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03/17/2011 | ICOM, Kenwood Issue Statements Regarding Effects of Earthquake on Operations

After the 8.9 earthquake struck Japan last week, both ICOM and Kenwood, as well Yaesu, have issued statements how the natural disaster has affected their operations. Yaesu had reported that one of their factories in Fukushima was damaged and will be close Read More
03/17/2011 | ARRL Files Petition, Request for Temporary Waiver with FCC Regarding VHF Voice and Data Emissions

On Tuesday, March 15, the ARRL filed a Petition for Rulemaking and a Request for Temporary Waiver to authorize the use of single-time-slot Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) emissions in the amateur bands at and above 50 MHz, wherever multip Read More
03/17/2011 | Yaesu Factory Damaged in Earthquake

In a letter to the Amateur Radio community, Vertex Standard Chief Executive Officer and President Jun Hasegawa expressed his “sincere appreciation to all of you for your kind words and thoughts about us” after the devastating 8.9 earthquake that struck Ja Read More
03/16/2011 | Hams Invited to Track Satellites

In November 2010, five research satellites were carried to orbit aboard a Minotaur V rocket from Kodiak Island, Alaska. Two of these satellites -- FASTRAC 1, known as “Sara Lily” and FASTRAC 2, referred to as “Emma” -- entered orbit as a single nanosatell Read More
03/15/2011 | A Contact Across the Generations

A pair of high-school students contacts their grandfather for their first HF experience. Read More
03/15/2011 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: On Becoming a Ham

Meet the new ARRL Youth Editor, Sterling Coffey, N0SSC. This month, Sterling discusses how -- and why -- he became a radio amateur. Read More
03/15/2011 | Radio Amateurs in Japan Provide Communications Support after Earthquake

Since last week’s 8.9 earthquake and tsunami, Japan faces widespread destruction, including power, fuel and water shortages. The Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) HQ station JA1RL, along with other amateurs throughout the island nation, is maintaining the Read More
03/15/2011 | Nominations for ARRL Awards Now Open

Each year, the ARRL Board of Directors has the opportunity to select recipients for a number of awards in various categories that honor Amateur Radio operators. The nomination period is now open for those ARRL awards that recognize educational and technol Read More
03/14/2011 | Japan Asks Radio Amateurs to Keep Frequencies Clear As Country Goes into Recovery Mode after Devastating Earthquake

After the 8.9 earthquake that struck near Sendai, Japan at 2:46 JST (0546 UTC) on Friday, March 11, the island nation is trying to recover. Soon after the earthquake -- which the US Geological Survey (USGS) is calling the largest to hit the island nation Read More
03/14/2011 | W1AW Announces Spring Operating Schedule

With the switch from Standard Time to Daylight Saving Time, W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, has updated the W1AW operating schedule to reflect the change. The standard times have not changed, but the UTC times have. Read More
03/14/2011 | ARRL Executive Committee to Meet in Chicago this Weekend

At its January 2010 meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors decided to make the agendas of Board and Executive Committee meetings available on the ARRL website. The agenda for the March 19, 2011 meeting of the Executive Committee is now available. Read More
03/12/2011 | Exam Software Now Included with ARRL License Manuals

Get a jump on your Amateur Radio license upgrade with ARRL license manuals. Now the manuals for the Technician, General and Amateur Extra class licenses include a CD-ROM, complete with exam review software. Read More
03/11/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar Cycle 24 continued its upward trend this week. The average daily sunspot number was more than double the value of the week before, rising from 50.9 to 114, while the average daily solar flux rose 44 percent, from 96.8 to 139.4. All this week through Read More
03/11/2011 | Massive Earthquake Hits Japan, Tsunami Warnings Issued

An 8.9 earthquake struck Japan at 2:46 JST (0546 UTC) on Friday, March 11. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), this is largest earthquake in 140 years to hit the island nation. The earthquake occurred in the western Pacific Ocean, 81 Read More
03/11/2011 | Surfin’: Eschewing Clutter

This week, Surfin’ complains about the clutter confounding the Internet. Read More
03/10/2011 | NPSTC Says HR 607 “Needs to Be Amended”

The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) -- a federation of more than a dozen public safety communications organizations -- has gone on record as sharing the ARRL’s concerns regarding HR 607, the Broadband for First Responders’ Act of Read More