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10/07/2011 | Surfin’: Got Parts, Maps and Macs?

This week, Surfin’ returns to RadioShack, Google Maps and Steve Jobs Read More
10/06/2011 | Middle School Students Reach for Space

Mississippi middle school students take Amateur Radio to the edge of space. Read More
10/05/2011 | European Proposal for Amateur Secondary MF Allocation Clears Important Hurdle

In preparation for the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12), the CEPT Project Team C approved a draft European Common Proposal (ECP) for an 8 kHz-wide band between 472 and 480 kHz at its September meeting. This draft ECP will now go to CEPT’s Read More
10/05/2011 | New Section Manager Appointed in North Texas

Effective Wednesday, October 5, the ARRL North Texas Section has a new Section Manager. Jay Urish, W5GM, of Flower Mound, stepped down for personal reasons. He has served as North Texas Section Manager since April 2009, and was re-elected to a second term Read More
10/04/2011 | Changes to ARRL Ethics and Elections Committee

There is a change in the composition of the ARRL Ethics and Elections Committee. President Kay Craigie, N3KN, has accepted the resignation of Southeastern Division Director Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, from the committee, thanking him for his service as chairman Read More
10/04/2011 | Every Radio Amateur Knows that Spectrum Defense Matters

The second edition for 2011 of Spectrum Defense Matters -- a newsletter aimed at keeping ARRL members updated on issues related to the protection of Amateur Radio frequencies -- was recently released on the ARRL website. This newsletter covers both domest Read More
10/03/2011 | Nominations Now Open for the George Hart Distinguished Service Award

The George Hart Distinguished Service Award may be presented by the Board of Directors to the ARRL member whose service to the ARRL’s Field Organization is of the most exemplary nature. The Distinguished Service Award is named in honor of George Hart, W1N Read More
10/02/2011 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: A Success Story

At the Missouri S&T Amateur Radio Club, W0EEE, we’ve blasted into the new school year by recruiting new members and planning projects -- including a cooperative fox hunt with IEEE -- as well as some outdoor public informational and demonstrational activit Read More
10/01/2011 | 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 September. Read More
10/01/2011 | Robert Miller, KE6F, Wins September QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for September is Robert Miller, KE6F, for his article “Yet Another Crystal Calibrator -- The YACC 1-2-3.” Congratulations Robert! The QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best article in Read More
09/30/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

Our Sun has been very active this past week, with the average solar flux rising nearly 12 points to 155.5, while the average daily sunspot numbers dropped nearly 41 points to 96.1. This implies fewer, but more intense, sunspots. Sunspot numbers for Septem Read More
09/30/2011 | Surfin: Negotiating the HPSDR Highway

This week, Surfin’ considers resources on the Internet to sort out HPSDR hardware, software, and firmware. Read More
09/29/2011 | Attention Techs: 10 Meters Is Hot!

With solar flux numbers not seen since 2004, the higher HF bands have seen a surge in activity. The solar flux has been at least 100 since August 20. On September 10, it reached 116, rising to 121 the next day. It climbed steadily, reaching a peak of 190 Read More
09/29/2011 | ARRL Briefs White House Staff on Amateur Radio’s Capabilities During Emergencies

On September 12, at the invitation of White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard A. Schmidt, W7HAS, the ARRL briefed several members of the National Security Staff on the capabilities of the Amateur Radio Service to communicate in emergencies. “The Whit Read More
09/29/2011 | The Deadline for the Third ARRL Homebrew Challenge Is Approaching

The ARRL has sponsored two Homebrew Challenges in the past, designed to test our members’ design and construction skills by making useful amateur gear at low cost -- and sharing their results with our members. Our first ARRL Homebrew Challenge, announced Read More
09/28/2011 | AMSAT Sponsors ARISSat-1 Re-entry Contest

AMSAT Secretary Alan Biddle, WA4SCA, said the ARISSat-1 Team is still looking for entries in the Chicken Little Contest. This is your opportunity to calculate or guess when ARISSat-1 falls out of orbit. This is defined as the time it crosses an altitude o Read More