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10/21/2009 | ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration

Registration remains open through Sunday, October 25, 2009, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, November 6, 2009: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; Antenna Modeling; Radio Frequency Interference; Antenna Desig Read More
10/21/2009 | University Researchers Need Your Help as they Study Early Amateur Station Logs

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin and Miami University of Ohio are seeking copies of amateur station logs from 1913-1927 in hopes they may offer insights into the relationship between individuals' work and leisure activities, technology, and thei Read More
10/21/2009 | ARRL to Participate in the Combined Federal Campaign

For the eighth year running, the US Office of Personnel Management has designated the ARRL to participate in the 2009 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). In the past, this campaign for federal government Read More
10/20/2009 | ARRL General Counsel, Regulatory Information Manager to Present Webinar

ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, and ARRL Regulatory Information Manager Dan Henderson N1ND, will present a webinar beginning at 9 PM EDT on Wednesday, October 28. This session will discuss the issues behind, and the reasoning for, the ARRL’s Read More
10/20/2009 | IARU Administrative Council Adopts Preliminary WRC-12 Positions

The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held its annual meeting on October 17-18, 2009 in Christchurch, New Zealand and took the following 16 actions. Read More
10/18/2009 | IARU Officials Attend Region 3 Conference in New Zealand

Hosted by the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART), officials from the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) -- IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, Vice President Ole Garpestad, LA2RR, and Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD, along with Region Read More
10/16/2009 | Pizza, Macaroni and a Cheeseburger

One of the great things about Amateur Radio is that it is a key that can open many doors to opportunity. It can help you meet people, make friends and sometimes take you to another country for a contact. This is what happened to me thanks to the common li Read More
10/16/2009 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: A Scouting Marathon

School is back in session all around America, and scouting is ramping back up. September and October are great months to kick off the Scouting year and resume the tireless chase for victory in the world of Radiosport. Read More
10/16/2009 | Youth@AmateurRadio.Fun: A Position for Youth, by Youth

Every section has them -- Assistant Section Managers whose goal is to help the Section Manager whenever possible. Their job is to have an ear for the members to talk to and fill in wherever the SM can't. But some Sections have gone even further and create Read More
10/16/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update

No sunspots appeared this week, although there were hopeful signs. Spaceweather.com reported on October 11 that a new sunspot was "struggling to emerge," but it faded quickly, and the Sun has been blank since then. Sunspot numbers for October 8- Read More
10/16/2009 | Surfin': Telling Your Stories

This week, Surfin' visits Web sites that encourage you to recount your adventures in ham radio. Read More
10/15/2009 | Team Leaders Selected for WRTC 2010

After a grueling selection process, the organizers of the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships (WRTC) have selected team leaders representing all six continents. Of the 76 applications submitted, 44 were chosen as Team Leaders. These Team Leaders will Read More
10/14/2009 | Get Ready for the 51st Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) This Weekend

When Scouts want to meet young people from another country, they usually think of attending a quadrennial World Jamboree. But each year, more than 400,000 Scouts and Guides "get together" over the airwaves for the annual Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOT Read More
10/14/2009 | Ham Provides Rescue Support at Utah Marathon

While not as well known as the Boston and New York City Marathons, Utah's St George Marathon draws more than 7000 runners to the town of St George -- located 300 miles south of Salt Lake City, near the Utah-Arizona-Nevada border -- each year. The race, no Read More
10/14/2009 | TAPR Selects New Officers

At the recent ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) in Chicago, the TAPR Board of Directors of selected a new slate of officers and named Dr David Toth, VE3GYQ, Read More
10/14/2009 | Hams On-the-Air to Support National Wildlife Refuge Week

The KP1-5 Project -- organizers of the 2009 Desecheo Island DXpedition -- is pleased to announce that Amateur Radio operators will be on-the-air in observance of the 2009 National Wildlife Refuge Week, on the air October 10-18. This event features scores Read More