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03/06/2012 | Active Sunspot Region 1429 Produces Solar Flares, Coronal Mass Ejections

An X-1.1 class solar flare erupted from the Sun on Sunday, March 4 at 11:13 PM EST (0413 UTC March 5), sending an explosion of plasma and charged particles -- a coronal mass ejection (CME) -- hurtling through space. Forecasters at NOAA’s Space Weather Pre Read More
03/06/2012 | Enter the Seventh Annual ARRL Photo Contest!

Have you ever wanted to see a photo of yours in QST, the annual ARRL Amateur Radio Calendar or another ARRL publication? Well, here’s your chance! If you’re among the winners, not only will your photographic skill be propagated far and wide, but we’re off Read More
03/06/2012 | Three Operations Approved for DXCC Credit

ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that three operations -- the current VK0TH and AX/VK0TH (Macquarie Island) operation, the 2011 6O0M (Somalia) operation and the December 2011-January 2012 9U3TMM (Burundi) operation -- have been approved for DXC Read More
03/05/2012 | New 60 Meter Privileges Now In Effect

Hams can start using their new 60-meter privileges today. Read More
03/02/2012 | TX3A and Me

A combination of planning, persistence, insomnia and luck put a rare one in the log. Read More
03/02/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

The average daily sunspot number this week was down 12 points from the previous week, and the solar flux was about the same. Sunspot numbers for February 23-29 were 52, 47, 47, 58, 45, 35 and 22, with a mean of 43.7. The 10.7 cm flux was 103.3, 108.9, 108 Read More
03/02/2012 | Surfin’: Designing Circuits Online

This week, Surfin’ considers a new online electronic circuit design tool. Read More
03/01/2012 | 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 February. Read More
03/01/2012 | Phil Salas, AD5X, Wins February QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for February is Phil Salas, AD5X, for his article “A Relay-Based Full Break-In TR Switch for Your Vintage System.” Congratulations Phil! The QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best arti Read More
02/29/2012 | The Amateur Amateur: It’s a Jungle Down There

It’s Wednesday. The evening meal has been cooked and consumed. The dishes have been washed. My wife Nancy has curled up with a murder mystery and our dog Ariel is busy dismantling a rawhide bone. Checking my watch, I see that it’s time to go down to my sh Read More
02/28/2012 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Hamfesting Like Crazy

The last few weekends of January was all about burning gas and traveling across Missouri to visit two of the state’s great hamfests: the NKC Hamfest in Kansas City, and Winterfest in St Louis. Thankfully they were separated by a week, so this allowed me t Read More
02/28/2012 | Nominations for ARRL Awards Now Open

Each year, the ARRL Board of Directors has the opportunity to select recipients for a number of awards in various categories that honor Amateur Radio operators. The nomination period is now open for the ARRL awards that are designed to recognize education Read More
02/27/2012 | W1AW Video Tour Available on ARRL Website

In case you missed the live web tour of W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Station at ARRL Headquarters, you can now watch the 18 minute video on the ARRL website. On February 12, W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, led Geoff Fox, N1GF, on a tour of the famed Read More
02/27/2012 | Former RAC President Earle Smith, VE6NM (SK)

Earle Smith, VE6NM, of Grand Prairie, Alberta -- who served as President of the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) from 2004-2007 -- passed away Friday, February 24. He was 81. An active radio amateur since 1948, first licensed as VE1SA, Smith enjoyed meeting Read More
02/24/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

We don’t know if this is a significant trend, but solar activity has really leveled off recently. But not everyone is unhappy about this. During the recent long minimum, 160 and 80 meter operators sang the praises of great conditions. In response to my “w Read More
02/24/2012 | Surfin’: Hunting Broadcast Radio Transmitters

This week, Surfin’ wonders where the transmitter went -- and finds it on the Internet. Read More