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03/13/2009 | Agenda for WRC-11 Poses Opportunities and Challenges for Hams

The next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-11) is scheduled for fall 2011. These periodic conferences of the Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) consider allocations to the various radio services -- including the Amateu Read More
03/12/2009 | Application Deadline Approaching for ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology

Donors to the ARRL Education & Technology Program (ETP) fund have made it possible to offer seven sessions of the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology this summer. According to Education Services Manager Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, she is receiving app Read More
03/12/2009 | NASA Delays Discovery's Trip to ISS

Due to a leak in the venting system outside the giant external fuel tank, NASA has decided to postpone the launch of a space shuttle headed to the International Space Station (Read More
03/12/2009 | Surfin': Making Trees Go Away

This week's Surfin' reveals Web sites that provide safety information for do-it-yourself lumberjacks and lumberjills. Read More
03/11/2009 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Emergency Communications and You(th)

As vegetation begins to green and E-skip begins to grace VHF, storm season begins to threaten the Midwest. Spring in the heartland is a very exciting -- and dangerous -- time of the year. The weather changes every five minutes and you can almost count on Read More
03/11/2009 | Hams to Activate Midway Atoll as K4M in October 2009

Earlier this year, US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced that they would open Midway Atoll to Amateur Radio operations for two weeks only, from October 5-19, 2009. Tom Harrell, N4XP, of Monroe, Georgia, and Dave Johnson, WB4JTT, of Aitkin, Minnes Read More
03/11/2009 | US Coast Guard to Discontinue LORAN Stations

Last month, the US Coast Guard announced that due to economic conditions, they would be closing down the 24 LORAN-C (Long Range Aid to Navigation) stations operated under the auspices of the USCG. LORAN stations provide navigation, location and timing ser Read More
03/11/2009 | FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith Visits ARRL

FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith visited ARRL Headquarters on March 5 and 6, her first official visit as Special Counsel. Smith was named to the position earlier this year, filling the vacancy created when Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, retired in 2008; Read More
03/10/2009 | ARRL Seeks Nominations for Annual Awards

Each year, the ARRL Board of Directors has the opportunity to select recipients for a number of awards that honor Amateur Radio operators. These awards, designed to recognize educational and technological pursuits in Amateur Radio, represent many categori Read More
03/09/2009 | GAREC-2009: Emergency Communications Across Borders

The Fifth Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference (GAREC) -- hosted by the Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) -- will be held in conjunction with the JARL Ham Fair at Tokyo Big Sight on August 24-25, 2009. Registration for GAREC-2009 will Read More
03/08/2009 | Julius Genachowski Nominated as Next FCC Chairman

On Tuesday, March 3, President Barack Obama nominated Julius Genachowski as FCC Chairman. Genachowski, 46, is a technology executive and a former classmate of Obama's from Harvard Law School. Upon Senate confirmation, Genachowski will replace Acting FCC C Read More
03/06/2009 | Rick Campbell, KK7B, Wins February QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for February is Rick Campbell, KK7B, for his article "Designing and Building Transistor Linear Power Amplifiers." Congratulations, Rick! The winner of the QST Cover Plaque award Read More
03/06/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update

There have been no new sunspots since the recent brief three-day appearance of quickly fading sunspot 1013 on February 24-26. It was another Solar Cycle 24 sunspot, but this is not too encouraging, considering how brief and weak it appeared. There are no Read More
03/05/2009 | ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration

Registration remains open through Sunday March 8, 2009 for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, March 20, 2009: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 2, Antenna Modeling, and Radio Frequency Propagatio Read More
03/04/2009 | Surfin': Calling All Space Cadets

This week's Surfin' recalls an era when we were all space cadets one way or another. Read More
03/04/2009 | FCC Has Done "Literally Nothing" to Comply with Court Ruling

On February 25 -- 10 months to the day that the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit released its decision on the ARRL's Petition for Review of the FCC's Orders adopting rules governing broadband over power line (BPL) systems -- ARRL G Read More