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09/07/2010 | ARRL Introduces First Challenge Coin

This month, the ARRL and the Amateur Radio community celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service®, or ARES®. To help commemorate this milestone, the ARRL has introduced an anniversary Challenge Coin. The die-struck, 1.5 inch bras Read More
09/03/2010 | Massachusetts ARES Prepares as a Now-Weakened Hurricane Earl Approaches

Massachusetts ARES Prepares as a Now-Weakened Hurricane Earl Approaches Read More
09/03/2010 | New Interim Chief Takes Over Air Force MARS

New Interim Chief Takes Over Air Force MARS Read More
09/03/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update

Over this past week, four new sunspot groups appeared. Group 1101 was already in place since August 24, and 1102 emerged on August 29. On September 1, two new sunspot groups -- 1103 and 1104 -- appeared, and on September 2, sunspot group 1105 arrived. Thr Read More
09/03/2010 | Surfin’: Hurricane Hamming

This week, Surfin’ makes plans for emergency communications of the hurricane variety. Read More
09/02/2010 | Hurricane Earl Heading for North Carolina, Hurricane Warnings Issued for New England

Hurricane Earl -- once again a Category 4 storm -- is currently aiming for North Carolina’s Outer Banks. At 11 AM (EDT), Earl is located about 300 miles south of Cape Hatteras and 765 south of Nantucket Island, just off the coast of Massachusetts. Earl is Read More
09/02/2010 | New D-STAR Repeater Now in Place in ARRL Laboratory

The ARRL Lab has installed a D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio) repeater in the Lab at the ARRL Headquarters building. Operating with an output of 147.390 MHz, positive offset, the W1HQ D-STAR repeater is a local repeater with a modest Read More
09/01/2010 | Earl Possibly to Upgrade to Category 4 Storm, US Atlantic Coast on Alert

On August 30, Hurricane Earl intensified into a Category 4 hurricane -- sustained winds 131-155 MPH -- before leveling out back into a Category 3 storm. But even as a Category 3 hurricane, Earl is still a major storm with hurricane-force winds extending o Read More
09/01/2010 | ARRL to Close in Observance of Labor Day

ARRL Headquarters will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 6. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions that day. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Tuesday, September 7 at 8 AM Eastern Daylight Time. We wish everyone Read More
09/01/2010 | 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 August. Read More
09/01/2010 | James Garland, W8ZR, Wins August QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for August is James Garland, W8ZR, for his article “The StationPro Master Station Controller.” Congratulations, James! The winner of the QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best article Read More
09/01/2010 | Discover the Fun of 6 Meters (and Up!) in the ARRL September VHF QSO Party

September is here, and according to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, that means the VHF bands are getting a workout: “If you’ve never experienced the fun of VHF+ operating, the ARRL September VHF QSO Party is a great place to start. With man Read More
08/31/2010 | FCC Reaffirms 2×2 Call Signs Are Only for Advanced, Amateur Extra License Classes

In May 2010, John Gottschalk, KB1DDK, of Westwood, Massachusetts, requested a new call sign via the FCC’s vanity call sign program. Gottschalk, a General class licensee, requested KK1CQ -- a 2×2 call sign -- and a waiver from the Commission allowing him t Read More
08/31/2010 | QST Columnist Recognized for Documenting Radio’s Past

John Dilks, K2TQN -- who pens the “Vintage Radio” column in QST every month -- was awarded the AWA Houck Award for Documentation by the American Wireless Association (AWA) at their 2010 World Convention, held August 17-21 in Rochester, New York. This awar Read More
08/30/2010 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: A 2010 Youth DX Adventure

I desperately wanted to go on a DXpedition before I turned 18. I know not many kids my age have had the opportunity to travel abroad, let alone travel abroad for the sole purpose of doing something you love. So when Don DuBon, N6JRL, first contacted me, i Read More
08/30/2010 | Hurricane Earl Continues to Strengthen, Watch Nets Activated

With Hurricane Earl now a category 2 storm -- and expected to become a major hurricane -- WX4NHC and the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) -- activated at 8 AM EDT on Monday, August 30; WX4NHC is the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Read More