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08/24/2009 | Hurricane Bill Passes New England, Finds Newfoundland

Along Coastal New England and the Canadian Maritimes, residents boarded up windows in preparation for Hurricane Bill. Even though the storm -- downgraded from Category 4 to Category 1 -- was considerably weaker than it had been when it was in the Caribbea Read More
08/24/2009 | ARRL Section Manager Election Results

Of the nine Sections holding Section Manager elections this month, three will be getting new Section Managers: Los Angeles, South Texas and Georgia. The Sacramento Valley, Eastern Washington, Colorado, Western Washington, West Virginia and San Francisco S Read More
08/24/2009 | WX4NHC, Hurricane Watch Net, VoIP Hurricane Net to Activate for Hurricane Bill

In preparation for Hurricane Bill, WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and the VoIP Hurricane Net (VoIP Net) will activate on Sunday, August 23. Presently, Bill is a Category 1 hurricane with w Read More
08/21/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update

The quiet Sun continues to baffle us. If there are no sunspots today -- and I don't expect any to emerge -- this will be the 42nd day in a row with no sunspots; July 10 was the last day we saw any spots. There is really no way to predict when the next sun Read More
08/21/2009 | PR-101 Course Introduced at ARRL National Convention

The ARRL Public Relations Committee unveiled the new ARRL's PR-101 course today at the 2009 ARRL National Convention at the Dayton Hamvention. The course -- designed to give hams a quick course in public relations activities -- was quickly snapped up by A Read More
08/21/2009 | Surfin': Still Finding Woodstock

This week, Surfin' unveils more ham radio connections to the three days of peace, music and mud. Read More
08/20/2009 | 7O1YGF Now in Logbook of The World

ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L reports that the logs for the 2000 DXpedition to Yemen, 7O1YGF, have been uploaded to Logbook of The World (LoTW). Last week, Moore announced that after more than an eight year delay, the DXCC Desk approved the operation Read More
08/20/2009 | The Amateur Amateur: Diary of a Mad Ham's Wife

There he goes again. Stomp, stomp, stomp across the roof. How can he stay up there for hours? What could possibly consume so much of his time? I've helped him put up and take down antennas, but that never took more than ten minutes. He spends half the day Read More
08/19/2009 | FCC Blogs, Twitters

On Tuesday, August 18, the Federal Communication jumped on the technological bandwagon and began "Twittering." Twitter allow Read More
08/19/2009 | Hurricane Bill Builds to Category 4; Amateur Radio Hurricane Nets Ready

Now that Tropical Storms Ana and Claudette have dissipated, Hurricane Bill -- now labeled a Category 4 storm -- is churning its way across the Atlantic with sustained winds near 135 miles per hour. Even though the storm's projected path does not make land Read More
08/19/2009 | Santa Cruz Hams Provide Support During Wildfires

As wildfires threaten the central California coast near Santa Cruz -- located between San Jose and Monterey -- area radio amateurs have been providing support to law enforcement and fire authorities. According to Santa Cruz County Public Information Offic Read More
08/17/2009 | HPM/140 Birthday Celebration Event Coming Next Month

The Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday celebration is back! This year, the ARRL is honoring the 140th anniversary of the birth of the League's first president and cofounder. Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW, was born September 2, 1869 and died February 17, 1936, in a Colo Read More
08/17/2009 | Surfin': Finding Woodstock

This week, Surfin' finds a Woodstock connection to ham radio. Read More
08/16/2009 | QEX: The September/October 2009 Issue

The September/October issue of QEX is coming soon, and it is full of theoretical and practical technical articles that you don't want to miss. Read More
08/13/2009 | 7O1YGF Operation Approved for DXCC Credit

On August 12, ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, announced that after more than eight years, the 7O1YGF operation in 2000 from Yemen has been approved for DXCC credit. Moore cited a review of "recently received information," as well as "ad Read More
08/12/2009 | ARRL Responds to FCC's Proposed Allocation for Medical Devices in 70 cm Band

ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, on behalf of the ARRL, filed comments on August 11 regarding a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), ET Docket 09-36, issued by the FCC in March 2009. In the NPRM, the FCC proposed to allocate spectru Read More