In this edition: The AMSAT(R) News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and ... Read more

by Thomas (K4SWL) On Friday, January 16, 2026, after a morning of running errands around Raleigh, my wife and I grabbed lunch at the condo. As we were wrapping up, I glanced outside—cold and breezy, but sunny—and thought, “This is a perfect afternoon to activate a park.” (In truth, pretty much anytime is the perfect … Continue reading The Perfect Afternoon: Coffee, CW, and 0.1 Watts at William B. Umstead State Park →