Category Archives: Grantees
ARISS SPARKs Kids’ Interest in Space
For more than 20 years, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has been connecting elementary, middle, and high school students with scientists and engineers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) using amateur radio. ARISS is involved from start … Continue reading
Curiosity and Experimentalism on Display at 2023 HamSCI Workshop
At ARDC, two of our top values are curiosity and experimentalism. We actively look for opportunities to learn something new–particularly from our grantees and community members–and we encourage our staff, volunteers, and grantees to try new things and take risks. … Continue reading
A Small Grant Makes a Big Impact for College Club
At ARDC, we think that both education and amateur radio are important, so what better way to support and promote both than to invest in college amateur radio clubs? Case in point: a modest investment in K7UAZ, the University of … Continue reading
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ARDC Scholarship Helps Betty Aita Pursue Her Dream
Betty Aita Rukh-Kamaa is currently a senior studying electrical engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, but her engineering career actually started in the third grade. That’s when she started participating in Science Fair, under the tutelage of her … Continue reading
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Tagged scholarships, Society of Women Engineers, SWE, University of Maryland
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Building Infrastructure in the Rocky Mountains and the San Francisco Bay Area
One of the ways that ARDC supports and promotes amateur radio is by helping groups build amateur radio infrastructure. Here are two examples. The first is high up in the Rocky Mountains. Here, Rocky Mountain Ham Radio is building a 5 … Continue reading
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Tagged AREDN, Bay Area Mesh, DMR, Rocky Mountain Hams
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ARDC helps ham radio prepare for “the big one”
Emergency and public service communications is one of the reasons that amateur radio exists. While recent advances–such as satellite communications and trunked communications systems–have perhaps diminished the importance of amateur radio in emergency communications, amateur radio still has a critical … Continue reading
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Tagged California, CERT, emergency communications, Oregon, Tillamook County, Walnut Creek, WinLink
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ARDC grantees are developing the next generation of amateur radio leaders
A question that you often hear at amateur radio events is, “Where are all the kids?” Indeed, it sometimes seems that young people are nowhere to be found. Though you may not see many kids at traditional amateur radio events, … Continue reading
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Tagged 4H Club, Fauquier County, VA, YOTA
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Ham clubs build community
Clubs are an important part of the amateur radio community. By teaching classes and conducting test sessions, they are an important source of new hams. Clubs also are an important way for radio amateurs to learn about new rules and … Continue reading
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Tagged Eugene OR, HacDC, Valley Radio Club, Washington DC
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Youth essays enlighten us on how amateur radio can evolve in the age of the internet
The Intrepid-DX Group is a not-for-profit corporation organized to conduct scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio, including DXing and the introduction and promotion of amateur radio in developing countries. This year, ARDC helped fund their Youth “Dream Rig” Essay … Continue reading
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