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07/22/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

The average daily sunspot numbers for the week rose nearly 27 points to 92.4, while the average daily solar flux increased more than 9 points to 98.2. Sunspot numbers for July 14-20 were 79, 90, 75, 101, 127, 96 and 79, with a mean of 92.4. The 10.7 cm fl Read More
07/22/2011 | Surfin’: Updating Surfin’

This week, Surfin’ revisits and updates recent installments of itself. Read More
07/21/2011 | ARRL Soliciting Stations to Become Emergency Liaison Stations

During the 2008 hurricane season, ARRL Headquarters instituted a Command-Control-Coordination (C3) operation to support operations taking place in the affected ARRL Sections. One requirement was the need for Headquarters to establish radio links into the Read More
07/20/2011 | NASA’s Space Shuttle Program to Come to an End

When Atlantis once again touches the Earth in Florida on Thursday, July 21, an era will come to an end. This era saw dreams realized when men and women could go into space on a craft -- the space shuttle -- that could be used again and again. NASA’s space Read More
07/20/2011 | Newly Licensed Hams Help with Search for Missing California Man

After Derrick Rush -- a 28 year old state corrections officer from Arroyo Grande, California – disappeared on July 9, several state agencies and volunteers began searching for him. According to reports, Rush vanished when he fell off his inner tube in the Read More
07/20/2011 | ARRL Board Holds 2011 Second Meeting

The ARRL Board of Directors met July 15-16. Read More
07/19/2011 | One Ham Killed, Another Seriously Injured in Tower Accident

As a group of South Dakota hams were dismantling a 110 foot tower outside of Hot Springs on Saturday, July 16, a gust of wind toppled the final section, trapping two local hams underneath. Tim Anderson, K0OR, 54, and Tom Embree, NC0K, were transported to Read More
07/19/2011 | SØ4R: Braving the Blazing Sands

A European team defies the Western Saharan desert for a second trip to Tifariti. Read More
07/15/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

The average daily sunspot numbers this week were up 57 percent over the previous seven days, rising from 41.6 to 65.6, while the average daily solar flux rose just 3 points to 89.1. There seem to be plenty of sunspots of late, but none have been large, an Read More
07/15/2011 | Surfin’: Hill-Topping for the Golden Packet

This week, Surfin’ urges hams to climb every mountain on the East and West Coasts in the quest for the Golden Packet. Read More
07/14/2011 | The Republic of South Sudan Is Now a DXCC Entity

At 10:18 AM (EDT) on Thursday, July 14, the UN General Assembly met to vote on whether or not to admit the Republic of South Sudan as its 193rd member state. The Republic of South Sudan was unanimously admitted and is now a member of the United Nations; a Read More
07/14/2011 | ReconRobotics Pays $17,500 to End FCC Investigation of Rules Violations

On Wednesday, July 13, the FCC announced that its Enforcement Bureau and ReconRobotics have entered into a Consent Decree. This resolves an FCC investigation in response to a complaint filed by the ARRL. In 2010, the ARRL alleged that ReconRobotics had vi Read More
07/13/2011 | ARRL Executive Committee Approves Grants for Six Schools

In June, the ARRL Executive Committee reviewed grant applications for the ARRL’s Education & Technology Program (ETP), awarding equipment and resources valued at nearly $5000 to five schools. More than 575 schools across the country have received support Read More
07/13/2011 | Ofcom Tests 70 cm Band in Advance of 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London

In April, Ofcom -- the British equivalent to the FCC -- approached the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) to help determine which sections of the 70 cm band could be used by the London Olympic Committee for a limited period before, during and after the Read More
07/12/2011 | US Recognizes World’s Newest Country: The Republic of South Sudan

During the second week of January 2011, the people of the autonomous region of Southern Sudan voted overwhelmingly in favor for independence. This vote was the result of the 2005 peace agreement between the north and south, with the northern portion grant Read More
07/12/2011 | New Section Manager Appointed in West Texas

Bill Roberts, W5NPR, of Alpine, has been appointed as the Interim West Texas Section Manager as of July 8, 2011. ARRL Membership and Volunteer Programs Manager Dave Patton, NN1N, made the appointment in consultation with ARRL West Gulf Division Director D Read More