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03/05/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update

Two new sunspot groups appeared on March 1, numbered 1052 and 1053. The total number of sunspot groups appearing over the last month is 11. Looking at our 3-month moving average of daily sunspot numbers, the latest for December-January-February is 22.4, f Read More
03/04/2010 | FCC Seeks Comments for Blanket Waiver to Allow Amateur Radio in Hospital Emergency Drills

In February 2010, the American Hospital Association (AHA) filed a request with the FCC for a blanket waiver of Section 97.113(a)(3) of the Commission's Rules "to permit hospitals seeking accreditation to use Amateur Radio operators who are hospital employ Read More
03/04/2010 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Workbench Wisdom

Even though you might be an inveterate tinkerer and builder, it's occasionally a good idea to put down those hot irons, sweep off the workbench and turn off the test equipment. This quiz is for you! Read More
03/04/2010 | FCC Reaffirms Statement on ROS

In mid-February, European amateurs first used a new, experimental digital mode known as ROS. On February 23, 2010 -- after FCC review of the original documents provided from the developer's Web site -- the FCC made the following statements on ROS: Read More
03/04/2010 | ARRL Seeks Input for New IARU Region 2 Band Plan

The International Amateur Radio Region 2 conference -- held later this year in El Salvador -- brings together delegations from the national Amateur Radio Societies in the Western Hemisphere. One of the topics on the agenda will be the Region 2 HF band pla Read More
03/03/2010 | Amateur Radio Operators Provide Communications Support in Haiti

After a devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, many Amateur Radio operators asked how they could volunteer to help. WX4NHC volunteers were among those responding. Read More
03/03/2010 | ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration

Registration remains open through Sunday, March 21, 2010, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, April 2, 2010: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; Antenna Modeling; Radio Frequency Interference; Antenna Design and Construction; Read More
03/03/2010 | ARRL Executive Committee Meeting Agenda Available

At its January 2010 meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors decided to make the agendas of Board and Executive Committee meetings available on the ARRL Web site. The first opportunity to do so is for the Executive Committee meeting to be held March 13. The a Read More
03/03/2010 | A Close Encounter for AMSAT-OSCAR 51

While many in North America were fast asleep Monday morning, March 1, the AMSAT-OSCAR 51 satellite had a potentially dangerous encounter with another spacecraft known as Formosat 3D. OSCAR 51 is a popular Amateur Radio satellite that often functions as a Read More
03/02/2010 | Joint MARS Emergency Communications Support to "Project MEDISHARE" Ends

The emergency communications support provided by Amateur Radio and MARS operators to the University of Miami Medical Center's Project MEDISHARE in Haiti has concluded, as normal communications links are re-established after a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti o Read More
03/01/2010 | It Seems to Us: Emergency Preparedness and the FCC Rules

Meeting January 15-16 in the immediate aftermath of the cataclysmic earthquake in Haiti, the members of the ARRL Board of Directors had emergency communications very much on their minds. Read More
03/01/2010 | Paul Christensen, W9AC, Wins February QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for February is Paul Christensen, W9AC, for his article "An SWR Null Meter." Congratulations, Paul! Read More
03/01/2010 | ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?

his 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 February. Read More
03/01/2010 | TAPR President Emeritus Dr David Toth, VE3GYQ (SK)

Dr David Toth, VE3GYQ -- President Emeritus of Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR) -- passed away Friday, February 26after a long battle with cancer. He was 55. A resident of Spencerville, Ohio, Toth served as a Director and Executive Vice President of TAP Read More
03/01/2010 | Hawaii Hams Spurred to Action by Chilean Earthquake

On Saturday, February 27, 60 Amateur Radio operators participated in a tsunami radio net that operated throughout the island State of Hawaii. More than 25 real-time reports from observers around the state were relayed simultaneously to the State Emergency Read More
03/01/2010 | Radio Club de Chile Active after Earthquake

Earlier today, IARU Region 2 President Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AMH, spoke via telephone with Radio Club de Chile (RCCH) President Dr Galdino Besomi, CE3PG. “He informed me that soon after the earthquake, an Emergency Net was activated in the whole country-- Read More