Author: Phil Karn

Baltimore MD native, resides in San Diego CA; Cornell and CMU EE graduate; retired from Bell Labs, Bellcore and Qualcomm; radio ham since high school (KA9Q, formerly WA3RVL); AMPRnet co-founder; President and Director, ARDC

GNU Radio Project

Over the nearly 20 years since its creation, the GNU Radio project has become the open-source software system for software defined radio development, experimentation, teaching and study. It is widely used in commercial, government, academic and amateur radio applications with many people contributing to its development and maintenance. Its annual conference attracts hundreds of people, … Read More

2020 Foundation for Amateur Radio Scholarships

The Foundation for Amateur Radio has long administered a growing set of college scholarships funded by radio clubs and individuals. For the 2019 year, it awarded a total of 54 scholarships worth $99,075. Our grant will sponsor a set of ARDC WB6CYT memorial scholarships for the 2020 year. The only qualification for an ARDC award … Read More