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03/01/2016 | ARES Groups, Individual Hams Support Army and Air Force MARS Communications Exercise

More than 300 Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) members and individual radio amateurs on February 12 participated in the first quarterly Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) US Department of Defense communications exercise of 2016 (COMEX 16-1).
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02/10/2016 | Army and Air Force MARS Communications Exercise Set for February 12

The first quarterly Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) US Department of Defense communications exercise of 2016 (COMEX 16-1) is set for February 12. The scenario will be a loss of electrical power, landline telephone and cell service, and Internet....
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10/19/2015 | ARES/RACES Teams Expected to Join MARS in Coronal Mass Ejection Disaster Exercise

Preparations are nearly in place for the previously announced Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) coronal mass ejection (CME) disaster communication exercise in early November.
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09/14/2015 | Amateur Radio Special Event Stations to Mark Pope’s US Visit

When Pope Francis visits the US in late September, Amateur Radio special event stations will be on the air to mark the occasion.
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08/20/2015 | Talk of Pending P5 Operations So Far Remains Just Talks

Persistent optimism continues to prop up the hopes of several individual radio amateurs and groups to mount a DXpedition to the most-wanted and elusive DXCC entity on the globe — the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (P5).
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05/13/2015 | Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015: 55 Cosponsors — and Climbing

The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 — also known as H.R.1301 — has attracted 55 cosponsors as of May 12. The bill, introduced earlier this year in the US House of Representatives by Rep Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), would direct the FCC to extend its rules r...
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05/04/2015 | ARRL Wants FCC to “Do More Than Talk the Talk” in Millimeter Band Proceeding

The ARRL has challenged the FCC to “do more than talk the talk” with respect to an FCC proceeding now under way to accommodate vehicular radar applications on spectrum in 76-81 GHz range.
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