Below is a guest contribution from David Rowe VK5DGR of FreeDV. If you’re a grantee and are interested in submitting a guest contribution, please reach out to giving@ardc.net. The FreeDV project has recently published a paper on their Baseband FM (BBFM) technology. This technology provides unprecedented speech quality and robustness for VHF/UHF land mobile radio … Read More
Earlier this year, ARDC invited a panel of experts on marketing, outreach, and building partnerships to help our grantees with one of the most common challenges we see – getting the word out about their programs. In the video recording here, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, John Schouten VE7TI, and Jim Idelson K1IR share tips to leverage … Read More
As ARDC’s grants program continues to grow, so does the need to understand the impact of projects that receive our funding. That’s where the Grants Evaluation Team (GET) comes in. Formed in 2024, the GET is now in its second year of reviewing completed projects and determining whether or not the grantees stated goals were … Read More
At ARDC, we’re always interested in hearing about the work our grantees share with us. Below are some recent updates from Cal Poly, SkyHubLink, ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology, the University of Scranton, and the Deep Space Exploration Society (DSES). Cal Poly: Direction Finding from Aerial Platforms with Amateur Radio Digital Arrays In 2023, … Read More
In January 2024, the USS Hornet Amateur Radio Club (HARC), was awarded $90,000 by ARDC. In addition to about $13,000 of additionally raised funds, the grant allowed them to restore and modernize both the radio equipment and facilities on the USS Hornet. The upgrades aim to further HARC’s work in amateur radio education, promotion, and … Read More
