Amateur Radio Digital Communications

TRAIN TEACHERS TO USE AMATEUR RADIO TECHNOLOGY TO TRACK SATELLITES, COMMUNICATE WITH SPACECRAFT, AND TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT ITS ROLE IN AEROSPACE COMMUNICATIONS.

IMPROVE THE STABILITY AND RELEASE QUALITY OF HAMLIB THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED TESTING FRAMEWORK, AND TO EXPAND HAMLIB TO SUPPORT MODERN NETWORK CONTROLLED AND SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO TRANSCEIVERS.

CREATES AN OPEN SOURCE, FULLY REDUNDANT VHF/UHF COMMUNICATIONS BOARD FOR CUBESATS AND EDUCATIONAL SPACE SYSTEMS.

FUNDING FOR A MAKERSPACE TO UPGRADE ITS ANTENNAS, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, AND FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE SO IT CAN EXPAND PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT MORE RADIO AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES.

STRENGTHEN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN SRI LANKA BY DEPLOYING SOLAR-POWERED RADIO STATIONS AND TRAINING COMMUNITIES IN AMATEUR RADIO.

UPGRADE AND EXPAND THE SAN LUIS OBISPO (SLO) AREDN BACKBONE MESH NETWORK WITH MODERN 802.11AC RADIOS, RF BACKBONE LINKS, AND BATTERY BACKUPS.

REPAIRING, UPGRADING, AND EXPANDING A PROVINCE WIDE LINKED REPEATER NETWORK BY REPLACING AGING EQUIPMENT, RESTORING DAMAGED SITES, AND ADDING NEW REPEATERS.

PROVIDE 12 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS TO INDIGENOUS STUDENTS PURSUING STEM FIELDS RELATED TO AMATEUR RADIO AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS.

DEPLOY MESHTASTIC NODES FOR WILDFIRE FIGHTERS IN ARGENTINA, IMPROVING OFF GRID DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS WHEN CELLULAR AND TRADITIONAL RADIO SYSTEMS FAIL.

DEVELOP A HIGH SPEED OFDM-BASED DIGITAL MODEM FOR THE 400 MHZ AMATEUR RADIO BAND, ENABLING SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER DATA RATES AND MODERN DIGITAL LINKING CAPABILITIES.

PROVIDES HANDS-ON STEM EDUCATION WITH FM RADIO AND SOLDERING KITS TO AMATEUR RADIO EDUCATION.

EXPAND YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGH HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, SCOUTING LABS, AND BALLOON LAUNCHES.

RENOVATION AND OUTFITTING OF AN EXISTING BUILDING TO CREATE A PERMANENT AMATEUR RADIO CLUBHOUSE WITH MEETING SPACE, TRAINING AREAS, LICENSE TESTING FACILITIES, AND FIXED ON AIR OPERATING POSITIONS.

EXPANDS AND REPAIRS A MULTI SITE DIGITAL REPEATER NETWORK BY ADDING A NEW SITE AND UPGRADING KEY EXISTING SITES TO IMPROVE CAPABILITIES.

CREATE A MOBILE STEM/AR LAB SERVING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ACROSS RURAL KANSAS.

REMOTE HF STATION FOR EDUCATION AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, PROVIDING SCHOOLS AND YOUTH GROUPS ACROSS THE UK HANDS ON ACCESS TO HF OPERATING.

BUILD AND TEST AN OPEN SOURCE 70 CM MESH NETWORK THAT SUPPORTS REAL TIME VOICE AND BASIC DATA.

FUNDS A NEW SOLAR-POWERED VHF REPEATER ON MONT BLANC TO EXTEND ARESS NETWORK INTO AN UNSERVED REGION, IMPROVE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION FOR HIKERS AND LOCAL AGENCIES.

REPLACE OUTDATED REPEATER EQUIPMENT AT TWO SITES WITH MODERN VHF/UHF SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY AND REDUCE MAINTENANCE.

BUILD A STUDENT-RUN SATELLITE GROUND STATION TO SUPPORT HANDS-ON LEARNING WITH AMATEUR RADIO.

UPGRADE REPEATER WITH BACKUP POWER, ANTENNAS, AND DEPLOY AREDN FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.

BUILD A MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS TRAILER THAT WILL HELP EXPAND OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.

REPLACES OLD REPEATER EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVES NETWORK LINKS TO IMPROVE REPEATER RELIABILITY.

TEACHES BROOKLYN YOUTH AMATEUR RADIO AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH HANDS ON WORKSHOPS, LICENSING CLASSES, AND STUDENT PROJECTS.

BUILD A SELF-CONTAINED EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TRAILER WITH MULTIPLE RADIOS AND OFF GRID POWER TO SUPPORT PUBLIC OUTREACH.

REPLACE A FAILING REPEATER SHELTER AND SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE, ADD EMERGENCY POWER, REPAIR ANTENNAS, AND RESTORE A RELIABLE VHF REPEATER SITE TO KEEP THE SYSTEM ON THE AIR.

FUNDS STUDENT RADIOS, LICENSE MATERIALS AND EXAMS, CLASSROOM SUPPLIES, REPEATER CONNECTIVITY, AND FIELD TRIPS TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOLS AMATEUR RADIO CLASSES.

SUPPORT HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS OF AMATEUR RADIO, EARTH-MOON-EARTH COMMUNICATION, AND RADIO ASTRONOMY THROUGH A RESTORED RADIO TELESCOPE.

ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO COVER INCREASED NUMBER OF CAMPERS AND COSTS.

UPGRADES AND CONSOLIDATES TCEPS RADIO SYSTEMS AT 69 BRAVO INTO A DEDICATED, HARDENED COMMUNICATIONS HUB, EXPANDING CAPACITY, IMPROVING RELIABILITY DURING WILDFIRES AND OUTAGES.

FUNDING OF COMPONENTS NEEDED TO REFURBISH AND DISTRIBUTE SEVERAL MOTOROLA QUANTAR REPEATERS TO AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS ACROSS QUEBEC.

FUNDING TO HOST THE 2025 YOUTH ON THE AIR JUNIOR USA CAMP TO PROMOTE YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN AMATEUR RADIO.

EXPAND FREE AMATEUR RADIO AND STEAM PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE LICENSING, HANDS-ON PROJECTS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

LEGAL ADVISORY TO ESTABLISH CLEAR REGULATIONS FOR OPEN-SOURCE PASSIVE RADAR DEVELOPMENT IN THE U.S.

OFFER TECHNICIAN LICENSE CLASSES, PROVIDE BASIC RADIOS TO NEW OPERATORS, AND ADD VHF/UHF/DMR AND HF EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE LOCAL EMERGENCY AND COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS.

SUPPORTS HANDS ON YOUTH EDUCATION IN AMATEUR RADIO THROUGH PORTABLE FIELD OPERATIONS, CLASSROOM STEM EXPERIMENTS, PICO BALLOON LAUNCHES, AND PREPARATION FOR AMATEUR RADIO LICENSING.

SUPPORTED HAM RADIO VILLAGE IN EXPANDING ITS NATIONAL EFFORT THAT DELIVERS ENGAGING TALKS, HANDS-ON CLASSES, AND FREE LICENSE EXAM SESSIONS AT TECHNICAL, HACKING, MAKER, AND STEM EVENTS.

RELOCATING AN EXISTING DIGITAL WIRES-X REPEATER TO A HIGHER PERFORMANCE SITE AND UPGRADING SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND COVERAGE ACROSS THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA.

PROVIDE NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS, WITH PREFERENCE FOR STEAM FIELDS.

DEVELOP AND PUBLISH A FREE OPEN-ACCESS SERIES OF ONLINE COURSES FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT INTRODUCE SATELITE TECHNOLOGY.

BUILDS A DEDICATED SATELLITE GROUND STATION SO CRASOI CAN TRAIN OPERATORS, SUPPORT DIGITAL SATELLITE WORK, AND CONTRIBUTE REAL DATA AND MONITORING TO OTHERS.

ESTABLISH A PORTABLE AMATEUR RADIO SATELLITE GROUND STATION TO SUPPORT ARISS CONTACTS AND HANDS-ON SPACE COMMUNICATIONS DEMONSTRATIONS FOR SCHOOLS AND YOUTH GROUPS.

EXPAND DIGITAL AMATEUR RADIO COVERAGE TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY IN A RURAL AREA.

DEVELOP A MOBILE AMATEUR RADIO REPEATER SYSTEM TO SUPPORT RELIABLE LONG-RANGE COMMUNICATION AND TELEMETRY DURING ROCKET LAUNCHES AT LAUNCH CANADA.