2026 Membership Renewals Are Due
at the January Club ActivityMembership renewals for 2026 are due at the January Club Activity.
Bill Introduced to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio
Days before the end of the current congressional session, Congressman Bill Johnson (OH-6) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 9670) to eliminate private land use restrictions that prohibit, restrict, or impair the ability of an Amateur Radio Operator from operating and installing amateur station antennas on property subject to the control of the Amateur Radio Operator.
Bill Introduced to Replace Symbol Rate With Bandwidth Limit
Days before the end of the current congressional session, Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 9664) to require that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) replace the current HF digital symbol rate limit with a 2.8 kHz bandwidth limit.
2022 SAQ Christmas Message Canceled Due to COVID
On December 22, 2022, The Alexander association announced cancellation of the 2022 SAQ Christmas Message.
FreeDV Activity Day Is Now a Monthly Event
Contribute to the advancement of radio art by participating in the (now) monthly FreeDV 48 hour Activity Day. On the third weekend of each month you can join other FreeDV users on the air for QSOs and a fun time.
75th Anniversary of the Transistor
An important component used in our radios is 75 years old today!
On December 16, 1947, Walter Brattain and John Bardeen—two physicists who were members of Mervin Kelly’s Solid State Physics Group and Semiconductor Sub-Group at Bell Labs—managed to make the first working transistor, now known as the point-contact transistor.
