Recent News
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08/27/2012 | DXCC Desk Approves 1998 XU1A Cambodian DXpedition
After reviewing new information and documentation, the ARRL DXCC Desk has concluded that the 1998 XU1A DXpedition to Cambodia will be valid for DXCC credit. If you have had QSLs rejected for this operation, please send a request via e-mail to be placed on
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08/27/2012 | Tropical Storm Isaac Approaches US Gulf Coast
As Tropical Storm Isaac moves over the Gulf of Mexico at a speed of about 14 miles per hour, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) say the storm “poses [a] significant storm surge threat to the Northern Gulf Coast.”
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08/27/2012 | ARRL Headquarters to Close in Observance of Labor Day
ARRL Headquarters will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 3. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions that day. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Tuesday, September 4 at 8 AM Eastern Daylight Time. We wish everyone
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08/25/2012 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Back to SchoolThe sounds of cicadas buzzing in the trees herald the fast approaching school year. Every summer seems to go by so quickly in conformance to the old adage: “Time flies when you’re having fun.”
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08/24/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update
Weak solar activity continues: The average daily sunspot numbers for the seven days of August 16-22 were down 23 points -- 30 percent -- to 54.6, while the average daily solar flux dropped a little over 16 percent -- 18.7 points -- to 96.
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08/24/2012 | Surfin’: DCC at ATLThis week’s installment of Surfin’ previews the 2012 Digital Communications Conference.
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08/23/2012 | FCC Releases Congressionally Mandated Study on Amateur Radio
On August 20 -- in response to a Spring 2012 Congressional directive -- the Federal Communications Commission released its findings on the Uses and Capabilities of Amateur Radio Service Communications in Emergencies and Disaster Relief: Report to Congress
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08/23/2012 | WX4NHC, HWN and VoIP to Activate in Advance of Tropical Storm Isaac
According to WX4NHC Associate Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R, WX4NHC -- the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida -- along with the Hurricane Watch Net and the VoIP Hurricane Net -- will activate in advance of Tropical S
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