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08/08/2008 | ARRL's "Big Project" Makes a Big Impact on Youth

Since 2001 when the Education & Technology Program - also known as the "Big Project" -- started, ARRL has expanded the scope of its educational outreach programs by providing grants of station equipment and instructional resources for profes Read More
08/08/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

As mentioned in last week's report, Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, is filling in for your regular reporter Tad Cook, K7RA. For the reporting period August 1-7, solar activity was at very low levels and the geomagnetic field was at quiet levels. Solar activity Read More
08/07/2008 | Surfin': Dig Up Dead Web Sites

This week, Surfin’ finds Amateur Radio Web sites that are no more. Read More
08/07/2008 | NCVEC Holds Annual Conference via Telephone

On July 25, the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) held their annual meeting via teleconference. ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, and Assistant Manager Perry Green, WY1O, represented the ARRL VEC. Representatives from 12 of Read More
08/06/2008 | Teach-in

Will the introduction of newer technologies like the Internet really hijack interest in ham radio from kids? — only if we let it! Read More
08/05/2008 | N9GL's RF Safety Column: Hijacking Science

It appears that scientists who do not like the results produced by good scientific investigation are attempting to bypass accepted procedures to propagate the results that they believe should be shown. For a number of years, it has been apparent that cert Read More
08/04/2008 | Glenn P. Swanson, KB1GW (SK)

Former ARRL Headquarters staffer Glenn P. Swanson, KB1GW, of North Granby, Connecticut, died August 1 after a brief illness. He was 54. In the mid-1990s, Swanson was very active in contesting activities and served a term as Yankee Clipper Contest Club (YC Read More
08/04/2008 | Georgia Hams Meet with FEMA

On July 30, representatives from the ARRL Southeastern Division and Georgia Section participated in the FEMA Region IV, Regional Emergency Communications Coordination (RECC) Working Group meetings near Atlanta. Southeastern Division Director Greg Sarratt, Read More
08/04/2008 | "Turn About" Is Fair Play

We're all used to "multiple choice" quizzes, but I bet you haven't encountered one like this before! As in the TV game Jeopardy!, you get the answer first and then have to pick the right question from the four possibilities. It's a good Read More
08/04/2008 | Austrian Amateurs Celebrate UN World Environment Day

In 1972, the United Nations (UN) established World Environment Day to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. To celebrate this event in 2008, the Vienna International Amateur Radio Club, 4U1VIC, received permission from the Read More
08/02/2008 | MARS Lends a Hand with Hurricane Dolly Operations

When Tropical Storm Dolly turned into Hurricane Dolly, various Amateur Radio Emergency Communications groups, such as WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and the VoIP WX Net (VOIPWX), began tracking the storm. One other Read More
08/02/2008 | Station Manager Explains NN3SI's Silence

ARRL has received numerous e-mails asking for information on why NN3SI, the Amateur Radio at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History (NMAH) was closed after more than 32 years of operation. According to Hal Wallace, NN3SI Station Read More
08/01/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

July ended with no sunspots at all -- save for three days, July 18-20, when one weak sunspot group appeared and faded from view. Sunspot numbers for those days were 11, 12 and 11. Sunspot numbers for July 24-30 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 and 0 with a mean of 0 Read More
08/01/2008 | ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up To Lately?

This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of July. Read More
08/01/2008 | Surfin': Amateur Radio When You Least Expect It

This week, Surfin’ finds Amateur Radio in motion pictures and other unexpected places. Read More
08/01/2008 | The Fifth Pillar

At the 2005 ARRL National Convention held in conjunction with the annual Dayton Hamvention® we unveiled ARRL EXPO, a greatly expanded exhibit area in which we highlighted the many facets of the ARRL diamond. ARRL EXPO was such a hit that it has become Read More