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01/01/2012 | Ashraf Abuelhaija and Klaus Solbach, DK3BA, Win December QST Cover Plaque Award

The winners of the QST Cover Plaque Award for December are Ashraf Abuelhaija and Klaus Solbach, DK3BA, for their article “An Inverted V Wire Yagi with Switchable Pattern Rotation for 14 MHz.” Congratulations Ashraf and Klaus! The QST Cover Plaque award -- Read More
12/30/2011 | ARRL Diamond DXCC Challenge

The new Diamond DXCC Challenge commemorates the 75th anniversary of the ARRL DXCC program. Read More
12/30/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

The average daily sunspot numbers were up over the past week, 12.3 points -- or about 13 percent -- to 107.6. Likewise, the average daily solar flux rose 14.2 points -- or 11 percent -- to 143.1. Sunspot numbers for December 22-28 were 105, 123, 101, 66, Read More
12/30/2011 | Surfin’: Excellence in Websiting

This week, Surfin’ visits a personal ham radio website that can be a model for other personal websites. Read More
12/28/2011 | Yaesu’s Amateur Radio Division Breaks with Motorola, Changes Name to Yaesu Musen

Yaesu’s Amateur Radio Division Breaks with Motorola, Changes Name to Yaesu Musen After four years under the Motorola umbrella, Yaesu has split from that company. According to Vertex Standard President and Chief Executive Officer Jun Hasegawa, effective J Read More
12/27/2011 | ARRL Launches New DIY Campaign

The ARRL Public Relations Department has released the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) suite of interrelated promotional materials aimed at exposing the growing Do It Yourself/Maker community to Amateur Radio opportunities. The DIY movement is nothing new to Amateur Read More
12/27/2011 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Contesting Like Crazy

The last stretch of the year yields cold temperatures, snow and, if you live in Missouri, 60 degrees and rain. But most importantly, there’s a calendar full of contests -- just look at November and December’s ARRL Contest Calendars or Bruce Horn’s Contest Read More
12/23/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

The average daily sunspot numbers this week were about the same as last week, while the average daily solar flux declined a little more than eight points to 128.9. Geomagnetic indicators were quiet. The average daily sunspot numbers of 95.3 for the week i Read More
12/23/2011 | Surfin’: Going Long

This week, Surfin’ goes long without stepping on the gridiron. Read More
12/22/2011 | ARRL Premieres DIY Video on December 27

The ARRL Public Relations Department has released the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) suite of interrelated promotional materials aimed at exposing the growing Do It Yourself/Maker community to Amateur Radio opportunities. The DIY movement is nothing new to Amateur Read More
12/22/2011 | Virginia Ham Plans 500 kHz Special Event to Celebrate Work of Radio Pioneers

The early history of wireless contains the names of many great pioneers. While Marconi’s name is the most well known, the names of Fessenden and Heising are only rarely mentioned. As early as 1900, Reginald Fessenden was experimenting with the direct tran Read More
12/22/2011 | ARRL Straight Key Night: A Time to Celebrate the Beginnings of Amateur Radio

From the very beginnings of Amateur Radio, there was Morse code. To celebrate and remember this heritage, the ARRL sponsors Straight Key Night each year on New Year’s Eve. Straight Key Night is a special time to break out that old straight key or bug, may Read More
12/21/2011 | Can I Have “Amateur Radio” for $800, Alex?

If you were watching the popular television game show Jeopardy! -- where contestants have to answer in the form of a question -- on December 15, you might have noticed there was a question featuring Amateur Radio. In the first round, returning champ Boomi Read More
12/21/2011 | Radio in the Park

Middle school kids learn about radio with an open-air, on-the-air net. Read More
12/21/2011 | Welcome Back, Old Sol: ARRL 10 Meter Contest Sets Record

New record number of entries for the 2011 ARRL 10 Meter Contest Read More
12/20/2011 | ARRL Requests Feedback for 60 Meter Band Plan

In anticipation of the effective date of the 60-meter Report and Order, the ARRL is asking for input concerning a 60-meter band plan Read More