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03/30/2009 | FCC Denies New York Ham's Request for PRB-1 Ruling

On March 27, the FCC notified Thomas Morrison, AB2PP, of Yonkers, New York, that it was denying his petition concerning an Amateur Radio antenna support structure Morrison had installed at his home. In his December 2008, petition, Morrison requested the C Read More
03/30/2009 | 2009 National Hurricane Conference Has Amateur Radio Focus

The 31st Annual National Hurricane Conference will take place April 6-10 in Austin, Texas. This annual event brings together many disciplines in the Emergency Management field to address tropical events that impact the United States. According to ARRL Eme Read More
03/30/2009 | The Amateur Amateur: Packet, Part 1

I never had much interest in packet radio. It was just one of those "other" modes that was fine for other people, but held no relevance for me. And then one day I looked around my shack and realized that packet had crept in and taken over. There Read More
03/30/2009 | ARRL Comments on FCC's Proposed Establishment of Rural Broadband Plan

On March 10, 2009, the FCC invited comments via a Public Notice concerning the establishment of a comprehensive rural broadband strategy as part of the Department of Agriculture's Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, commonly known as the 200 Read More
03/27/2009 | North Dakota Hams Help to Head Off River Flooding

Early on Friday, March 27, the Red River -- the natural boundary separating North Dakota and Minnesota -- rose to 40.32 feet, more than 22 feet above flood stage and inches more than the previous high water mark of 40.10 feet set April 7, 1897. According Read More
03/27/2009 | New Videos Promoting Field Day, Amateur Radio Technology, Available from ARRL

Two new video Public Service Announcements (PSAs) -- one promoting ARRL Field Day and another showing the technical side of Amateur Radio -- are now available from the ARRL Web site. "These videos are great for PIOs, clubs and hams in general to use Read More
03/27/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update

Every day I check the 45 day forecast of planetary A index and solar flux from NOAA and the US Air Force. For quite some time now, the solar flux forecast has been the same: The projection shows 45 days of solar flux at 70, with no variation. I look at th Read More
03/26/2009 | Surfin': Getting Small

This week's Surfin' examines a radio that is so small, you need an electron microscope to see it. Read More
03/25/2009 | Vienna International Center Activated for WAE-SSB

The United Nations participates in the Worked All Europe Contest. Read More
03/25/2009 | The 23rd Annual Southwest Ohio Digital Symposium

Homebrew events need grassroots support to survive and thrive. Read More
03/25/2009 | Legislation Introduced in US Senate to Inventory Radio Spectrum

Two US Senators -- Democrat John Kerry of Massachusetts and Republican Olympia Snowe of Maine -- have introduced a bill in the Senate that would mandate an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Admini Read More
03/25/2009 | Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, Steps Down from ARISS and AMSAT Duties

Citing personal and professional reasons, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, announced on March 24 that he will be step down from all his ARISS duties, effective immediately. Bauer serves a Read More
03/25/2009 | It Seems to Us: Change

This time last year, the price of crude oil on the world market had risen above $100/barrel and was heading toward $150. Last summer the cost of energy appeared to be the greatest threat to the global economy, driving up other costs and creating 'stagflat Read More
03/24/2009 | FCC Proposes New Rules for Medical Devices Operating on 70 cm Band

On March 20, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), proposing to allocate spectrum and adopt service and technical rules for the utilization of new implanted medical devices that operate on 413-457 MHz (70 cm). According to t Read More
03/24/2009 | ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration

Registration remains open through Sunday, April 5, 2009 for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, April 17, 2009: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 2; Antenna Modeling, and Radio Frequency Propagati Read More
03/24/2009 | Hurricane Watch Net Seeks New Members

With hurricane season approaching, the various organizations that assist the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami are gearing up for what could be a very active storm season. One organization that assists the NHC is the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN). To b Read More