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08/10/2011 | Vanity Call Sign Fee to Go Up in September

On August 10, the FCC announced via a Final Rule in the Federal Register that the cost of an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will increase 90 cents, from to $13.30 to $14.20. The new fees take effect 30 days after publication, making September 9, 2011, the Read More
08/09/2011 | Solar Explosions Could Impact Earth

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is keeping an eye on a set of solar storms and explosions that could disrupt satellite, telecommunications and electric equipment here on Earth in the next few days. While activity had reportedly Read More
08/09/2011 | Go High for the 2011 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest

If you enjoy the being on the cutting edge of Amateur Radio’s technical side, take a look at the microwave bands. The 2011 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest gives you the perfect chance to explore this portion of the radio spectrum. Read More
08/09/2011 | ARRL VEC Team Attends National VEC Conference

Representatives of 12 of the nation’s 14 Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (VECs) -- either in person or via proxy -- met July 29 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for the 26th Annual National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Conference. Read More
08/08/2011 | Attention RTTY Rookies: The 2011 RTTY Rookie Roundup Is Here!

For the first time since the Rookie Roundup came into being last year, the digital modes will get their day in the Sun: On August 21, the Rookie Roundup meets RTTY! “Created to give the budding operator a place to learn about contesting at an easier pace, Read More
08/08/2011 | RTTY DXCC Award Now Known as Digital DXCC Award

At the 2011 Second Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors, the Board voted to change the name of the RTTY DXCC Award to the Digital DXCC Award. In changing the name, the Board took into account that Amateur Radio technology has advanced to include many va Read More
08/08/2011 | Former “World Above 50 MHz” Conductor Receives CSVHFS’s President’s Award

At the recent Central States VHF Society (CSVHFS) Convention -- held July 29-30 in Irving, Texas -- CSVHFS President Chuck Clark, AF8Z, presented the President’s Award to Gene Zimmerman W3ZZ. “I truly appreciate this award,” Zimmerman told the ARRL. “Cent Read More
08/08/2011 | General Class Q&A Now Available for Kindle

The fourth edition of ARRL’s General Q&A is now available from Amazon.com for the Kindle. This e-book is your authoritative guide to every question in the General (Element 3) question pool -- everything you need to pass your General class license exam. Wh Read More
08/07/2011 | 30th Annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference

The ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference takes place September 16-18 Read More
08/05/2011 | Malpelo DXpedition to Get Underway in January 2012

The HK0NA DXpedition to Malpelo -- an island located approximately 235 miles from Columbia’s Pacific coast -- is scheduled for January 22-February 6, 2012. Organized by the DX Radio Amateur Club (DXARC) out of Columbia, the DXpedition boasts an internatio Read More
08/05/2011 | 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
08/05/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity markedly increased this week, with the sunspot number rising to 130 on Monday, August 1 -- the highest since a reading of 131 on April 14, 2011. The average daily sunspot numbers more than doubled this week compared to last, rising nearly 5 Read More
08/05/2011 | Surfin’: Got Good Ground? Not So Much

This week, Surfin’ readers share war stories that are grounded in reality. Read More
08/04/2011 | Hams Report ARISSat-1’s Linear Transponder Is Working

After its eventful deployment yesterday, ARISSsat-1 is definitely working. Hams from all over the world have reported hearing the voice, CW and SSTV transmissions. Despite concerns that the UHF antenna was either missing or damaged, the linear transponder Read More
08/03/2011 | ARISSat-1 Finally Deployed from ISS

After a delay of almost four hours, cosmonauts Sergei Volkov, RU3DIS, and Alexander Samokutyaev, successfully deployed Amateur Radio’s newest satellite: ARISSat-1/KEDR. The deployment -- originally scheduled to occur at 1457 UTC on Wednesday, August 3 -- Read More
08/03/2011 | Investigation by ARRL OOs, Researchers Leads to Resolution of 60 Meter Interference

Collaboration between ARRL Official Observers and researchers at Rutgers University has resulted in a change of operating frequency of coastal HF radars, eliminating interference to amateur stations using two frequencies in the 60 meter (5 MHz) band, Read More