Recent News
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05/04/2011 | DXCC Desk Approves 2011 Revillagigedo DXpedition
ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that the 2011 4A4A DXpedition to Revillagigedo has been approved for DXCC credit. If you have any questions about this operation, please send an e-mail to the ARRL DXCC Desk.
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05/03/2011 | The ARRL Ham Aid Fund Needs Your Help to Support Radio Communications in Alabama
The ARRL’s Ham Aid Fund has been tapped to aid Amateur Radio operations in Alabama, following the wake of destructive killer tornadoes that ravaged the state last week. According to ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, hams in Alabama have r
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05/03/2011 | FCC Seeks to Raise the Fee for Vanity Call Signs
The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (NPRM) on May 3, seeking to raise the fee for Amateur Radio vanity call signs. Currently, a vanity call sign costs $13.30 and is good for 10 years; the new fee, if the FCC plan goes through, will
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05/02/2011 | Georgia Hams Hasten to Help During Storms
Hams in Paulding County -- located in Georgia’s northwestern corner -- activated for the tornadoes and thunderstorms that swept through the South last week. According to Paulding County ARES® Public Information Officer Lee McDaniel WB4QOJ, the County’s Em
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05/02/2011 | College Students Attempt High Altitude Balloon Launch
The Amateur Radio club at Rochester Institute of Technology will be presenting display of modern technology and applications with ham radio at the university’s annual Imagine RIT festival on Saturday, May 7. Members of the RIT Amateur Radio Club, K2GXT, h
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05/02/2011 | Kenwood Donates HF/6 Meter Transceiver to W1AW
Thanks to the generosity of Kenwood USA, W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, now boasts a new HF plus 6 meter transceiver -- the TS-590S. “Hams from all over the world come to operate at W1AW, the flagship station of Amateur Radio,” said ARRL Bu
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05/02/2011 | Hays Affinity Group to Provide ARRL Members with Equipment Protection, Club Liability Insurance Plans
Effective May 1, 2011, the ARRL begins a new partnership to provide its ARRL-sponsored Equipment Insurance and Club Liability Insurance plans. The League has signed an agreement with Hays Affinity Group to serve as the program administrator to provide equ
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Feature
05/02/2011 | ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of April.
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