More Than 300 Amateur Radio Volunteers Support 2014 Boston Marathon:

On a beautiful New England spring day, yet under an umbrella of heightened security, more than 300 Amateur Radio volunteers provided communication support on April 21 for the 118th running of the Boston Marathon -- a 26.2-mile race from Hopkinton to Boston, Massachusetts.

Friday, 25th April 2014

Puerto Rico Radio Amateurs Take Part In Tsunami Preparedness Exercise:

Amateur Radio volunteers in Puerto Rico participated in the CARIBE WAVE/LANTEX 14 exercise in March. The purpose of the exercise was to assist tsunami preparedness efforts in the Caribbean and adjacent regions, including the east coasts of the US and Canada.

FCC Cites WA Resident for Causing Interference on Amateur Frequencies:

The FCC has cited a Woodinville, Washington, resident for operating an "incidental radiator" -- apparently some sort of lighting device -- that has been causing harmful interference on Amateur Radio frequencies.

Texas Amateur Gives Up License as Part of Enforcement Action Settlement:

A Texas radio amateur has turned in his Amateur Extra class license as part of an agreement with the FCC to settle an enforcement action against him.

Padraig Lysandrou, KC9UUS, is Goldfarb Scholarship Winner:

The ARRL Foundation Board of Directors has awarded the 2014 Goldfarb Scholarship to Padraig Lysandrou, KC9UUS, of Bloomington, Indiana.

W1AW Centennial Operations Shift States on April 30 (UTC):

The ARRL Centennial W1AW WAS operations taking place throughout 2014 from each of the 50 states now are in New Jersey (W1AW/2) and New Hampshire (W1AW/1). They will relocate at 0000 UTC on Wednesday, April 30 (the evening of April 29 in US time zones), to Connecticut (W1AW/1) and Nevada (W1AW/7). During 2014 W1AW will be on the air from every stat... [continue]

HAARP-Like Ionospheric Research Project Underway at Arecibo Observatory:

Work is underway to complete the construction of an ionospheric research facility at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico that bears some similarities to the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) far to the north in Alaska, but on a different scale and with different research goals.

Special Event Stations to Mark International Marconi Day:

A few dozen special event stations will take to the air on Saturday, April 26, from 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC, to commemorate International Marconi Day.

KickSat Deployed In Low-Earth Orbit:

Zac Manchester, KD2BHC, of the KickSat project, reports the satellite launched successfully April 18 at 1925 UTC and successfully attained low-Earth orbit.

Nobel Prize Winner Joe Taylor, K1JT, Helps Reopen Dutch Radio Telescope:

Nobel Laureate Joe Taylor, K1JT, was the guest of honor April 5, pushing the ceremonial button to reopen the restored 25 meter Dwingeloo Radio Telescope in the Netherlands. The dish will see some Amateur Radio use on 23 centimeters.

A Century of Amateur Radio and the ARRL:

War is always terrible, and World War II was one of the worst. But, while war wreaks havoc and destruction on nations and people, it always brings about major advances in technology that can be transferred to peacetime use. Amateur Radio benefitted from many of those advances following World War II.