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10/19/2011 | Postage Rates to Increase in January

The US Postal Service has announced that as of January 22, 2012, the cost to mail first class letters, postcards and packages within the US will go up. The cost to mail a first class letter will be 45 cents, an increase of 1 cent. According to the USPS, t Read More
10/17/2011 | California Ham Killed in Shooting Spree

A gunman, apparently enraged over a custody dispute with his ex-wife, walked into a hair salon in Seal Beach, California on October 12. Scott Evans Dekraai allegedly opened fire in the salon, killing eight people, including his ex-wife. David Caouette, N6 Read More
10/17/2011 | Thai Amateurs Respond to Floods, Ask that 7.060-7.063 MHz Be Kept Clear

Authorities in Thailand continue to battle the country’s worst floods in decades, with the death toll rising to almost 300. While Thai hams are mostly using 2 meters to communicate, IARU Region 3 Disaster Communications Committee Chairman Jim Linton VK3PC Read More
10/16/2011 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Coming Soon to a Band Near You!

On the last full weekend of every October (that would be October 29-30 for 2011), thousands of hams go pileup to pileup, trying to fill their logs with exotic treats from every corner of the globe! Instead of yelling, “Trick or Treat!” they must instead g Read More
10/15/2011 | The Amateur Amateur: Simulated Emergency Mess

It was my turn to run the local ARES® net, but I was thinking about asking someone else to do it for me. It had been a stressful day and my speech was becoming a little slurred (I’m struggling with myasthenia gravis). But I hated to impose on the other ne Read More
10/14/2011 | VYØO — Gilmour Island Adventure

Rough seas, bad weather, sinking ships and pileups make for more than an iota of adventure. Read More
10/14/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

We are definitely continuing to see robust solar activity. Sunspot numbers for October 6-12 were 99, 88, 61, 71, 87, 113 and 149, with a mean of 95.4. The 10.7 cm flux was 123.9, 122, 118.4, 121, 126.4, 130.1 and 134.1, with a mean of 125.1. The estimated Read More
10/14/2011 | Surfin’: Got Updates?

This week, your old -- but young at heart – Surfin’ conductor provides updates to past episodes the column. Read More
10/13/2011 | ARRL Marks 28th Year of Hosting USTTI ARAC Course

Students from the Ghana, Uganda and Trinidad and Tobago attended the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) Amateur Radio Administration Course (ARAC) at ARRL Headquarters October 3-7. ARRL Chief Technology Officer Brennan Price, N4QX Read More
10/13/2011 | Get Ready for the 6th Annual ARRL On-Line Auction

The Sixth Annual ARRL On-Line Auction will be open for preview beginning at 10 AM (EDT) on Friday, October 14, and will open for bidding at 10 AM (EDT) on Wednesday, October 19. According to Advertising Manager and ARRL On-Line Auction Coordinator Deb Jah Read More
10/13/2011 | AMSAT to Celebrate 50 Years in Space at Annual Space Symposium

The AMSAT 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held on Friday, November 4-6 in San Jose, California. This year’s Symposium coincides with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of OSCAR 1, the first Amateur Radio satellite. The Symposium will feature prese Read More
10/12/2011 | ARISSat-1 Team Announces Morse Code Contest

ARISSat-1 -- the latest Amateur Radio satellite -- began its education-based mission after deployment from the International Space Station in August 2011. The ARISSat-1 mission is to provide a variety of information through its many broadcast modes promot Read More
10/12/2011 | US Amateurs Now 700,000 Strong!

As the third quarter of 2011 came to a close, ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, began calculating the number of licensed Amateur Radio operators in the US, as well as the number of new licensees. “At the end of September, I saw that the number of hams Read More
10/11/2011 | ISS to Be On the Air for JOTA

If you are planning on participating in this weekend’s Jamboree On the Air (JOTA), take note: Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG, is planning to participate in JOTA from the International Space Station, using the call sign NA1SS. According to the AMSAT website Read More
10/07/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

Sunspot excitement continues, as we continue to see daily images of our Sun peppered with spots. The average daily sunspot numbers for the week were about the same as the previous week, increasing from 96.1 to 96.7, while the average daily solar flux drop Read More
10/07/2011 | 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