What does ARS stand for?

Based on after-action reports from the field, ARRL applied the grant funds to several critical areas of ARRL emergency operation, such as expanding the capabilities of W1AW -- including a backup generator for the station, funding the purchase of watertight containers for industry-donated equipment for shipping complete Amateur Radio stations to disaster locations, and a telephone conference bridge to facilitate daily updates from field leadership in affected areas.

FM radio was invented in the 1930s by amateur radio station operators, but FM stereo broadcasting would not become the norm until the 1960?

During the event, a morse code contactwasmade from the Pie Hall with an amateur radio station near Madrid using a Japanese transceiver from the 1970s.

This repair shop is the kind of place where ham or vintage radio enthusiasts could sit around for hours just chatting with owner Dean Jones, who runs amateur radio station K6DDJ from the store on antique equipment.

This year, an amateur radio station is being set up at the 17th/20th Whitley Bay Scout Group HQ in Brantwood Avenue.

Radio operators, or "hams," from the Redmond Top Key Contest Club will have 16 hours to set up their radio stations and then 24 hours to contact as many other amateur radio stations as possible.

When I served with the RAF on the island of Masirah, off the coast of Oman, in the early Seventies, and ran the RAF Masirah Club Amateur Radio Station MP4MAS, my call sign was MP4MBS.

There will be a whole host of special attractions - from an operational amateur radio station, to historic lifeboats, cookery and driving demonstrations.