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12/08/2023 | ARRL Teachers Institute Grad Prepares Students for Ham Radio Contact with Astronaut
On Monday, December 11, 2023, students at Harbor Creek Senior High School in Harborcreek, Pennsylvania, will host an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Read More
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12/08/2023 | IARU and ARRL Attending WRC-23 in Dubai, UAE
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) began November 20 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and will continue through December 15, 2023. Read More
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12/08/2023 | Bandwidth Limits Replace Symbol Rates on the HF Bands, Other Bands Open for Comment
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published new rules adopted last month that replace the symbol rate restrictions on the HF bands with a bandwidth limit of 2.8 kHz. The new rules go into effect January 8, 2024. Read More
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12/07/2023 | VOTA Red Badges On The Air Event December 17
To help members boost their VOTA point totals, ARRL is hosting a Red Badges on the Air activity on December 17, 2023, from 1500 - 2100 UTC. Read More
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12/07/2023 | New Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released Effective July 1, 2024
The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has released the 2024 - 2028 Extra-Class FCC Element 4 Question Pool Syllabus to the public Read More
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12/06/2023 | ARDC and ARRL Announce $2.1 Million for the Next Generation of Amateur Radio
Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) and The ARRL Foundation announced a three-year commitment with over $2.1 million in combined funding to support scholarships for radio amateurs, radio technology for classroom teachers, and amateur radio club gr Read More
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12/06/2023 | NCVEC Question Pool Committee Removes Two General-Class License Questions
The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has removed two General-class license questions. Read More
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12/03/2023 | Florida Hams Make Contact 100 Miles Apart via 10-Meter Repeater… in Switzerland.
As Solar Cycle 25 continues to rise toward its peak, amateurs can expect to encounter more exciting propagation, especially on t10- and 6-meter bands. In this case, the signals traveled roughly 9,800 miles round trip. Read More
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12/02/2023 | ARRL Advocacy Win: FCC Approves Request for Pearl Harbor Day Crossband Operations
The Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association (BIARA), with authority from the US Navy and Southwest Marine Corps Spectrum Office, will honor the sailors and ships previously homeported in San Pedro, California, who were attacked on December 7, 1941. Read More
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12/01/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update
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GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 23/74 ISSUED AT 2321UT/29 NOVEMBER 2023 Read More
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12/01/2023 | WX1AW Active for 2023 SKYWARN™ Recognition Day
As part of the celebrations for SKYWARN™ Recognition Day (SRD) on December 2, 2023, hams will be on the air as WX1AW from the ARRL Radio Laboratory station, W1HQ. Read More
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12/01/2023 | ARRL RF Safety Committee Develops New Guidelines to Communicate RF Safety
Radio amateurs now have a new tool from ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® to help answer questions about their stations. Read More
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11/27/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update
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Solar activity really picked up in the past few days, with three new sunspot groups on November 17, 18 and 19. Read More
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11/22/2023 | 2023 Fall Section Manager Election Results
Two balloted Section Manager elections were conducted this fall. Ballots were counted on Tuesday, November 21, at ARRL Headquarters Read More
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11/21/2023 | ARRL Headquarters to Be Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 23, 2023, and Friday, November 24, 2023 Read More
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11/21/2023 | Former Illinois Section Manager Tom Ciciora, KA9QPN, SK
Thomas "Tom" T. Ciciora, KA9QPN, of Sandwich, Illinois, has become a silent key. Read More
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