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03/17/2010 | Baby Blindness Pioneer Dr Arnall Patz, ex-WA3EVC (SK)

Dr Arnall Patz, ex-WA3EVC -- an ophthalmologist who discovered and eliminated a major cause of blindness in premature infants -- passed away from heart disease on March 11. He was 89. In 1954, Patz proved that treating premature babies with pure oxygen co Read More
03/17/2010 | ARRL Introduces Understanding Basic Electronics, second edition

ARRL's Understanding Basic Electronics, second edition -- your gateway into the exciting world of electricity and electronics -- is written in a friendly, easy-to-understand style that beginners and nontechnical readers will enjoy. Read More
03/17/2010 | ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration

Registration remains open through Sunday, April 25, 2010, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, May 7, 2010: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; Antenna Modeling; Radio Frequency Interference; Antenna Design and Construction; P Read More
03/16/2010 | The Radio Amateur’s Hand Book by Archie Frederick Collins

From spark to phone -- an interesting look at the technologies of ham radio's early years. Read More
03/16/2010 | Companion Bill Introduced in US House to Provide Technical Resources to FCC Commissioners

Following the Senate's lead, Representative Jerry McNerny (D-CA-11), introduced HR 4809 -- the FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act -- in the House of Representatives on March 10. Copying the exact language from S 2881 (a bill w Read More
03/16/2010 | FCC Releases National Broadband Plan

This morning, the FCC held an Open Meeting to introduce its report Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) that will be delivered to Congress today. Calling it "an ambitious agenda for connecting all corners of the nation while transforming Read More
03/12/2010 | Surfin': Do You Hear What I Hear?

This week, Surfin' visits The DX Zone to find out what else you can hear on the Internet. Read More
03/12/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update

We experienced a bit of a scare this week when four days went by without sunspots. That's right -- for the first time in three months, we saw more than a single day with a sunspot number of 0, and that last period was back during November 23-December 8. Read More
03/10/2010 | FCC Amateur Radio Enforcement Correspondence Posted

The FCC has posted new Amateur Radio enforcement correspondence on its "Amateur Radio Service Enforcement Actions" Web page. Laura Smith, Special Counsel in the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, sent a letters to the Sacramento (California) Municipal Utili... Read More
03/10/2010 | Administrative Law Judge Says Washington State Licensee Can Keep Ham License

In January 2007, the FCC issued an Order to Show Cause to David L. Titus, KB7ILD, of Seattle, Washington, to justify why his General class Amateur Radio license should not be revoked and initiated a hearing process to determine whether Titus “is qualified Read More
03/10/2010 | ARRL Requests Support for Senate Bill 1755

Senate Bill 1755 -- The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 introduced in October 2009 by Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) -- has unanimously passed the US Senate and has been sent to the US House Read More
03/08/2010 | The ARRL Second Homebrew Challenge -- And the Winners Are...

We had a good response to the Second ARRL Homebrew Challenge -- here's a quick summary. Read More
03/08/2010 | Hamvention^® Awards Deadline Is March 15

There are only a few days left to nominate individuals and clubs for the 2010 Dayton Hamvention® awards. While the Special Achievement Award, Technical Excellence Award and Amateur of the Year Award have been given for many years, Hamvention Awards Chairm Read More
03/08/2010 | Bob Schroeder, N2HX, Awarded 2009 ARRL Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award

H. Robert "Bob" Schroeder, N2HX, of Ewing, New Jersey, has been named the winner of the ARRL's 2009 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award for his article "Electromagnetic Pulse and Its Implications for EmComm" that appeared in November 2009 issue of QS Read More
03/06/2010 | Radio Club de Chile Lists Emergency Frequencies, E-mail Address

Radio Club de Chile (RCCH) President Dr Galdino Besomi, CE3PG, reports that the situation in Chile is “very complex” as the country suffers aftershocks registering 6.0 or higher after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile on February 27. “Red Chilen Read More
03/05/2010 | Surfin': Using the Internet as a Public Service Radio Scanner

This week, Surfin' discovers yet another use for the Internet in the RF world. Read More