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05/11/2010 | ARRL Web Work Continues

Expect possible disruptions due to maintenance. Read More
05/11/2010 | Canadian Hams Make Use of New Privileges

After several years of hard work by the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) and Industry Canada (IC) -- Canada’s equivalent to the FCC -- Canadian amateurs received privileges on 2200 meters (135.7-137.8 kHz) at the first of the year. Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, of Read More
05/10/2010 | National Hurricane Center's WX4NHC Sets On-The-Air Station Test

The annual WX4NHC On-the-Air Station Test from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami will take place Saturday, May 29, 1300-2100 UTC. “The purpose of this annual station test is to test all of our radio equipment, computers and antennas using as ma Read More
05/10/2010 | ARRL Foundation Awards 66 Scholarships in 2010

The ARRL Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce the scholarship recipients for 2010. Each year, the Foundation’s Directors have the honor and privilege of selecting Amateur Radio operators who will receive monetary assistance to further thei Read More
05/08/2010 | FCC Proposes Additions, Changes to Amateur 5 MHz Allocation

Acting on a 2006 Petition for Rulemaking filed by the ARRL, the FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), ET Docket No 10-98 to modify the rules that govern amateurs’ secondary use of five channels in the 5 MHz frequency range known as 60 me Read More
05/07/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update

Sunspots made a strong return this week -- and so did geomagnetic activity. The average daily solar flux increased 4.2 points to 79.6; on Wednesday, May 5, the daily sunspot number reached 77, the highest in nearly four years. The sunspot number hasn’t be Read More
05/07/2010 | Surfin’: Scheduling Your Contesting

This week, Surfin’ checks the calendar to see what’s brewing in the contest ham radio world. Read More
05/06/2010 | Get Involved at Hamvention!

As an 18-wheeler pulls away from the ARRL warehouse loading dock, destined for the Dayton Hamvention® -- only a week away -- ARRL Marketing Manager Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, looks on with a sense of relief: “There go all of the supplies for our huge exhibit Read More
05/06/2010 | Search Function Capability Optimized on New Web Site

After a few adjustments, the search function on the new ARRL Web site -- powered by Google, the number one search engine in the world -- is fully operational. When you put a search term into the “Website Search” box, you have the option of searching by ca Read More
05/06/2010 | Former Hudson Division Director Linda Ferdinand, N2YL (SK)

Linda Ferdinand, N2YL, passed away due to complications from chronic heart failure. She was 63. Ferdinand served as Hudson Division Vice Director from 1980-1982, and as Division Director from 1985-1987; she was an extremely proficient Morse code operator. Read More
05/06/2010 | The Last Tech-Plus License to Expire in June

In February 1991, the FCC dropped the 5 WPM Morse code requirement for new Technician licensees, and in 1994, it created a new class of Amateur Radio license: the Technician-Plus, also called Tech-Plus. This new license differed from the Technician licens Read More
05/05/2010 | JARL to Accept Applications for IARU Region 3 Award at Dayton Hamvention®

Representatives from the Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) will be accepting applications for the IARU Region 3 Operating Award. JARL will forward the applications to the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART), who administers the award. NZ Read More
05/05/2010 | New Beacon On the Air

In January, Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, of Forest, Virginia, filed an application with the FCC for an experimental license to operate a propagation beacon on 70.005 MHz. It was approves, and on Monday May 3, a 70 MHz beacon -- WE9XFT -- went live at 1200 UTC... Read More
05/04/2010 | ARRL Field Day Merchandise Now Available

How can you be the best-dressed ham at your Field Day site this year? When you wear the official 2010 ARRL Field Day shirt -- accompanied by the 2010 ARRL Field Day hat -- of course! Field Day -- Amateur Radio’s largest on-the-air operating event -- is ju Read More
05/04/2010 | Now in the ARRL Bookstore: Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio and ARRL’s PIC Programming for Beginners

The ARRL is now taking orders for and shipping the two newest books in the ARRL Bookstore: Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio by ARRL Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager Mike Corey, 5MPC, and Victor Morris, AH6WX, and ARRL’s PIC Pr Read More
05/03/2010 | Noted DXer Vince Thompson, K5VT (SK)

Dr Vinson Thompson, K5VT, passed away on April 26 from acute myeloid leukemia, only diagnosed four weeks before his death. He was 67. An ARRL Life Member and former Chairman of the ARRL DX Advisory Committee (DXAC), Thompson was famous in DX and contestin Read More