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04/09/2009 | New Section Manager Appointed in South Dakota

Scott Rausch, WA0VKC, of Piedmont, has been appointed Section Manager of the ARRL South Dakota Section starting April 7. He will serve the balance of the term of Rich Beebe, N0PV; Beebe passed away on March 16. According to Read More
04/08/2009 | Hams Mentor Challenger Center Students for Garriott Contact

An Elmer and his pupil work together to help Challenger Learning Center students contact the International Space Station. Read More
04/08/2009 | Seattle Hosts Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Seminar

More than 250 hams and emergency communications professionals enjoyed two days of focused programs and socializing at the 11th Annual Communications Academy in Seattle over the weekend of April 3-4. Held at South Seattle Community College in West Seattle, Read More
04/07/2009 | New ARRL Advanced Emergency Communications Course in the Works

Over the past several months, ARRL staff have been reviewing the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications online course program and have decided to combine two of the three Emergency Communications courses. According to ARRL Education Services Manager Debra Read More
04/06/2009 | FCC Denies Michigan Ham's Request for Ruling

In October 2007, Christopher Kaczmarek, KB8MLC, of Saginaw, Michigan, petitioned the FCC for a ruling regarding the installation of his Amateur Radio antenna. Kaczmarek told the FCC that he received a notice from the manager of his mobile home community s Read More
04/06/2009 | Hams Still Active as Red River Flood Threat Lessens

As reported last week, hams have been providing communications during the Red River flood emergency that continues to threaten Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota and surrounding areas. Mark Johnson, KC0SHM, President of the Red River Radio Amateu Read More
04/06/2009 | FCC, Indianapolis Police Department Address Unlicensed Operations

In response to an investigation by the FCC, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) has taken action to prevent further use of Amateur Radio frequencies by unlicensed officers. Any Amateur Radio equipment in the cruisers of unlicensed offic Read More
04/03/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update

Our Sun is in the news again, unfortunately not due to any hoped-for activity, but for the eerie quiet instead. The Sun is surprisingly calm by several measurements -- including the large number of spotless days -- with an average 10.7 cm solar flux and l Read More
04/03/2009 | Surfin': Visibly Spacing Out

This week's Surfin' finds a Web site for locating the space station, space shuttles, and space satellites. Read More
04/02/2009 | 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 March. Read More
04/02/2009 | Byron Black, W4SSY, Wins March QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for March is Byron Black, W4SSY, for his article "The W4SSY Spudgun." Congratulations, Byron! The winner of the QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best artic Read More
04/02/2009 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Stating the Obvious

Knowing little things about the geography US states and Canadian provinces can be of great use on the air or just plain fun. This quiz leads into some quiet corners of the North American continent that you know so well -- or maybe you don't. No multiple g Read More
04/01/2009 | Dayton Amateur Radio Association Announces 2009 Award Winners

The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA), host of the Dayton Hamvention®, has announced the winners of their three 2009 annual receive awards -- 2009 Amateur of the Year, the Technical Excellence Award and the Special Achievement Award -- at the an Read More
04/01/2009 | Australian, British RTTY Contests to Merge

John Barber, GW4SKA, of the British Amateur Radio Teledata Group (BARTG), announced that 2009 will be the last running of the Australian National Amateur Radio Teleprinter Society (ANARTS) RTTY Contest. Citing the failing health of ANARTS Secretary and Co Read More
03/31/2009 | German AMSAT Team Transmits, Receives Signals from Venus

On March 25, a group from AMSAT-DL bounced radio signals off the surface of Venus, marking the first time Amateur Radio operators have bounced radio signals off another planet. According to AMSAT-DL President Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, the Earth-Venus-Earth (E Read More
03/30/2009 | ARRL Releases 2009-2010 Repeater Directory

With more than 20,000 listings for VHF/UHF repeaters across the US and Canada, The ARRL Repeater Directory 2009-2010 is a must have. Once again, the ARRL is offering two sizes of the Repeater Directory --poc Read More