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05/04/2011 | DXCC Desk Approves 2011 Revillagigedo DXpedition

ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that the 2011 4A4A DXpedition to Revillagigedo has been approved for DXCC credit. If you have any questions about this operation, please send an e-mail to the ARRL DXCC Desk. Read More
05/03/2011 | The ARRL Ham Aid Fund Needs Your Help to Support Radio Communications in Alabama

The ARRL’s Ham Aid Fund has been tapped to aid Amateur Radio operations in Alabama, following the wake of destructive killer tornadoes that ravaged the state last week. According to ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, hams in Alabama have r Read More
05/03/2011 | FCC Seeks to Raise the Fee for Vanity Call Signs

The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (NPRM) on May 3, seeking to raise the fee for Amateur Radio vanity call signs. Currently, a vanity call sign costs $13.30 and is good for 10 years; the new fee, if the FCC plan goes through, will Read More
05/02/2011 | Georgia Hams Hasten to Help During Storms

Hams in Paulding County -- located in Georgia’s northwestern corner -- activated for the tornadoes and thunderstorms that swept through the South last week. According to Paulding County ARES® Public Information Officer Lee McDaniel WB4QOJ, the County’s Em Read More
05/02/2011 | College Students Attempt High Altitude Balloon Launch

The Amateur Radio club at Rochester Institute of Technology will be presenting display of modern technology and applications with ham radio at the university’s annual Imagine RIT festival on Saturday, May 7. Members of the RIT Amateur Radio Club, K2GXT, h Read More
05/02/2011 | Kenwood Donates HF/6 Meter Transceiver to W1AW

Thanks to the generosity of Kenwood USA, W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, now boasts a new HF plus 6 meter transceiver -- the TS-590S. “Hams from all over the world come to operate at W1AW, the flagship station of Amateur Radio,” said ARRL Bu Read More
05/02/2011 | Hays Affinity Group to Provide ARRL Members with Equipment Protection, Club Liability Insurance Plans

Effective May 1, 2011, the ARRL begins a new partnership to provide its ARRL-sponsored Equipment Insurance and Club Liability Insurance plans. The League has signed an agreement with Hays Affinity Group to serve as the program administrator to provide equ Read More
05/02/2011 | ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?

This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of April. Read More
05/01/2011 | Lou Burke, W7JI, Wins April QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for April is Lou Burke, W7JI, for his article “The W7JI Low or Lower Power 40 Meter Transmitter.” Congratulations Lou! The QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best article in each issue Read More
04/29/2011 | BP Pumps Up High School Hams

BP donates radios to seven lucky high school students. Read More
04/29/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

Geomagnetic conditions are quiet this week, but they may become slightly unsettled over this weekend. The average daily sunspot numbers were down more than 18 points to 74.9, while the average daily solar flux was off less than 4 points to 113.4. Sunspot Read More
04/29/2011 | Surfin’: Moving Packets with DDP

This week, Surfin’ looks at a new protocol for moving packets through the ether. Read More
04/29/2011 | Transatlantic Amateur Radio Balloon Flight Aborted

The Project Blue Horizon transatlantic balloon flight aborted late Friday morning. Read More
04/28/2011 | Tornadoes and Thunderstorms Keep Radio Amateurs Busy in Midwest, Southeast

As violent storms swept through Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and North Carolina, served agencies called upon Amateur Radio operators to help provide communications support and real-time weather observations. The storms and flooding were the latest in th Read More
04/28/2011 | Southeastern VHF Conference Cancelled Due to Weather

The annual conference of the Southeastern VHF Society (SVHFS) -- scheduled for April 29-30 in Huntsville, Alabama -- has been cancelled due to the severe storms that have recently swept through the area. According to the SVHFS website, much of North Alaba Read More
04/27/2011 | James McLaughlin, WA2EWE/T6AF, Killed By Afghan Pilot

James McLaughlin, WA2EWE/T6AF, was one of several killed in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, April 27. News sources say that eight American troops and a US contractor died Wednesday after an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting in an operati Read More