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07/26/2010 | John Robert Stratton, KE5ISX, Appointed West Gulf Division Vice Director

After review of eligibility by the ARRL Ethics and Elections Committee, President Kay Craigie, N3KN, has appointed John Robert Stratton, KE5ISX, of Austin Texas, to serve as Vice Director of the ARRL’s West Gulf Division for the remainder of the current t Read More
07/26/2010 | Ubuntu Linux for Hams

A free operating system provides your PC with many features including ham radio applications. Read More
07/24/2010 | ARDF Update: Radio Foxhunters Find Their Champions in Ohio

No shack potatoes here! These radio-orienteering enthusiasts took to the beautiful woods of the Buckeye State in pursuit of transmitters and medals. Read More
07/23/2010 | ARRL Argues that Oklahoma Town’s RFI Ordinance is “Null and Void”

Saying that only the Federal Communications Commission is empowered to regulate radio frequency interference (RFI), the ARRL has notified Midwest City, Oklahoma, that its local ordinance 27-3(9), seeking to regulate radio transmissions and RFI, is “null a Read More
07/23/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update

Sunspot activity increased recently, although it is foolish to call this a trend, since solar activity has great variability. Sunspot group 1087 was visible for 13 days over July 9-21. In millionths of a solar hemisphere, its size was 30, 100, 120, 130, 7 Read More
07/23/2010 | Surfin’: Searchin’

This week, Surfin’ searches the FCC database and finds more musical hams. Read More
07/20/2010 | QuickStats to Debut on Web and QST

Member polls have returned to the ARRL Web, but with a twist. Rather than a single weekly poll, the new QuickStats page at http://www.arrl.org/quickstats offers several polls at once with new questions every 30 days. The results will be published in QST b Read More
07/20/2010 | FCC: Vanity Call Sign Fees to Decrease August 17

On July 19, the FCC announced via the Federal Register that the cost of an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will decrease 10 cents, from to $13.40 to $13.30. The new fees take effect 30 days after publication, making August 17, 2010, the first day the new f Read More
07/20/2010 | Connect with the National Scout Jamboree via Amateur Radio

The National Scout Jamboree takes place July 26-August 4 at Fort AP Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. A myriad of exhibits and activities await the close to 40,000 Scouts, leaders and staff. Coming from all 50 states, territories and foreign countries, the Read More
07/19/2010 | ARRL Board of Directors Holds 2010 Second Meeting

The ARRL Board of Directors held its Second Meeting of 2010 July 16-17 in Windsor, Connecticut, under the chairmanship of President Kay Craigie, N3KN. The Board considered and acted on a number of organizational, regulatory and operating issues, including Read More
07/16/2010 | Eavesdropping on Apollo 11

A ham receives Apollo 11 transmissions. Read More
07/16/2010 | K1ZZ Presented with "BPL Spoils" Award

K1ZZ Presented with "BPL Spoils" Award Read More
07/16/2010 | FCC Modifies Amateur Rules to Allow Participation in Disaster and Emergency Drills on Behalf of an Employer without a Waiver

In a Report and Order (R&O) released Wednesday, July 14, the FCC amended Part 97.113 to allow amateurs to participate without an FCC waiver in government-sponsored disaster preparedness drills on behalf of their employers participating in the exercise. Th Read More
07/16/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update

Two new sunspot groups appeared in the last week -- groups 1087 and 1088. Group 1088 lasted just one day -- on July 13, 2010 -- with a relative area of 10 (millionths of a solar hemisphere). Sunspot group 1087 had a relative area from July 9-15 of 30, 100 Read More
07/16/2010 | Surfin’: Short Bits

This week, Surfin’ is full of short stuff that is not big enough to be tall stuff. Read More
07/14/2010 | Honoring the Best: The ARRL's A-1 Operator Club

First organized in May 1933, the ARRL A-1 Operator Club has a proud history and occupies an important place in Amateur Radio tradition. Communications Manager Ed Handy, W1BDI, announced its formation with these words in the July 1933 edition of QST: Read More