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08/24/2011 | Scoutmaster Arthur Anderson, W9WPH, Stabbed to Death on Hiking Trip

Arthur Anderson, W9WPH, of Kokomo, Indiana, 76, bled to death after being stabbed in what authorities are calling “a senseless act.” On Sunday, August 21, Anderson -- together with another man -- was leading two Boy Scouts, ages 11 and 12, on a required f Read More
08/23/2011 | Incumbent Section Managers in Western Washington, Georgia Re-elected

Two Section Manager elections this summer were decided by member balloting. In Georgia, incumbent Gene Clark, W4AYK, of Albany, was re-elected to a third term with 820 votes. His opponent Verne Fowler, W8BLA, of Cumming, received 365 votes. In Western Was Read More
08/22/2011 | Peter Dahl, K0BIT (SK)

Peter Dahl, K0BIT, of El Paso, Texas, passed away August 15 of Parkinson’s disease. He was 71. In 2007 after more than 40 years, he closed his company -- the Peter W. Dahl Company -- citing health reasons. “I want to thank everyone for their business thro Read More
08/19/2011 | ARRL Files Comments in Response to Anchorage VEC’s Waiver Request

In April 2011, the Anchorage VEC -- one of 14 Volunteer Examiner Coordinators -- filed a Petition for Rule Making (RM-11629) that asked the FCC to give permanent credit to radio amateurs for examination elements they have successfully passed. This would, Read More
08/19/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity was down again this week. The sunspot number on Sunday, August 14 went all the way to 0 for the first time since January 27, which was 29 weeks ago. The average daily sunspot numbers declined nearly 50 points, to 25.6, while the average dai Read More
08/19/2011 | Surfin’: How’s TV DX?

This week, Surfin’ recalls the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summertime TV DX. Read More
08/18/2011 | America’s Top Mobile — A Ham Radio Cruise-In

Mobiles are on the move to a rolling-rig competition. Read More
08/17/2011 | Heathkit Returns to the Kit Business

In late August, Heathkit will resume selling kits. Read More
08/16/2011 | Tom Hammond, N0SS (SK)

Tom Hammond, N0SS, of Lohman, Missouri, passed away August 4 from cancer. He was 67. Hammond was the first and only Life Member of the Kansas City DX Club (KCDXC), playing an invaluable role in the club for more than three decades, creating his world famo Read More
08/16/2011 | 2011 ARRL Field Day Logs Posted

A record 2654 submissions have been received for the 2011 running of ARRL Field Day. According to ARRL Field Day Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, this is yet another record number of entries received for what is one of Amateur Radio’s most popular on-the-air Read More
08/15/2011 | ARRL and California Researchers Team Up to End 12 Meter Interference

After the resolution of the recent 60 meter CODAR situation on the East Coast, the ARRL noted an earlier report by John Terrell, N6LN, of Palos Verdes, California. Terrell described CODAR activity on the 12 meter band, from 24.93 to 25.058 MHz. Since it a Read More
08/13/2011 | ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Opens Horizon of Learning Opportunities

This summer, the ARRL offered five sessions of the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology (TI). Veteran instructors Miguel Enriquez, KD7RPP, and Nathan McCray, K9CPO -- along with new initiates Tommy Gober, N5DUX, and Matt Severin, N8MS -- led the inst Read More
08/13/2011 | QSL Card Exhibit in Maryland through September 15

An exhibit of more than 500 QSL cards from 1920-1980 will run through September 15, 2011. Read More
08/12/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

The average daily sunspot numbers declined more than 24 points to 75.1 this week, while the average daily solar flux was down more than 12 points to 104.3. We saw solar flares recently, with a substantial geomagnetic upset on Friday and Saturday -- August Read More
08/12/2011 | Surfin’: Beyond Digital Voice

This week, Surfin’ visits the diverse website of an old friend of the old contributing editor. Read More
08/11/2011 | Second Century Campaign Committee Meets in Newington

The year 2014 marks the end of the first century of the ARRL. In these 100 years, amateurs have seen spark gap give way to CW, FM and AM, SSB and the numerous digital modes, with the ARRL leading the way. In celebration of the beginning of a second centur Read More