The papers from the 2021 40th ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) are now accessible here.…
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PSR for Autumn 2021 Available
TAPR Receives $97,000 Grant from ARDC
TAPR received a $97,000 grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC ) for the purpose of providing support for the TangerineSDR test fixtures. (ARDC is a private foundation that exists to support amateur radio and digital communication science and technology.)…
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Joe Borovetz, WA5VMS, SK
Long-time keeper of the TAPR kit inventory, Joe Borovetz, WA5VMS, became a silent key in September after a short illness. Joe was the TAPR “parts guy” for many years and took care of an awful lot of the boring stuff …
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TAPR Board of Directors Election Results
Scotty Cowling, WA2DFI, George Byrkit, K9TRV, and Dan Babcock, N4XWE win with 32.7%, 23.6%, and 23.4% of the vote each, as follows:
Dan Babcock, N4XWE: 98 votes (23.4%)
George Byrkit, K9TRV: 99 votes (23.6%)
Scotty Cowling, WA2DFI: 137 votes (32.7%)…
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Tom Clark, K3IO/W3IWI, TAPR Founder Deceased
Tom Clark, K3IO (formerly W3IWI), became a silent key on September 28. Tom was one of TAPR’s founders and served as Executive Vice President (1987-1989) and Director (1983-1993) of our organization. Tom was also a former AMSAT-NA President and ham …
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TAPR Officers and Directors News
At the Board of Directors meeting preceding the DCC, the following individuals were selected to serve as TAPR officers for the next 12 months:
- President Scotty Cowling, WA2DFI
- Vice President Steve Bible, N7HPR
- Treasurer Tom Holmes, N8ZM
- Secretary Stana Horzepa,
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TAPR Directors Election
Three Director positions on the TAPR Board of Directors are now open for nomination.
TAPR Board members serve three-year terms and their responsibilities include:
1) Attendance at both in-person board meetings each year. [One is held at the Hamvention in …
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Final 2021 ARRL/TAPR DCC Schedule
Friday, September 17, 2021
| EDT UTC –4 | PDT UTC -7 | UTC | Presentation | |
| 10:00 am | 7:00 am | 14:00 | Opening Remarks Steve Bible, N7HPR (President TAPR) | |
| 10:15 |
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QST September 2021 Error
To all TAPR members and officers:
The upcoming QST September 2021 article “A Synopsis of the 2021 HamSCI Virtual Workshop” cites TAPR’s presentations and work on the Personal Space Weather Station. A major typesetting error occurred at the magazine’s editorial …
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