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09/19/2008 | Areas not Directly in Storm's Path Also Affected by Ike and Lowell

While Hurricane Ike, as well as Tropical Storm Lowell, caused severe damage in and around the impact zone of the Texas Gulf Coast, the storm's aftermath was felt as far north as Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. Just like their counterparts on Read More
09/18/2008 | Surfin': Getting Your QSL from Here to There

This week's Surfin' features a Web site that is a one-stop shop for getting your QSL card on its way. Read More
09/17/2008 | Brennan Price, N4QX, Returns to ARRL Staff

Brennan Price, N4QX, returned to the ARRL Staff as the League's Technical Relations Manager on September 15, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, earlier this summer. From 2000-2004, Price served as Field and Regulatory Cor Read More
09/17/2008 | Vietnam Era Radioman

A tour of duty with a navy radioman during the 1960s. Read More
09/16/2008 | Hams Assist as Recovery Process Begins for Ike

Hams in Harris County -- the Texas county where Houston is located -- and the surrounding area are responding to calls to assist served agencies with Points of Distribution (POD) starting today around the Greater Houston area. These PODs, scheduled to run Read More
09/15/2008 | Hams in Texas and Surrounding States Active as Ike Pounds Gulf Coast and Inland Areas

As Hurricane Ike weakened and became a tropical storm and then a tropical depression after slamming ashore near Galveston, Texas early Saturday morning, hams in several ARRL sections were supporting agencies with their communications needs. Although the f Read More
09/15/2008 | Amateur Radio Quiz: As the Dial Turns

Amateur Radio is a home for innovators and experimenters, continually changing and inventing new ways to communicate. Others like to push their equipment and personal skills to the very limits of what is possible -- and still more hams just like to try so Read More
09/15/2008 | Texas Hams Braced for Ike

As Tropical Storm Ike slowly weakens over Southeast Texas, hams in the three ARRL Texas Sections -- South Texas, North Texas and West Texas -- are assisting served agencies that are coping with the after-effects of was once a Category 2 hurricane. At 2:1 Read More
09/13/2008 | W1AW Supports EchoLink Operations During Ike

Throughout the course of Hurricane -- now Tropical Storm -- Ike, operators at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Station, hooked into the HF radio of ARRL West Gulf Vice Director David Woolweaver, K5RAV, via EchoLink. According to W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia Read More
09/12/2008 | Hurricane Ike Eyeing Galveston Island

Hurricane Ike -- currently a Category 2 hurricane, but expected to reach Category 3 status sometime today -- is poised to make landfall near Galveston Island around 3 AM early Saturday, if it keeps on its current track and speed. Hams in Texas and Louisia Read More
09/12/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

A new sunspot -- number 1001 -- emerged on Thursday, September 11. It is actually a single group with two small magnetic disturbances; we hope it is not another like the last sunspot, a weak one that barely emerged on August 21-22. That spot was so small Read More
09/12/2008 | Surfin': Old and New, But Nothing Blue

Like a bride, this week's Surfin' features some new things and some old things, but no borrowed blue things. Read More
09/12/2008 | Hams Prepare as Hurricane Ike Gets Ready to Pound Gulf

After making its way over Cuba, Hurricane Ike -- currently a Category 2 hurricane, but expected to grow stronger -- has made its way into the Gulf of Mexico and is poised to wreak havoc with coastal towns in Texas and Louisiana. Hams in those states have Read More
09/11/2008 | A Great Name in Radio Turns 75

Rockwell Collins Amateur Radio Clubs Have Cause for Celebration. Read More
09/11/2008 | VoIP Hurricane Net Prepares, Seeks Assistance for Ike

The VoIP Hurricane Net is looking for Amateur Radio operators who have an EchoLink or IRLP node near or in the projected path of Hurricane Ike. The VoIP Weather Net works in conjunction with WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Cent Read More
09/11/2008 | ARRL, TAPR Prepare for Digital Communications Conference

Aficionados of digital communications are gearing up for the 27th annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) September 26-28 in Chicago, Illinois. The ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference is an international forum for radio amateurs t Read More