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07/14/2010 | The Rock that Talked

A ham relives his first radio experience. Read More
07/13/2010 | White House Budget Office Names FCC “Most Improved” Federal Agency

The Federal Communications Commission is the “most improved” agency across the entire federal government, according to the 2010 OPM Viewpoint Employee Satisfaction Survey released Monday, July 12 by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Read More
07/13/2010 | First Half of 2010 Sees Upswing in New Amateur Radio Licenses

With more than 18,000 new Amateur Radio licenses issued in the first half of this year -- 18, 270 to be exact -- 2010 is shaping up to be a banner year for Amateur Radio. So far, the number of new licenses issued by the FCC in 2010 is outpacing the Januar Read More
07/12/2010 | WRTC 2010 Winners Announced

Broadcast live over the Internet, WRTC Judge David Sumner, K1ZZ, just moments ago announced the winners of the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships (WRTC) from Moscow, Russia:
- Gold Medal (First Place): The R32F Team, consisting of Vladimir Aksenov ...
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07/12/2010 | Fred Fish Memorial Award #2 Goes to Texas Ham

Llewellyn “Pat” Rose, W5OZI, of Junction, Texas, is the recipient of the Fred Fish Memorial Award (FFMA) #2. Thanks to a recent Grid DXpedition by Russ Dwarshius, KB8U, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Rose earned FFMA #2; FFMA #1 was awarded posthumously to Fred Read More
07/12/2010 | Spain Extends Amateur Privileges on 70 MHz

The Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles (URE) -- Spain’s IARU Member-Society -- announced that the Secretaría de Estado de Telecomunicaciones y para la Sociedad de la Información (SETSI) (Spain’s equivalent to the USA’s FCC) has extended temporary privile Read More
07/12/2010 | ARRL West Gulf Division Vice Director John Thomason, WB5SYT, Resigns Position

On Sunday, July 11, ARRL West Gulf Division Director John Thomason, WB5SYT, of Edmond, Oklahoma, submitted his resignation to ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN. Thomason told President Craigie that by resigning, he will be able to “devote my energy to serv Read More
07/10/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update

The average daily sunspot numbers for this week rose from 11.7 to 16, back to the level from two weeks ago. The geomagnetic indices have quieted down, with average mid-latitude A index dropping over five points from the previous week. Sunspot numbers for Read More
07/10/2010 | Surfin’: What’s on the Horizon?

This week, Surfin’ discovers what is really on the horizon. Read More
07/09/2010 | 2010 Second Meeting of the ARRL Board will be July 16-17

2010 Second Meeting of the ARRL Board will be July 16-17 Read More
07/08/2010 | Former ARRL Staffer Mike Kaczynski, W1OD (SK)

Michael B. Kaczynski, W1OD, of Bristol Connecticut, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Bristol Hospital. He was 51. An ARRL Life Member, Kaczynski worked at ARRL Headquarters from 1979-1987 starting off at the DXCC Desk, then becoming a Communi Read More
07/08/2010 | Can I Have Amateur Radio for $1000, Alex?: Young Amateur Makes Her Mark on Jeopardy!

For hams who are fans of the television quiz show Jeopardy -- where contestants have to answer in the form of a question -- the July 6 show was a real treat: Andrea Salt, KE7OPV, of Gilbert, Arizona, was a contestant. But what makes Andrea’s time on Jeopa Read More
07/07/2010 | Amateur Radio Quiz: The Band Is Hot!

Summer time brings out the 6 meter “Magic Band” aficionados as action via sporadic-E (Es) propagation heats up. The annual Perseids meteor shower brings additional excitement during mid-August as the Earth sweeps through the debris of the comet Swift-Tutt Read More
07/06/2010 | ARRL’s 500 kHz Experiment Shows Small Growth

In the quarterly report for the ARRL’s 500 kHz Experimental Station for the period ending May 2010 (see link to PDF below), Experiment Coordinator Fritz Raab, W1FR, reported that since the experiment began in late 2006, 20 of the 32 participating stations Read More
07/06/2010 | The Amateur Amateur: APRS Sneaks Into the Shack

As I stated in my last column, APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) had interested me for some time. I just couldn’t seem to find any documentation that was simple enough for me to understand. Nor did there appear to be any “starter kits” on the marke Read More
07/02/2010 | ARRL Now on Facebook!

With more than 400 million active users, Facebook is the most popular social network site on the Internet. And since radio amateurs are generally a social bunch, many hams are active on Facebook. Thanks to Herman May, KE5HYW, the ARRL has its own Facebook Read More