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Announcing Request for Proposals for Education Projects and Amateur Radio Clubs Calling all educators and ham clubs! Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) is pleased to announce two requests for proposals (RFPs), designed to support amateur radio clubs as well as … Continue reading →

Click here for PDF version Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) is a California-based foundation with roots in amateur radio and the technology of internet communication. ARDC makes grants to projects and organizations that follow the practice and tradition of technical … Continue reading →

Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) is a California-based 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, … Continue reading →

A couple weeks ago, ARDC got together for first quarterly meeting of the year. We did a similar meeting back in October specifically for 44net. For this one, we invited a much wider audience.One of the first items was to … Continue reading →

It’s 2021, and things are already getting off to a running start at ARDC. We’ve got a big year of grantmaking and 44net portal work in store for the year, with additional members being added to our Grants Advisory Committee … Continue reading →

In addition to welcoming new board members – Keith Packard (KD7SQG) and Bob McGwier (N4HY) – ARDC is now welcoming applications for 2021 Technical and Grants Advisory Committee members. Grants Advisory Committee (GAC)The job of the GAC is to review … Continue reading →

ARDC is delighted to announce two new members of our Board of Directors: Robert McGwier, N4HY, of Opelika, AL, and Keith Packard, KD7SQG, of Portland, OR. Both bring long and valuable experience in ham radio, digital communications and open source … Continue reading →

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On Saturday Oct. 10, 2020, 44net + ARDC did something we’d never done before: got on a video call together to talk about, well, ARDC and 44net. Specifically, we: Introduced the ARDC Board, Grants Advisory Committee, and staff; Reviewed ARDC … Continue reading →

Over the nearly 20 years since its creation, the GNU Radio project has become the open-source software system for software defined radio development, experimentation, teaching and study. It is widely used in commercial, government, academic and amateur radio applications with … Continue reading →