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09/28/2016 | ARRL Announces Club Competition Eligibility Changes

The Contest Branch has announced changes in three areas: Online uploading of club rosters, the use of six-character grid locators, and the deadline for submitting eligibility. Read More
09/28/2016 | Northern New Jersey Club to Celebrate 60th Anniversary with Special Event

The Fair Lawn (New Jersey) Amateur Radio Club (FLARC) will couple a community open house with an on-air special event, to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Read More
09/28/2016 | ARRL Foundation Invites Scholarship Applications for 2017-18 Academic Year

The ARRL Foundation will begin accepting scholarship applications on October 1 from eligible radio amateurs planning to pursue post-secondary education in the 2017-2018 academic year. Read More
09/28/2016 | More than 200 US Stations Signed Up for Scouting’s Jamboree on the Air

So far, 219 US stations have registered to take part in Scouting’s 2016 Jamboree on the Air (JOTA). Read More
09/28/2016 | “Cows Over the World” DXpedition May Be at an End

The one-man “Cows Over the World” DXpedition appears to be over. Read More
09/28/2016 | Bouvet Island DXpedition Team Secures Landing Permit

The Bouvet Island DXpedition team has announced that its permit to land on Bouvet Island for a DXpedition has been updated, revised, and approved. Read More
09/27/2016 | Rules Released for New ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest

The official rules for the new ARRL 222 MHz and Up Contest have been released. Read More
09/27/2016 | ARRL Acting as Catalyst in College Radio Club Revitalization Campaign

ARRL is serving as a catalyst in a nascent campaign — “Ivy + Amateur Radio” — to boost college and university Amateur Radio club interest, membership, and activity. Read More
09/26/2016 | Retired Librarian Who Was Maine’s First Woman Radio Amateur Turns 108

Mary Cousins, ex-W1GSC, who was the first woman in Maine to obtain an Amateur Radio license, celebrated her 108th birthday on September 20. Read More
09/26/2016 | ARRL to Host CHIRP Radio Programming Webinar

ARRL will host a CHIRP Radio Programming webinar on October 19 at 8 PM ET (0000 UTC on October 20 in US time zones). Read More
09/23/2016 | The Doctor Will See You Now!

“Coping with the Solar Minimum” is the topic of the latest (September 22) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Read More
09/23/2016 | Amateur Radio Credited with Helping Injured Cyclist

Members of the Huntsville Amateur Radio Club (HARC) in Alabama had a role in getting help for a Louisiana cyclist injured in a September 17 group ride in Madison County, Alabama. Read More
09/23/2016 | “RF Seismograph” Improved to Better Reflect Band Activity

The Scanning RF Seismograph, a real-time HF propagation-monitoring tool, now can show both combined band noise and activity and just band activity. Read More
09/23/2016 | Amateur Radio Volunteers on Call during Major Puerto Rico Power Outage

Amateur Radio volunteers went on alert following an afternoon explosion on September 21 at the Aguirre Central Power Generator in Salinas that left some 1.5 million residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico without power. Read More
09/23/2016 | The K7RA Solar Update

Sunspot numbers and solar flux are trending down. Read More
09/22/2016 | Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay Set to Launch Pratham Satellite

The Pratham satellite, built by students at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, is expected to launch on September 26. Read More