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09/30/2008 | Canadian and American Hams Provide "Textbook Example" of Amateur Radio's EmComm Role

On Sunday, September 27, the VoIP Hurricane Net formally activated at 5 PM EDT to provide surface reports as Hurricane Kyle affected portions of extreme Northeastern Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada. The activation was in coordination with WX4 Read More
09/29/2008 | Montana Ham Assists in Rescue of Fellow Amateur 600 Miles Away

On Sunday, September 21, Bob Williams, N7ODM, of Bozeman, Montana, was just tuning around on 40 meters, giving his rig a test just before a scheduled QSO with his brother Rich, K7URU, in Spokane, when he heard a faint CW signal around 1 PM (MDT): Glenn Ru Read More
09/29/2008 | Another World Championship Medal for ARDF Team USA

USA’s Amateur Radio Direction Finding team is just back from the World Championships in Korea, where for the second consecutive time, the Stars and Stripes were displayed on the medal podium. Read More
09/29/2008 | Radio Amateurs Assist with Hurricane Kyle Operations

As Hurricane Kyle brushed its way across Eastern New England region on its way to the Canadian Maritimes, hams in the area were prepared for impact. Heavy rain associated with a stalled out boundary, as well as some influence from Kyle, caused heavy rainf Read More
09/29/2008 | It Seems to Us: The Next Time Could Be Different

Labor Day Weekend 2008 and the two that followed will be long remembered at ARRL Headquarters. On three successive weekends major tropical events made landfall in the United States: Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana on September 1, Tropical Storm Hanna in Sou Read More
09/28/2008 | Hurricane Watch Net, VoIP Hurricane Net and WX4NHC to Activate for Kyle

As Hurricane Kyle, a Category 1 hurricane, makes its way up the Eastern Seaboard, WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and the VoIP Hurricane Net (VoIPWXNet) plan to activate. According to the N Read More
09/26/2008 | Walt Ireland, WB7CSL, Retires from ARRL

Technical Relations Specialist Walt Ireland, WB7CSL, part of the ARRL's Technical Relations Office (TRO) in Washington, DC, retired from the League this past summer. Ireland came to ARRL in April 1997 from the Voice of America (VOA) where he was responsib Read More
09/26/2008 | North American Missions Board Stands Down after Gustav, Ike

On Wednesday, September 24, the hams with the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, a program sponsored by the North American Missions Board, NA4MB, stood down after assisting with Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The group had been helping providing backup communi Read More
09/26/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

This week saw the appearance of another sunspot -- a new Solar Cycle 24 spot -- larger and lasting a little longer than last week's Solar Cycle 23 sunspot. It appeared for two days, September 22 and 23, with sunspot numbers of 18 and 16. Read More
09/25/2008 | FCC Assigns Contested Vanity Call Sign to Wisconsin Amateur Radio Club

In an Order on Reconsideration and Order Proposing Modification released on Wednesday, September 24, the FCC decided that Falls Amateur Radio Club (FARC) was the rightful recipient of call sign W9CQ. FARC and the QRQ CW and Contest Group (QRQ) ha Read More
09/25/2008 | Surfin': Playing Safe

This week's Surfin' visits Web sites that address the safety issues in Amateur Radio. Read More
09/25/2008 | Hams in Space -- For the Young and Young at Heart

Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, a well-known programmer and designer in the video game world, will soon be a household name those who follow space flights. He's the next private citizen to be flown to the International Space Station (ISS) by the Russian Federal Read More
09/25/2008 | Wireless History on East McCarty Street

A town honors its radio past and the local ham who made radio history. Read More
09/23/2008 | Third Annual ARRL On-Line Auction Set for October

The Third Annual ARRL On-Line Auction kicks off October 23, running until October 31 on the ARRL Web site. This is your chance to pick up one-of-a-kind Amateur Radio items. To see what the Auction will offer this year, be sure to check out the Auction pre Read More
09/19/2008 | IARU Award Certificates Get New Look

On Friday, he ARRL Awards Branch unveiled a new design for two IARU award certificates: the Worked All Continents Award (WAC) and the 5 Band Worked All Continents Award (5BWAC). WAC is awarded to amateurs who have confirmed contacts on any band with Afric Read More
09/19/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

Last week saw another brief sunspot appearance followed by a quick fade. This was an old Solar Cycle 23 spot -- number 1001 -- resulting in a sunspot number of 12 for September 11. Sunspot numbers for September 11-17 were 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 and 0 with a me Read More