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01/16/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update

A nice sunspot group -- number 1010 -- appeared for five days from January 9-13. Daily sunspot numbers ranged from 11 to 20, and this one was another Solar Cycle 24 appearance. The Cycle 23 sunspots seem to be gone, while the new Solar Cycle 24 isn't pick Read More
01/15/2009 | Surfin': Inauguration's Communications

This week's Surfin' finds Amateur Radio on the air for the inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Read More
01/15/2009 | New Section Manager Appointed in Wyoming

Garth Crowe Sr, N7XKT, of Gillette, will assume the position of Section Manager in Wyoming as he takes over the reins from LeeAnne Sachau, WY7DTW, of Devils Tower; Sachau, who has served as Wyoming Section Manager since August 2008, has decided to step do Read More
01/14/2009 | Delta Division Leadership Attends Orientation Workshop at ARRL HQ

Just prior to the ARRL Board of Directors 2009 Annual Meeting, the newly elected leadership team in the ARRL's Delta Division -- Director Mickey Cox, K5MC, and Vice Director David Norris, K5UZ -- made their way to Newington for a day of orientation to lea Read More
01/14/2009 | W1AW Adds Yaesu's "Top-of-the-Line" Rig to Station

Thanks to the generosity of Yaesu, W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, now boasts the Yaesu's premier transceiver -- a FTDX9000D. Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV, Executive Vice President for Yaesu's Amateur Radio Sales Division, visited ARRL Headqu Read More
01/13/2009 | ARRL 500 kHz Experiment Shows Increased Activity

In the 500 kHz Experiment quarterly report for the period ending November 2008, Experiment Coordinator Fritz Raab, W1FR, reported that 21 participating stations are currently active since the experiment began in late 2006. The FCC's Office of Engineering Read More
01/12/2009 | Everett "Curly" Silva, K7HRW (SK)

Former ARRL Nevada Section Manager Everett "Curly" Silva, K7HRW, passed away December 29, 2008 of cancer. He was 81. A retired captain with the Nevada Highway Patrol, Silva served as Section Manager from January 1994-June 1995. He was affiliated Read More
01/12/2009 | As Storms Pummeled Northwestern States, Hams Responded to Local Needs

After another week of wild weather in Oregon and Washington, residents in those states are just beginning to see the Sun. With an onslaught of wind, snow and rain this winter season, hams in the affected areas have been called upon by local served agencie Read More
01/12/2009 | Earthquake Strikes Costa Rica, Emergency Ham Frequency Declared

On Thursday, January 8 at 1921 UTC, an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck the Central American country of Costa Rica. The earthquake, with an epicenter located about 22 miles northeast of San Jose, comes after a series of almost 60 seism Read More
01/09/2009 | Classic Exchange -- A Vintage Radio Contest

Warm-up those filaments for the Classic Exchange contest, January 25/26 and February 15/16. Read More
01/09/2009 | ARRL Board of Directors, Standing Committees to Meet in Connecticut Next Week

The ARRL Board of Directors holds their annual meeting of 2009 January 16-17 in Windsor, Connecticut, with Directors, Vice Directors and ARRL Board officers in attendance. The meeting will be preceded on Thursday, January 15, with meetings of the Administ Read More
01/09/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update

On Wednesday, January 7, a sunspot appeared very briefly in the lower right portion of the Sun's image. It was so brief that NOAA did not record it on the Space Weather Prediction Center's daily solar data chart for that day. Spaceweather.com reported a s Read More
01/09/2009 | Surfin': Getting Heathkit Manuals and Getting Smart

This week's Surfin' looks for old Amateur Radio manuals online and finds a ham radio in a recent flick. Read More
01/08/2009 | Nominations Sought For 2009 Dayton Hamvention® Awards

The Dayton Hamvention® is accepting nominations for its 2009 awards. Do you know an outstanding amateur in your club, community or from on-the-air contacts? Does this person excel in some phase of Amateur Radio? Do you feel this person deserves worldw Read More
01/08/2009 | ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration

Registration remains open through Sunday, January 25, 2009, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, February 6, 2009: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; Radio Frequency Interference; Antenna Des Read More
01/08/2009 | One Mode Down, Two to Go!

With the advent of the ARRL's Triple Play Award, on-air participation has reached a level of excitement not seen in recent years. This new, exciting award is available to all amateurs who confirm contacts with each of the 50 states using three modes for e Read More