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05/25/2011 | Radio Amateurs Assist American Red Cross, Served Agencies During Joplin Storm

On Sunday, May 22 at 5:41 PM (CDT), the single deadliest twister in almost 60 years -- and the second major tornado disaster in less than a month -- swept through the southwestern Missouri city of Joplin, slamming straight into St John’s Regional Medical Read More
05/25/2011 | ARRL West Gulf Division to Present Webinar on Antennas and Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs)

On Wednesday, June 1 at 9 PM (EDT), ARRL West Gulf Division Director David Woolweaver, K5RAV -- along with ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, and noted antenna zoning lawyer Fred Hopengarten, K1VR -- will present Antennas, CC&Rs and You. The webinar Read More
05/25/2011 | QST Vintage Radio Columnist to Speak at Ham-Com June 10-11

John Dilks, K2TQN, the QST Vintage Radio columnist, will be speaking at Ham-Com in Plano, Texas Read More
05/25/2011 | Nevada Members Re-Elect ARRL Section Manager

In the only Section Manager election this spring to be decided by member balloting, ARRL members in Nevada re-elected Section Manager Joe Giraudo, N7JEH, of Spring Creek, to a new two-year term of office. Giraudo received 347 votes; his opponent J.D. Weis Read More
05/24/2011 | Youth DX Adventure #1, 2010

A group of teenagers learn about DX by being DX. Read More
05/24/2011 | ARDF Update: Foxhunters Prepare for National and IARU Championships in Albuquerque

Who is best at finding radio transmitters in the woods? Could it be you? Plan to attend the 11th USA ARDF Championships to find out. Read More
05/23/2011 | ARRL to Testify on Interoperable Public Safety Network

The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the US House of Representatives has invited the ARRL to testify at a hearing on “Creating an Interoperable Public Safety Network.” ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, will appear before the Subcommi Read More
05/23/2011 | Senate “Companion” Bill to HR 607 Avoids Impacting Amateur Spectrum

On Thursday, May 19, Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced S 1040 -- The Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 -- in the Senate (see below for link). While it has a similar objective to HR 607 -- introduced in February by R Read More
05/23/2011 | ARRL HQ to Close in Observance of Memorial Day

ARRL Headquarters will be closed Monday, May 30 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. There will be no W1AW code practice or bulletin transmissions that day. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Tuesday, May 31 at 8 AM (EDT). We wish everyone a safe and enj Read More
05/23/2011 | National Hurricane Center’s WX4NHC Schedules On-The-Air Station Test

The annual WX4NHC On-the-Air Station Test from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami will take place Saturday, June 4, 1300-2100 UTC (9 AM – 5 PM EDT). “The purpose of this annual station test is to test all of our radio equipment, computers and an Read More
05/23/2011 | Russia Now Permits Reciprocal Licensing Through CEPT

On Wednesday, May 18, the European Communications Office (ECO) in Copenhagen added the Russian Federation as to the list of those countries that accept the CEPT reciprocal operating arrangements for US citizens. Now US hams who hold an FCC-issued General, Read More
05/23/2011 | Atlantic Division to Host Two D-STAR Webinars

Periodically, the ARRL’s Atlantic Division hosts a “webinar” -- an interactive Web-based seminar, designed to facilitate communication between a small number of presenters and a large remote audience using the Internet. Atlantic Division Director Bill Edg Read More
05/22/2011 | Dayton Hamvention Daily Report -- May 22

A brief summary of the events of Hamvention, Day 3. Read More
05/21/2011 | Dayton Hamvention Daily Report -- May 21

A brief summary of the events of Hamvention, Day 2. Read More
05/21/2011 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Hip, Hip, Hooray for the TLAs!

You can’t hardly do anything in EmComm without encountering a TLA (Three Letter Acronym), or even ones with a few more letters and maybe, dare I hope, a hyphen -- be still my thundering heart. These are invaluable in saving time which is why they are so c Read More
05/20/2011 | Dayton Hamvention Daily Report – May 20

A wrap-up of events at Hamvention for Friday, May 20 Read More