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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
01/07/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: As Seen on TV!

With ham radio getting a little exposure in the form of Mike Baxter, KA0XTT, on the hit ABC comedy Last Man Standing, let’s have some fun remembering some other hammy appearances in the media. Read More
01/07/2012 | FCC Grants Special Temporary Authority for Amateur Spread Spectrum Experiments

FCC grants Special Temporary Authority for amateur Spread Spectrum experiments on HF and VHF Read More
01/06/2012 | Radio Amateurs Not Affected by Narrowbanding Requirements

The FCC released a Public Notice on January 6, reminding land mobile licensees, frequency coordinators and equipment manufacturers that they have less than one year to transition to narrowband operations in the 150-174 and 421-512 MHz bands. While the lat Read More
01/06/2012 | 2012 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors Set for January 13-14, Agenda Announced

ARRL policy is made by its Board of Directors. The 15 voting members of the Board are the Directors who are elected by the ARRL members in their respective divisions. The Board meets in January and July, usually in the Hartford area. ARRL members also ele Read More
01/06/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

We’re continuing to see good conditions, although sunspot activity has declined a bit. The average daily sunspot numbers for December 29-January 4 declined nearly 20 points (when compared to the previous seven days) to 88.1; this is the lowest reported we Read More
01/06/2012 | Surfin’: Going Techno

This week, Surfin’ discovers a techie surprise under the Christmas tree. Read More
01/05/2012 | Videos of 2011 DCC Now Available Online

Amateur Radio Video News (ARVN) has released high-definition videos of all the talks presented at the 2011 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC), held September 16-18. The programs are now available online on the ARVN website. The DCC is a th Read More
01/04/2012 | ARISSat-1 Re-enters Earth's Atmosphere

The ARISSat-1 satellite re-entered Earth's atmosphere early this morning. Read More
01/04/2012 | Ham Radio in Hollywood: Amateur Radio Makes Its Debut on Last Man Standing

If you watched the January 3 episode of Last Man Standing -- the ABC hit situation comedy starring Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, KA0XTT -- you were in for a treat. While this episode didn’t feature Amateur Radio per se, it did show Mike’s shack in the backgro Read More
01/04/2012 | 2011 Sees Tremendous Increase in DXCC Applications

With the coming of more sunspots, comes more DX. And when more amateurs are working DX, that means the ARRL’s Membership and Volunteer Programs Department -- especially the DXCC Desk and the ARRL Incoming and Outgoing QSL Bureaus -- goes into high gear. Read More
01/04/2012 | Round Up Those Digital QSOs in the 2012 ARRL RTTY Roundup

We’re in the heart of the 2011-2012 contest season and this weekend offers the first major event of 2012: The ARRL RTTY Roundup. According to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, participation in the digital modes has been growing at an amazing Read More
01/03/2012 | BPL Provider IBEC Announces Shutdown

IBEC -- one of the very few remaining operators of Access BPL systems -- has announced that it is closing down. In an undated announcement that appeared on the IBEC website, the company announced that it has “no other option than to close our doors and ce Read More
01/03/2012 | Nomination Deadline for Dayton Hamvention Awards Approaching

It’s not too late to nominate individuals and clubs for the 2012 Dayton Hamvention® awards. The deadline to make your nominations for the Amateur of the Year Award, Special Achievement Award, Technical Excellence Award, and the Amateur Radio Club of the Y Read More
01/03/2012 | Ham Radio in Hollywood: Amateur Radio a Plot Point in Major Motion Picture

According to previews, the plot of the movie Journey 2: The Mysterious Island -- set to be released February 10 -- hinges on Amateur Radio. The movie’s hero Sean Anderson (played by Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal that comes from a myste Read More
01/02/2012 | 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 December. Read More