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11/18/2015 | W2LNX and KB3TCB Win November QST Cover Plaque Award

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11/18/2015 | World Radiocommunication Conference Approves Global 60 Meter Allocation!

The Plenary Meeting of the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) in Geneva has approved an allocation of 5351.5-5366.5 kHz to the Amateur Service on a secondary basis. Read More
11/18/2015 | Support ARRL as You Shop this Holiday Season!

During your holiday shoppint, we invite you to shop at AmazonSmile, choosing the ARRL as your charity of choice. Read More
11/18/2015 | AO-85 Commissioned and Turned Over to AMSAT-NA Operations

Fox-1A (AO-85) has been formally commissioned and turned over to AMSAT Operations, which now is responsible for the scheduling and modes. Fox-1A is AMSAT-NA’s first CubeSat. Read More
11/17/2015 | Oregon SM Pledges Continued Cooperation with Office of Emergency Management After Rift

ARRL Oregon Section Manager Everett Curry, W6ABM, has told the Section’s Amateur Radio Emergency Service Emergency Coordinators that Oregon ARES/RACES will continue to work with the Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OOEM). Read More
11/17/2015 | FCC Universal Licensing System Not Processing License and Examination Files

Friday the 13th struck the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) electronic batch filing (EBF) system. It has not processed any VEC license and examination session files since early that day. Read More
11/17/2015 | Recording of 1935 Marconi Speech Released

A 1935 sound recording that includes the second part of a speech by wireless pioneer Guglielmo Marconi has been made available. Read More
11/17/2015 | The DX Magazine Ends its Annual “Most Wanted” Survey

The DX Magazine will no longer solicit input or publish its traditional, annual “Most Wanted” DXCC survey. Read More
11/17/2015 | ARRL DXCC Department Announces ZL9 Name Change

The ARRL DXCC Department has announced a name change for ZL9, which will switch from “Auckland and Campbell Islands” to “New Zealand Subantarctic Islands.” Read More
11/16/2015 | Past Pacific Division Director Bradley W. “Brad” Wyatt, K6WR, SK

ARRL Past Pacific Division Director Brad Wyatt, K6WR, of Los Gatos, California, has died. Read More
11/16/2015 | IARU: Amateur Allocation at 60 Meters Making Positive Progress at WRC-15

At World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15), currently under way in Geneva, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has reported further progress toward reaching consensus on a new 15 kHz global secondary 60 meter Amateur Radio allocation. Read More
11/16/2015 | Operator at VY1AAA in Northern Territories Hopes for Better Conditions in Phone Sweepstakes

If you missed working one of the two stations handing out the super-rare Northern Territories multiplier in the CW weekend of the 2015 ARRL November Sweepstakes, you may have better luck during the phone event, November 21-23. Read More
11/16/2015 | Astronaut Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS, Tweets Anniversary Greetings to ARISS

Danish Astronaut Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS, has tweeted greetings to the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program on the 15th anniversary of the first Amateur Radio contacts between the ISS and Earth. Read More
11/16/2015 | Willis Island VK9WA DXpedition 2015 Going Smoothly

The eight member international team now activating VK9WA from Willis Island November 14-23 reports the DXpedition is going smoothly for the most part. VK9WA generated substantial pileups over the past weekend. A late wrinkle is the failure of the 160 m... Read More
11/16/2015 | Audio from ARISS Contact with Inuit School in Northern Quebec to be Audible over West Coast:

Audio from an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) between the ISS crew and participants at Kiluutaq School in Umiujaq, Nunavik, Quebec, Canada, will be audible on the air over the US West Coast. Read More
11/13/2015 | ARRL Medium-Wave Experimenters Special Event is November 13-14

A Reminder — A special event operation in the vicinity of 500 kHz is set for November 13-14, ARRL Medium-Wave Experiment (WD2XSH) Coordinator Fritz Raab, W1FR, has announced. Read More