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10/26/2011 | Hurricane Watch Net to Activate for Hurricane Rina

The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will activate at 8:30 AM (EDT) October 27 for Hurricane Rina, currently a Category 1 storm. The HWN will be active on 14.325 MHz to report observed conditions to WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Cen Read More
10/26/2011 | 2011 ARRL CW Sweepstakes -- Are You Ready?

Steeped in tradition and still as exciting as ever, the 78th Annual ARRL Sweepstakes offers US and Canadian operators a fun-filled contest opportunity again this fall. First up is CW Sweepstakes during the weekend of November 5-7. Read More
10/25/2011 | FCC, FEMA, NOAA to Conduct First Nationwide Test of Emergency Alert System

The FCC, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) at 2 PM EST (1900 UTC) Wednesday, Novem Read More
10/25/2011 | ARDF Update: New Mexico Hosts Successful Foxhunting Championships

It’s called “Duke City.” Perhaps that’s why the hams of Albuquerque treat visitors like royalty. Read More
10/25/2011 | Special ARRL Webinar Scheduled for November 3: Hams, Emergencies and the News

ARES® and emergency groups have had their hands full in the past months. Time and again, Amateur Radio has been called upon to provide emergency communications. In some places, the hams made the news and were highly praised, while in other places, the com Read More
10/24/2011 | WD2XSH Experimental Stations to Be Active on November 3

A number of the WD2XSH experimental stations will be on the air on Thursday, November 3 to mark the 105th anniversary of the Berlin International Radiotelegraphic Convention. According to ARRL WD2XSH Coordinator, stations operating in the band from 495-51 Read More
10/24/2011 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Amateur Radio, Before and After

Amateur Radio was born in candlelit labs and foggy fields by several renowned inventors and experimenters throughout the close of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th. The first wireless experimenters of the world -- Heinrich Hertz, Nikola Tesla, Re Read More
10/21/2011 | DXCC Desk Offers Special “Paper Application Offer” for ST0R QSLs

The cards for the 2011 ST0R operation from the new DXCC entity of South Sudan are now being received by DXers around the world. With next year’s publishing deadline for 2011 results fast approaching on December 31, 2011, the ARRL DXCC Desk is offering a s Read More
10/21/2011 | Former ARRL Midwest Division Vice Director C. Richard Dyas, W0JCP (SK)

Former Midwest Division Vice Director C. Richard Dyas, W0JCP, of Oxford, Nebraska, passed away October 17. He was 90. Dyas -- a Charter ARRL Life Member -- was first elected Vice Director in 1975 and began his term on January 1, 1976. He resigned in 1985 Read More
10/21/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

Our Sun continues to be very active, with most days revealing more sunspots. We saw one new sunspot group on October 9, another on October 10, two more on October 11 and two more on October 12. But that’s not all: There was another on October 13, two more Read More
10/21/2011 | Surfin’: What a Deal, But Only Until Monday

This week, Surfin’ scopes out a real deal for the do-it-yourself ham radio crowd. Read More
10/20/2011 | Honor a Professional Journalist: Nominate Them for the ARRL’s Leonard Award

Television, radio, magazines, newspapers, blogs, Webcasts -- Amateur Radio has been featured in all of them in 2011. Now it is time to thank the professional media people who made it happen by nominating them for the Bill Leonard, W2SKE, Professional Medi Read More
10/20/2011 | QEX -- the November/December 2011 Issue

The November/December issue of QEX is coming soon, and it is full of theoretical and practical technical articles that you won't want to miss. QEX is the ARRL’s “Forum for Communications Experimenters.” Published bimonthly, it features technical articles, Read More
10/19/2011 | ARRL Executive Committee Examines BPL Issues, Regulatory Matters, Electronic Balloting, More

The ARRL Executive Committee (EC) held its second 2011 meeting Saturday, October 1 in Dulles, Virginia. The EC administers the League’s affairs in between Board meetings. It consists of the President (Kay Craigie, N3KN), five Directors elected annually by Read More
10/19/2011 | Newly Elected Section Managers Converge in Newington

This weekend, five newly elected or appointed Section Managers will be in Newington for an orientation workshop. The primary purposes of the workshop sessions are to share ideas and to provide basic administrative, management, leadership and motivational Read More
10/19/2011 | Minutes from ARRL Executive Committee Meeting Now Available

The ARRL Executive Committee met on Saturday, March 19 in Chicago, Illinois. The minutes from that meeting are now available on the ARRL website. Read More