 March/April 2026
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ARDC Welcomes 2026 Volunteers
We’re pleased to welcome a new group of volunteers to ARDC. These volunteers bring a wide range of experience and perspectives, and their contributions are essential to supporting ARDC’s mission. more… 2025 Annual Report is Live Our 2025 Annual Report is available, highlighting a year of progress as we rolled out new initiatives, shared a clearer strategic direction, and continued supporting innovation across our community. Highlights include more… 2026 Community Meeting RecapOn Saturday, March 7, we hosted our 2026 Community Meeting. Participants joined us to hear updates on our work from 2025 and what lies ahead for the foundation in the coming year. These meetings provide an opportunity to share progress, discuss current initiatives, and connect with the broader ARDC community. more… 44Net Connect-Related ArticlesSince our December 2025 launch, 44Net Connect now has >1100 users! These users are continuing to share their work and experiences with the technology. Some of these community members have even shared about their experience in the following blog posts. N3BKV’s Ham Radio Hacks by Dave Ginsberg N3BKV
Guest Blog Post from Phil Kern VK5PK
Other Technical DocumentationBelow are a couple of resources that cite 44Net Connect:
If you’ve been working with 44Net Connect and would like to share your projects or published content with us, please send it our way at comms@ardc.net. Grantee Updates and Events
Events from our Grantees
If you are a grantee and would like to have ARDC highlight your work or share an upcoming event you're hosting, please let us know at giving@ardc.net. We love telling the world about the great work you all are doing to advance ARDC's mission and vision! What ARDC Has Been Up ToHamSCI Workshop 2026
Image Credit: Steve Stroh N8GNJ The HamSCI Workshop took place from March 14 - 15, 2026 in New Britain, CT. Board member Phil Karn KA9Q and Grants Communications Team (GCT) member Steve Stroh N8GNJ represented ARDC at the event, joining both researchers and amateur radio operators to explore radio science and experimentation. The event featured a range of talks and poster presentations, sparking thoughtful conversations with both presenters and attendees. Poster topics extended beyond amateur radio, highlighting broader scientific research and technological innovation. With the workshop held near Newington, CT, participants had the opportunity to visit ARRL Headquarters and operate from W1AW. Events like HamSCI continue to highlight the strong connection between amateur radio and scientific communities, and we look forward to attending the event again in the future. Read more about Steve’s takeaways from the Workshop in Zero Retries 0243: https://www.zeroretries.org/p/zero-retries-0243. ARDC Group SOTA ActivationEvery year, ARDC staff and board get together for an all-hands meeting. This year, we held our meeting in Vancouver, BC, where we got to do a Summits on the Air (SOTA) activation at Burnaby Mountain (VE7/GV-009). Organized by board member Bob Witte K0NR (Double Mountain Goat and author of VHF, Summits, and More) and Communications Manager Rebecca Key KO4KVG (another SOTA enthusiast on the team), they mentored the group on portable operations. Bob led the VHF/UHF group; Rebecca led the HF group; and ARDC Treasurer Ria Jairam N2RJ was operating QRP digital. From the summit, folks made contacts with operators from nearby in Vancouver to CA and MT, leading to successful SOTA activations and enjoying our time together outdoors. A huge thank you to Bob, Rebecca, and Ria for bringing radio equipment for the activation; ARDC Secretary Keith Packard K7WQ for providing a 20Ah battery for all of us to use; and Keith and Executive Director Rosy Schechter KJ7RYV for driving the team to and from the summit. It was a great day to get the team together to get on the air!
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