LARC members receive Volunteer Service Awards
Congratulations to LARC members Bill Allen, KD8KTF, Sandy Allen, AK8KA and Keith Mavin, KE8AUO, who were among 22 Livonia CERT members honored for putting in more than 100 hours apiece Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Chuck Reti
ARISS voice and packet down TFN
Until further notice, the split-frequency FM voice repeater and APRS digi (NA1SS) aboard the International Space Station is off-line. ARISS and Partners Are Investigating Space Station Ham Radio Failure
An opinion re FCC’s Enforcement Advisory
There has been much discussion online following the FCC’s sudden “Enforcement Advisory” relating to use of FCC-regulated spectrum and radios, by both licensed and unlicensed users, in carrying on criminal Continue Reading →
CTU Propagation Summit Jan. 23 11a-3p
Contest University Presents: “The 2021 Propagation Summit” Sponsored by DX Engineering and Icom America. January 23, 2021 (Saturday) from 11 AM – 3 PM (all times are EST) via Zoom Continue Reading →
Ham Radio featured in Free Press Jan. 22
A front-page article in the Detroit Free Press, Friday Jan. 22, features amateur radio, focusing on operators in isolated areas of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. “In quiet, remote U.P., ham radio Continue Reading →
Jan. 2021 “Repeater” newsletter online
The January 2021 issue of the LARC “Repeater” newsletter is available here on the LARC website. Individual emails with the newsletter will be sent out soon. Separate emails will go Continue Reading →
ARRL Logging webinar Jan. 14
ARRL Webinar- Amateur radio electronic logging. Thursday Jan 14, 3:30p EST. Amateur Radio Logging LIVE with Anthony Luscre, K8ZT. Discover the advantages of keeping an electronic Amateur Radio Log. Find Continue Reading →
Hamvention (Dayton) 2021 – CANCELLED
Monday Jan. 11, 2021 Hamvention 2021 Cancelation Release: “Unfortunately, several setbacks in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic make necessary the difficult decision to cancel Hamvention 2021. Hundreds of volunteers Continue Reading →
75th Anniversary of first EME transmission Event – Jan. 10
Thanks to University of Michigan,W8UM ARC for providing us this information. A special Zoom event from the InfoAge Museum in New Jersey commemorates the 75th anniversary of Project Diana, the Continue Reading →
K8CC, Dave Pruett, SK
From Amateur Radio Newsline: Dave Pruett, K8CC, SK Contester and logging software developer Dave Pruett, K8CC, of Allen Park, Michigan, died on December 29. An ARRL member, he was 66. Continue Reading →