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01/22/2012 | TAPR and iQuadlabs Announce Agreement for Software Defined Radio Components

A new relationship between TAPR and iQuadlabs will make it easier to acquire components for Software Defined Radio experimentation. Read More
01/20/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

New sunspot groups appeared on every day over the past week. On January 12, new sunspot group 1396 appeared, and the next day two more -- 1397 and 1398 -- popped into view. On January 14, four new sunspot groups appeared: 1399, 1400, 1401 and 1402. Januar Read More
01/20/2012 | Surfin’: Doing Something New

This week, Surfin’ metaphorically connects The Fab Four’s record releases and the ham radio experience. Read More
01/19/2012 | A Delightful Visit to HQ

ARRL Headquarters — ham history in the morning and a pileup in the afternoon. Read More
01/18/2012 | ARRL Board Welcomes Rick Niswander, K7GM, as New Treasurer

When ARRL Treasurer Jim McCobb, K1LU, announced last year that he would retire after more than three decades of volunteer service to the ARRL, ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, appointed a search committee to find a suitable replacement. The committee rec Read More
01/17/2012 | ARRL Bestows Awards at 2012 Annual Meeting

The ARRL Board of Directors had the pleasure and distinction of bestowing three annual awards at its 2012 Annual Meeting — the George Hart Distinguished Service Award, the Bill Leonard, W2SKE, Professional Media Award for print, audio and video, and the A Read More
01/17/2012 | A Reminder: Postage Rates To Rise this Month

Beginning Sunday, January 22, it will cost more to mail first class letters, postcards and packages within the US. The cost to mail a first class letter will be 45 cents, an increase of 1 cent. According to the USPS, this is the first increase since May 2 Read More
01/16/2012 | ARRL Board of Directors Holds 2012 Annual Meeting, Okays Electronic Balloting for Division Elections

The ARRL Board of Directors held its 2012 Annual Meeting January 13-14, 2012 in Windsor, Connecticut, under the chairmanship of President Kay Craigie, N3KN. Newly elected Delta Division Director David Norris, K5UZ, attended his first Board meeting as Dire Read More
01/13/2012 | Army MARS Resumes Use of WinLink 2000

The Army's decision to phase out MARS use of WinLink 2000 has been reversed. Read More
01/13/2012 | US District Court for Maine Issues Order Granting Summary Judgment against Glenn Baxter, K1MAN

On January 10, the US District Court for Maine issued a ruling in the FCC’s lawsuit to collect monetary forfeitures issued to Glenn Baxter, K1MAN, of Belgrade Lakes, Maine. The FCC had assessed forfeitures in the amount of $21,000 against Baxter on three Read More
01/13/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

The average daily sunspot numbers were up this week by a tiny bit, from 88.1 to 90.6, while the average daily solar flux was down slightly, from 136.2 to 134.9. Sunspot numbers for January 5-11 were 99, 118, 110, 90, 90, 63 and 64, with a mean of 90.6. Th Read More
01/13/2012 | Surfin’: Listening Anew

This week, Surfin’ describes how to become a PopComm monitoring station and obtain another call sign to boot. Read More
01/11/2012 | FCC Denies ARRL Petition on Vanity, Club Call Signs

On January 11, the FCC issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order, denying an ARRL Petition for Reconsideration concerning vanity and club call signs. Filed with the Commission in January 2011, the ARRL’s Petition was in response to the FCC’s Report and Order Read More
01/11/2012 | The ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes Means Winter Contesting Fun for Everyone

VHF operators will be on the bands in force the weekend of January 21-23, as the ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes hits the airwaves. This contest gives the VHFer in all of us a chance to do some contesting during the winter months. “Don’t let the cold weather Read More
01/11/2012 | ARRL Meets 2011 Fundraising Goals

Thanks to the generosity of dedicated members and friends, the ARRL successfully met its 2011 fundraising goals. More than 6000 individuals and clubs supported the efforts of the ARRL this past year through gifts to the Diamond Club, the Spectrum Defense Read More
01/09/2012 | New QuickStats Poll Now Available on ARRL Website

Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard! Read More