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02/15/2012 | ARRL Headquarters to Close in Observance of Presidents Day

ARRL Headquarters will be closed in observance of Presidents Day on Monday, February 20. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions that day. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Tuesday, February 21 at 8 AM Eastern Standard Time. We wish ever Read More
02/14/2012 | RAC to Split Ontario into Four Sections

On February 6, Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) issued a statement on their website that the Ontario Section would be split into four new RAC Administrative Sections, effective September 1, 2012. The reason given for the restructure was “...to create a mana Read More
02/14/2012 | Amateur Radio Gets Secondary MF Allocation at WRC-12

It’s official -- delegates attending the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) have approved a new 7-kilohertz-wide secondary allocation between 472-479 kHz for the Amateur Radio Service. Agenda Item 1.23 had both its first and second readings Read More
02/13/2012 | New Satellites Reach Orbit

Eight new satellites with Amateur Radio capability were launched today Read More
02/11/2012 | NASA Selects AMSAT Fox Satellite to Join Program

NASA has selected AMSAT's Fox satellite to be a part its Educational Launch of Nanosat program Read More
02/10/2012 | Save the Date! Take a Virtual Tour of W1AW on February 12

Join W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, on a virtual tour of W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, the Amateur Radio station at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. Carcia will lead this tour via a live webcast on Sunday, February 12 a Read More
02/10/2012 | A Summer Story

An old mobile adds a spark to one family’s history. Read More
02/10/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity was down again this week -- this is the third week in a row with sunspot numbers lower than the week prior. On January 20, we reported an average daily sunspot number of 116.9 for January 12-18, 98.7 the next week, followed by 62 the week o Read More
02/10/2012 | Surfin’: Chasing Aurora (But Don’t Tell My Wife)

This week, Surfin’ chases aurora on the air and on the tube. Read More
02/09/2012 | World Record Balloon Attempt

Texas amateurs plan to launch a balloon that will eventually reach Nanjing, China. Read More
02/09/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: The Big Unit

Amateur Radio deals with everything -- from the very, very small to the very, very large -- so it’s particularly important that we know how to work with units of measurement. One of the easiest checks on a calculation is whether the units “work out” they Read More
02/08/2012 | Astronaut Janice Voss, KC5BTK (SK)

NASA astronaut Janice Voss, KC5BTK, of Houston, Texas, passed away on February 7 from cancer. She was 55. One of only six women who have flown in space five times, Voss’ career was highlighted by her work and dedication to scientific payloads and explorat Read More
02/08/2012 | The 2012 ARRL International DX CW Contest Takes to the Air Next Weekend

CW DXing and contesting take center stage the weekend of February 18-19, as the 2012 ARRL International DX CW Contest takes to the airwaves. “After years of lackluster conditions on 15 and 10 meters, 2011 finally saw the propagation gods giving us a break Read More
02/07/2012 | Former ITU-R Director Dick Kirby, W0LCT/HB9BOA (SK)

Richard “Dick” Kirby, W0LCT/HB9BOA, passed away on January 26. He was 89. In 1974, Kirby -- an ARRL Life Member -- was elected Director of the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) International Radio Consultative Committee; he served as Director Read More
02/07/2012 | Agenda Item 1.23 Passes Committee, Moves to Plenary

On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 7 (Geneva time), Committee 4 of the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) approved Option 1 to satisfy Agenda Item 1.23, with minor editorial amendments to the text received from Working Group 4C. Option 1 Read More
02/06/2012 | Nobel Laureate Joe Taylor, K1JT, Addresses Plenary Session at WRC-12, Receives ITU Gold Medal

On Friday, February 3, delegates and attendees at the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) had the pleasure of listening Joe Taylor, K1JT, share his vision of the future of radiocommunication. Taylor -- an ARRL Member -- won the Nobel Prize Read More