Auction Wraps Up on Thursday, October 14

Get ready to place your last-minute bids on items for sale in the 16th Annual ARRL Online Auction. Read More
10/11/2021 | ARISS Confirms October 12 as Date for Contact with UK School for Deaf Children

An ARISS contact between the ISS and the Mary Hare School for deaf children in the UK will take place on October 12 at 1112 UTC . Read More