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10/24/2008 | The Perfect Union: Medicine and Communications

Solar powered radios provide a vital medical link for the people of Zambia. Read More
10/23/2008 | Get Ready for the ARRL November CW Sweepstakes

This year marks the 75th running of the premier domestic contest, the ARRL CW Sweepstakes. According to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, the event started back in 1929 as a competition for handling formal traffic messages and is one of the o Read More
10/23/2008 | Surfin': Clandestine Radio in Uncle Tom's Corner

This week's Surfin' wonders who were the men behind the curtain at Radio Swan (aka Radio Americas). Read More
10/23/2008 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Scouts and Amateur Radio Is a Game of "Follow the Leader"

Any family involved with Scouting who is reading this will agree that wherever Scouting goes, ham radio follows close behind. There is always a radio station surrounded by curious faces listening to a QSO or a group of Cub Scouts running around with a bea Read More
10/23/2008 | Pension Protection Act Charitable Contribution Provision Extended Through December 31, 2009

The ARRL Development Office notes that legislation was signed on October 3, 2008 in conjunction with the Economic Stimulus Bill of 2008 to include the immediate and retroactive extension of the popular charitable contribution provision of the Pension Prot Read More
10/22/2008 | ARRL Hosts Amateur Radio Classroom for USTTI Students

Students from Kenya, The Gambia, Ghana, The Philippines, Honduras, Dominica and Nepal attended the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) Amateur Radio Administration Course (ARAC) at ARRL Headquarters October 13-17. ARRL Chief Techno Read More
10/21/2008 | ARRL Announces New Youth Editor

The ARRL has announced Duncan MacLachlan, KU0DM, of Prairie Village, Kansas, as the new Youth Editor and will write the Youth@HamRadio.Fun column. MacLachlan, 13, takes over from Andrea Hartlage, KG4IUM, as she continues her education at the Georgia Tech. Read More
10/17/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

Finally, we are seeing Solar Cycle 24 sunspots that don't emerge on one day, only to evaporate the next. That's right -- sunspots, as in two or more. On Friday, October 10, sunspot 1005 emerged at high latitude over our Sun's eastern limb; that day's suns Read More
10/16/2008 | Surfin': Blogging with an Interest

This week's Surfin' visits a pair of blogs that provide interesting content associated with Amateur Radio. Read More
10/16/2008 | Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, Gets Busy from Space

Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, took off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, October 12, becoming the sixth private citizen to fly with the Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA) for a short-term mission on the ISS. Not two hours after he arrived on Read More
10/16/2008 | City of Manassas Takes Over BPL System from Private Company

Late last month, the Manassas, Virginia City Council voted 4-2 to assume control of the Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) service from the private company that serves approximately 675 residents. As a result of the vote, the City of Manassas will now have Read More
10/15/2008 | Caribbean Hams Get Ready for Hurricane Omar

As Hurricane Omar, currently a Category 1 storm, makes it way through the Caribbean, hams in the area are ready. According to ARRL US Virgin Islands Section Manager John Ellis, NP2B, tropical storm force winds are impacting the island of St Croix. In a co Read More
10/15/2008 | Book on Amateur Radio's "Golden Age" Now Available from ARRL

Many consider 1930 to 1980 as the "golden age" of American radio technology. A time of extraordinary innovation driven by pioneering engineers and entrepreneurs, this 50 year span saw the introduction of rigs that would become famous throughout Read More
10/14/2008 | ARRL Invites Nominations for 2008 International Humanitarian Award

Nominations are open for the 2008 ARRL International Humanitarian Award. The award is conferred upon an amateur or amateurs who demonstrate devotion to human welfare, peace and international understanding through Amateur Radio. The League established the Read More
10/14/2008 | ARRL General License Course on CD-ROM Now Available

Now there is even more help for upgrading to a General class Amateur Radio license--with the new ARRL General Class License Course. The course includes the popular ARRL General Class License Manual with an all new instructional CD-ROM. T Read More
10/14/2008 | Fourteen New Section Managers Visit ARRL HQ

The 16th annual New Section Manager Workshop October 10-12 afforded 14 new Section Managers a chance not only to visit ARRL Headquarters and gain some perspective on their new leadership positions. During the weekend gathering, participants not only got t Read More