ARRL

0 items

News & Features

06/26/2008 | Go Long on Shortwave for ARRL Field Day

Have you ever dreamed about being able to broadcast with hundreds of thousands of watts and talk about Amateur Radio to a worldwide audience? Ted Randall, WB8PUM, of Lebanon, Tennessee, will be "Live from Field Day" on 7.415 MHz on WBCQ -- a sho Read More
06/25/2008 | Continuing the Legacy of Amateur Radio

Mentors help keep the spark of Amateur Radio burning in new hams. Read More
06/24/2008 | Strong Support for Amateur Radio Week

ARRL Field Day is many things to many people. It ranges from a contest to a picnic to an emergency drill and more. But according to ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP, it is also a public relations event and groups can score more t Read More
06/24/2008 | Are You "IN Shape" for the Doctor's Check-up?

Starting this month, we at ARRL are introducing a brand new monthly feature: Amateur Radio quizzes! Stump your friends with your knowledge of arcane ham trivia. Stump yourself by trying to answer these easy (and sometimes not-so-easy) questions. See if th Read More
06/24/2008 | ARDF Update: Team USA Forming after Successful National Championships

Winners of a heated competition in a hot state are preparing for a trip to Korea in September -- perhaps you could go, too. Read More
06/24/2008 | Field Day from K0JZH's Barn

Don't mind the hog and stay away from the cows. Read More
06/23/2008 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: 73 from KG4IUM -- Youth Lounges Everywhere

KG4IUM bids her farewell, and talks about upcoming events with even more youth lounges popping up around the country. Read More
06/21/2008 | Using Community Events to Promote Amateur Radio

Did you know you can receive bonus points for setting up your Field Day site in a public place? Why not take the opportunity this year to bring Amateur Radio to your community. Read More
06/21/2008 | German Ham Claims First DXCC on 432 MHz

The world of Amateur Radio DXing has passed a new milestone: On Friday, June 6, Jan Bruinier, DL9KR, of Niedernhausen, Germany, worked his 100th country on 432 MHz (70 cm). via moonbounce (EME) and CW. Read More
06/21/2008 | Ham Radio -- "Below the Radar"

William Cross, W3TN, a staff member in the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and Riley Hollingsworth, Special Counsel for the Spectrum Enforcement Division of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau, spoke at the FCC Forum on Saturday afternoon at the 2008 D Read More
06/20/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

We are lucky to see sunspot activity this week, although it is only one. Sunspot 999 is currently in its most geo-effective position -- near the center of the Sun -- as we see it. This is another old Solar Cycle 23 spot. The sunspot number for the last fe Read More
06/19/2008 | Global EmComm Conference to Be Held in Germany This Month

The fourth annual Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (GAREC) Conference is scheduled for June 26-27, 2008 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, held just prior to HamRadio 2008. That event, called "the Dayton of Europe," is scheduled for June Read More
06/19/2008 | W1AW Announces 2008 Field Day Bulletin Schedule

Stations active during ARRL Field Day -- June 28-29 -- are eligible to receive 100 bonus points for copying the special Field Day bulletin transmitted by W1AW (or K6KPH on the West Coast) according to the schedule below. You must include an accurate copy Read More
06/19/2008 | Surfin': LOU on SDR and GPS

This week, Surfin’ considers two initialisms that are on the cutting edge of Amateur Radio. Read More
06/19/2008 | World Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championships Fast Approaching

Have you ever thought about competing on the world stage? ARRL Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Coordinator Joe Moell, K0OV, reports that there are some openings available to compete for the USA this September at the ARDF World Championships in Kore Read More
06/18/2008 | California Hands-Free Law to Go into Effect July 1; Ham Radio Not Affected Says Counsel

A new California hands-free cellular telephone law goes into effect July 1, 2008. It, like many others around the country, prohibits using mobile telephones while driving unless a hands-free device is utilized. ARRL has received numerous questions about i Read More