Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) is a California-based foundation with roots in amateur radio and the technology of internet communication. Our mission is to support, promote, and enhance digital communication and broader communication science and technology, to promote Amateur Radio, scientific research, experimentation, education, development, open access, and innovation in information and communication technology. ARDC … Read More

A couple weeks ago, ARDC got together for first quarterly meeting of the year. We did a similar meeting back in October specifically for 44net. For this one, we invited a much wider audience.One of the first items was to introduce our new 2021 Advisory Committees. The Grants Advisory Committee (GAC) is now in its … Read More

It’s 2021, and things are already getting off to a running start at ARDC. We’ve got a big year of grantmaking and 44net portal work in store for the year, with additional members being added to our Grants Advisory Committee (GAC) and a new Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) being created to support both efforts. We’ll … Read More

In addition to welcoming new board members – Keith Packard (KD7SQG) and Bob McGwier (N4HY) – ARDC is now welcoming applications for 2021 Technical and Grants Advisory Committee members. Grants Advisory Committee (GAC)The job of the GAC is to review and provide advice to the Board regarding inbound grant proposals and other grantmaking opportunities. In … Read More

ARDC is delighted to announce two new members of our Board of Directors: Robert McGwier, N4HY, of Opelika, AL, and Keith Packard, KD7SQG, of Portland, OR. Both bring long and valuable experience in ham radio, digital communications and open source development to ARDC’s mission of managing the amateur TCP/IP network and its new grantmaking foundation. … Read More