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12/07/2011 | QRP Group Offers Free Kit Building Services to Hams with Physical Limitations

Members of the Four States QRP Group (4SQRPG) -- a group of kit aficionados centered in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas -- are offering kit building services at no charge to hams who, due to physical limitations, need assistance with building. Ham Read More
12/07/2011 | Round Up Those CW QSOs in the ARRL CW Rookie Roundup

The ARRL’s Rookie Roundup comes around again on Sunday, December 18! This time, the focus is on CW operation. The Rookie Roundup is an on-the air event is designed for newly licensed amateurs to build their HF and 6 meter operating skills. Similar to the Read More
12/06/2011 | FCC Commissioner Michael Copps Announces Resignation

On Monday, December 5, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps notified President Barack Obama that he would resign as Commissioner effective January 1, 2012. If the Senate does not confirm a successor prior to Copps’ departure, the FCC would be down to three comm Read More
12/06/2011 | 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
12/06/2011 | Nomination Deadline Approaching for ARRL International Humanitarian Award

The deadline to nominate an amateur or group of amateurs for the 2011 ARRL International Humanitarian Award is coming up -- December 31, 2011. This award is conferred upon an amateur or amateurs who demonstrate devotion to human welfare, peace and interna Read More
12/06/2011 | Space Pioneer Jack Townsend, W3PRB (SK)

John W. “Jack” Townsend, Jr, W3PRB, of Cabin John, Maryland, passed away October 29 due to complications from lung cancer. He was 87. Townsend -- an ARRL member -- was a rocket and satellite pioneer who was influential in creating the first meteorological Read More
12/05/2011 | Renewed IRA Provision on Charitable Giving Makes It Easy to Support ARRL through 2012

In December 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (HR 4853) into law. This law provided sweeping changes to the rules that govern federal estate taxes, gift taxes and genera Read More
12/05/2011 | Special Prefixes on Tap for Canadian Stations this December

If you are a prefix hunter, take note: Stations in Canada will be sporting new prefixes. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the CBC and Radio Canada, radio amateurs in Canada have been granted permission to use special prefixes for the month of December Read More
12/02/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar Cycle 24 continues its upturn. We have a new high for the trailing three month daily sunspot number average. Starting with the three month period ending in December 2010 and going through November 2011, they were 30.1, 35.3, 55.7, 72.3, 74.4, 65.9, Read More
12/02/2011 | Surfin’: Developing New Digital Voice Software, Continued

This week, we check back in and discover VK5DGR’s amazing progress in the digital voice software field. Read More
12/01/2011 | FASTRAC-1 Satellite Digipeater Active

The FASTRAC-1 packet digipeater is now available for amateur use. Read More
12/01/2011 | FCC Grants Secondary Service Allocation to Wireless Broadband Medical Micropower Networks

In their regular meeting on Wednesday, November 30, the four FCC Commissioners unanimously agreed to allocate spectrum and adopt service and technical rules for the utilization of new implanted medical devices that operate on 413-457 MHz (70 cm). These de Read More
12/01/2011 | 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 November. Read More
12/01/2011 | LoTW Still Experiencing Delays, Invites Reload of Logs

Logbook of The World (LoTW) is continuing to accept and process logs, including logs from this past weekend’s CQ World Wide CW Contest. Before the contest, LoTW had just about caught up with the backlog, but due to the high number of logs submitted after Read More
12/01/2011 | Allen Baker, KG4JJH, Wins November QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for October is Allen Baker, KG4JJH, for his article “Build Your Own DSP Speaker.” Congratulations Allen! The QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best article in each issue -- is determin Read More
11/30/2011 | Lauren Clarke Joins ARRL Staff as Individual Giving Manager

The ARRL is pleased to welcome Individual Giving Manager Lauren Clarke to the Headquarters staff in Newington. Lauren -- who will be working in the ARRL Development Office -- will be taking over the many funds in the Development Office, such as the Diamon Read More