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06/29/2011 | There’s Still More to Do for ARRL Field Day!

The radios, antennas and the food might be put away after ARRL Field Day 2011, but there is still plenty of work to do to close the books on this annual operating extravaganza. According to ARRL Field Day Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, the fun may be over, Read More
06/28/2011 | Love Is in the Air at Maine Field Day Site

When you think about ARRL Field Day, a few things come to mind: food, radios, food, antennas, food and friends. And food. But one couple took things a little bit further when they got married at their Field Day site. Kevin Shissler, K1FQ, and Debra Hubbar Read More
06/28/2011 | SATERN Gets New Director

After serving as Director of the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) for more than 23 years, Major Patrick E. McPherson, WW9E, is stepping down. Major Rick Shirran VE3NUZ, of Toronto, Ontario, has been appointed as the new Director. McPhe Read More
06/28/2011 | Texas Hams Injured at Field Day Site

On the morning of June 26, two Texas radio amateurs -- Danny Caldwell, AD5IP, of Kamay, and Mike Byrne, AE5CO, of Iowa Park -- were received electric shocks as they took down an inverted V antenna. According to Wichita County Emergency Coordinator Larry B Read More
06/27/2011 | ARRL to Close in Observance of Fourth of July

ARRL Headquarters will be closed in observance of Independence Day on Monday, July 4. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions that day. League Headquarters will reopen Tuesday, July 5 at 8 AM Eastern Daylight Time. We wish everyone a Read More
06/27/2011 | Otto Eppers — Making Waves

The story of ham radio’s high-diving QSL cartoonist. Read More
06/24/2011 | ARRL Survey Underway

The ARRL has asked an independent research company specializing in survey research to conduct a survey of Amateur Radio operators. Readex Research -- headquartered in Stillwater, Minnesota -- has conducted similar studies for ARRL in the past, including Q Read More
06/24/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

Over the past week -- June 16-22 -- the average daily sunspot number rose nearly 20 points to 55, while the average daily solar flux readings increased by nearly 9 points to 98.6. All geomagnetic indices declined slightly. These increases or decreases are Read More
06/24/2011 | Surfin’: My Field Days

This week, Surfin’ considers the ham radio event of the year, ARRL Field Day. Read More
06/23/2011 | Nebraska Hams Needed to Provide Access to 911 Services

When 23,000 people in Lincoln, Nebraska lost their digital phone service on the morning of June 22, local Amateur Radio operators were called in to help provide local residents with a connection to the 911 dispatchers. According to ARRL Nebraska Section M Read More
06/23/2011 | ARRL to Attend Ham Radio 2011 -- Europe’s Largest Amateur Radio Convention

Each year, ARRL sends a contingent of representatives to attend the largest Amateur Radio convention in Europe. Held in Friedrichshafen on the northern side of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, Ham Radio 2011 will take place June 24-26. This is the 36th Read More
06/22/2011 | North Dakota Hams Brace for Flooding River

As the Mouse River rises, residents in Minot, North Dakota, are under orders to immediately evacuate their homes. The river -- which originates south of Regina, Saskatchewan, flows through North Dakota and then heads north where it terminates in Manitoba Read More
06/22/2011 | ARRL Hosts RFI Workshop for Utility Companies

On June 16-17, the ARRL hosted an RFI workshop for utility company employees. Led by Mike Martin, K3RFI, owner of RFI Services, the workshop was geared for those technicians, linemen and engineers who are responsible for solving RFI and TVI problems. Read More
06/22/2011 | What Are You Building for the Third ARRL Homebrew Challenge?

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
06/21/2011 | ARRL, National Weather Service Update Memorandum of Understanding

The National Weather Service (NWS) has updated its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ARRL (scroll below to access a link to the document). The updated MoU serves “as a framework within which volunteers of the ARRL may coordinate their services, f Read More
06/21/2011 | NASA Astronauts and Astronaut Candidates Earn Amateur Radio Licenses

Every few years, NASA selects women and men to join its astronaut training program. Out of the hundreds who apply, only a select few are chosen to become Astronaut Candidates. Their training runs for at least two years, and when it is over, the Astronaut Read More