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 to finish, including designing and building on-orbit amateur radio equipment, reviewing proposals for ARISS contacts … Read More
Last spring, ARDC conducted a survey to determine if we should adopt a Code of Conduct. The vast majority (~75%) of respondents Agreed or Strongly Agreed that we should. The ARDC team is pleased to share that, after many drafts, the day has finally come! On April 7, ARDC’s Board of Directors approved the first … Read More
ARDC is no longer accepting applications for this position. Overview Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) is a California-based private 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, … Read More
ARDC is no longer accepting applications for this position. Overview Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) is a California-based private foundation that supports amateur radio and digital communications. It does this in two primary ways: making grants, and administering a block of IPv4 addresses known as 44Net, or the AMPRNet, available at https://www.ardc.net/44net/. To get IP … Read More
On April 3, 2023, Ria Jairam, N2RJ, joined the board of directors of Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC). Jairam has been a licensed amateur radio operator since 1997, after first having been licensed in her native Trinidad and Tobago. She has served on the boards of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the ARRL … Read More
