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09/24/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update

The autumnal equinox occurred early yesterday, at 0309 UTC on September 23. Conditions were good this week, with sunspots visible every day -- and very little geomagnetic activity. The average daily sunspot numbers rose more than 24 points to 40 and the a Read More
09/24/2010 | The QSL Postman

Getting that rare QSL into your mailbox takes a dedicated effort by your local bureau. Read More
09/24/2010 | Surfin': You Get What Your Pay For -- Learning the Hard Way

This week, your Surfin' contributing editor learns a lesson and finds a new Mac ham application. Read More
09/23/2010 | ARRL Awards Committee Makes Statement on Dissolution of Netherlands Antilles

To clarify the administrative process by which the anticipated changes to the two existing Netherlands Antilles DXCC entities will be made, the ARRL Awards Committee has determined that at 0400 UTC (12:00 AM local time in the islands) on October 10, 2010, Read More
09/23/2010 | The Amateur Amateur: Musings from a Hamfest

Yawn! Where am I, anyway? I can’t see half of the street signs until I’m almost past them. Why do all these hamfests start so early, anyway? Dawn is hours away. There’s no one on the road except me. Read More
09/22/2010 | Amateur Radio Quiz: In the Here and Now

The last quiz took a long look in the rear-view mirror. Let’s turn around to the future and take a look out the windshield with this collection of new ham radio jargon! Read More
09/22/2010 | MicroHAMs Meet in Redmond

More than 100 amateurs meet at Microsoft headquarters. Read More
09/22/2010 | PBS Show Features History Mystery with an Amateur Radio Twist

In the PBS show History Detectives, a group of researchers helps people to seek answers to various historical questions they have, usually centering around a family heirloom, an old house or other historic object or structure. So when Chuck Roedel, WA2MXR Read More
09/21/2010 | 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season Proves to Be a Busy One for Hams

So far, with nine tropical storms and four hurricanes, the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season has indeed been a busy one. Beginning with Hurricane Alex in June, hams at WX4NHC -- the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Flori Read More
09/21/2010 | Nominations Now Being Accepted for the George Hart Distinguished Service Award

At its July 2009 meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors established the George Hart Distinguished Service Award to be given to an ARRL member whose service to the League's Field Organization is of the most exemplary nature. The Distinguished Service Award i Read More
09/21/2010 | ARRL to Welcome USTTI Students

Next week -- September 27-October 1 -- the ARRL will welcome students who want to learn how to administer and regulate Amateur Radio programs in their home countries. This course, offered by the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) Read More
09/20/2010 | Five New Section Managers to Meet in Newington for Training

This weekend, five newly elected or appointed Section Managers will be in Newington for an orientation workshop. The primary purposes of the workshop sessions are to share ideas and to provide basic administrative, management, leadership and motivational Read More
09/20/2010 | United States Supports Secondary Amateur Radio Allocation at 461-469 and 471-478 kHz

The Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) -- the spectrum regulators for United States private sector and government users, respectively -- have agreed to support a secondary MF allocat Read More
09/18/2010 | Please Keep 7.065 MHz Open for Tropical Storm Karl Communications

At 7:00 PM (CDT) on Friday, September 17, the center of Tropical Storm Karl is moving toward the interior of Central Mexico, currently heading in a west-northwest direction at 9 MPH. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are predicting that the sto Read More
09/17/2010 | Tim Duffy, K3LR, to Receive RCA’s Goldwater Award

The Radio Club of America (RCA) has named Tim Duffy, K3LR, of West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, as the recipient of its Barry Goldwater Amateur Radio Award. The Goldwater Award is given to an RCA member who is also a licensed amateur in recognition of a long Read More
09/17/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update

The average daily sunspot numbers dropped nearly 23 points to 15.6 this week, and geomagnetic indices were quiet. The average daily solar flux was 78.1, but the latest prediction from USAF and NOAA calls for rising solar flux values. The September 17-23 p Read More