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06/05/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update

It is so great to see some real Solar Cycle 24 sunspot activity this week. Instead of a phantom that pops into view one day and is gone the next, we have sunspot 1019, which has persisted for five days so far. Emerging on Sunday, May 31, the resulting dai Read More
06/05/2009 | ARRL DXCC Desk Approves Operation

ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that the HZ1EA operation in Saudi Arabia has been approved for DXCC credit. "If you had cards that were recently rejected for this operation, please send an e Read More
06/05/2009 | Surfin': One Ham's Garbage Is Another Ham's Art

This week's Surfin' finds old radio parts recycled as new radio art. Read More
06/04/2009 | Behind Enemy Lines: An Amateur Radio Operator’s Amazing Tale of Bravery

To a number of older hams the battle of Guadalcanal may be well-known. They may even have fought in some of the battles mentioned. To a slightly younger group it might be a dim memory. Others might say “Guadalcanal. What’s that?” In 1942 Read More
06/04/2009 | Jeff Beals, WA4AW, Appointed Southeastern Division Vice Director

With the approval of the ARRL Ethics and Elections Committee, ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, appointed Southern Florida Assistant Section Manager Jeff Beals, WA4AW, as Vice Director in the Southeastern Division, effective June 1. Beals replaces Read More
06/04/2009 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Dayton 2009 -- a Smashing Success!

I'm not sure what else I could call it. Coming up with clever word plays or alliterations for the title just wouldn’t have done it justice, for the 2009 Dayton Hamvention was truly a smashing success! Read More
06/03/2009 | President Obama to Renominate FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell for New Term

On Tuesday, June 2, President Barack Obama announced that he will renominate current FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell for another term. McDowell, a Republican, was first nominated by President George W. Bush and sworn into office in June 2006, filling the Read More
06/03/2009 | Why Join an Amateur Radio Club

Why should you join an Amateur Radio club? I can think of many reasons. The first and foremost one is the opportunity to meet and get to know other ham operators in your community. There are almost one million Amateur Radio operators in the United States, Read More
06/02/2009 | First 2009 ARRL Teachers Institute in the Books

The week of May 25 saw the completion of the first 2009 Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology. According to Education and Technology Program Coordinator Mark Spencer, WA8SME, about half of the participants came from the host institution, the New Mexic Read More
06/01/2009 | NASA Releases New Predictions for Solar Cycle 24

An international panel of experts -- led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and sponsored by NASA -- has released a new prediction for the next solar cycle: Solar Cycle 24 will peak in May 2013 with a below-average number of sun Read More
06/01/2009 | ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?

This 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 May. Read More
06/01/2009 | Mal Eiselman, NC4L, Wins May QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for May is Mal Eiselman, NC4L, for his article "Troubleshooting Radios." Congratulations, Mal! The winner of the QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the Read More
05/29/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update

That was a nice string of days showing a sunspot -- May 13-19 -- a whole week. Then it was gone, but a few days later on May 23, another Solar Cycle 24 sunspot emerged, this time in our Sun's southern hemisphere. But it was another of those phantom spots. Read More
05/29/2009 | Changes to ARRL VHF/UHF Contest Rules Now in Place

The League's Programs and Services Committee has approved recommendations made by the ARRL's VHF-UHF Advisory Committee (VUAC) to change two rules in the ARRL's VHF/UHF contest program. These changes are in effect immediately, and include the 2009 June VH Read More
05/28/2009 | 2009 ARRL Photo Contest Ends Soon

There's still time -- but not much -- to enter your high-resolution digital image (or print) in the 2009 ARRL Photo Contest. Entries must be received by May 31, either via e-mail (subject line: 2009 Photo Contest) or Read More
05/28/2009 | Amateur Radio Quiz: The Radiosporting Life

Competitive operating, aka radiosport, is a great way to improve your operating skills, exercise your station’s capabilities, put that new gadget to the test, work on your awards or just have fun putting a lot of contacts in the log from all over. Read More