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01/12/2011 | FCC Sends License Renewal for K1MAN to Administrative Law Judge

The FCC has issued a Hearing Designation Order to determine, among other things, if the Amateur Radio license of Glenn A. Baxter, K1MAN, of Belgrade Lakes, Maine, should be renewed. According to the Order, “Baxter has apparently willfully and repeatedly e Read More
01/12/2011 | ARRL Executive Committee Approves Grants for Five Schools

In December 2010, the ARRL Executive Committee reviewed grant applications for the ARRL’s Education & Technology Program (ETP), awarding equipment valued at nearly $5000 to five schools. More than 525 schools across the country have received support from Read More
01/11/2011 | ARRL Board of Directors to Meet Next Week

The ARRL Board of Directors will hold its 2011 Annual Meeting on January 21-22 in Windsor, Connecticut. Directors, Vice Directors and ARRL Board Officers will be in attendance, including one Vice Director who will be at her first Board meeting: Southeaste Read More
01/11/2011 | New QuickStats Poll Now Available on ARRL Website

Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard! Read More
01/11/2011 | ARRL Foundation Scholarship Applications and Transcripts Due February 1

Students planning to apply for the more than 60 scholarships administered by the ARRL Foundation should be aware that the deadline is fast approaching. All materials -- including transcripts -- are due February 1. Beginning this year, applicants must subm Read More
01/10/2011 | New Amateur Radio Bill Introduced in Congress

The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act, which died at the end of the 111th Congress, has been reintroduced in the 112th Congress as HR 81. The sponsor is Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18). The new bill -- which was introduced Read More
01/10/2011 | Former Western Massachusetts Section Manager Bill Voedisch, W1UD (SK)

William Voedisch, W1UD, of Leominster, Massachusetts, became a Silent Key on January 1. He was 78. Voedisch was an avid CW operator who especially enjoyed operating in the CW National Traffic System nets. In recent years, he was the Manager of the NTS Fir Read More
01/10/2011 | ARRL Outgoing QSL Service Announces New Rate Structure

Effective January 17, 2011, a new pricing structure will go into effect for the ARRL Outgoing QSL Service. With the new rate structure, amateurs will no longer need to count outgoing cards and then guess as to what to pay based upon a half-pound rate; a s Read More
01/07/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update

The average daily sunspot numbers were up nearly 24 points this week to 50, while the average daily solar flux rose more than 9 points to 89.5. The lagging three month average of daily sunspot numbers was down 3.5 points from last month’s average of the p Read More
01/07/2011 | Surfin’: Looking for Channel 1, But Finding WNBC

This week, Surfin’ discovers that call letters can have an interesting -- and unexpected -- history. Read More
01/06/2011 | FCC Cites Retailer for Marketing Amateur Radios as CB Radios

In October 2010, an agent from the FCC’s Enforcement Office visited Monroe, Michigan-based Doctor Radio’s CB Shop to find that the store was selling, among other items, a radio that was described as “an Amateur Radio that could operate on CB frequencies” Read More
01/06/2011 | ARRL Audio News Once Again Available from iTunes

The ARRL Audio News is once again available through iTunes, beginning today. You can find the URL for the Audio News’ RSS feed here. To download and subscribe to the Audio News at iTunes, log into your iTunes account and go to the “Advanced” pull-down men Read More
01/05/2011 | Yasme Foundation Announces 2010 Yasme Excellence Award Recipients

The Yasme Excellence Awards are given to individuals who through their own service, creativity, effort and dedication, have made a significant contribution to Amateur Radio. Their contribution may be in recognition of technical, operating or organizationa Read More
01/04/2011 | America’s Oldest Scouter: Woody Woodward, W7KOP (SK)

Leonard Andrew “Woody” Woodward, W7KOP, of Mapleton, Utah, passed away December 25, 2010. He was 99. Woodward -- who, according to the Boy Scouts of America, was the “longest continuously registered Scouter” -- was involved with scouting for more than 87 Read More
01/03/2011 | 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 December. Read More
01/03/2011 | Eric Nichols, KL7AJ, Wins December QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for December is Eric Nichols, KL7AJ, for his article “Gimme an X, Gimme an O. What’s that Spell? -- Radio.” Congratulations Eric! The QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best article in Read More