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06/05/2008 | Army MARS Offers Free Father's Day Messages for Soldiers Overseas

If Jeff Hammer, N9NIC, gets his way, he'll be an awfully busy soldier in the run-up to Father's Day on June 15. Captain Hammer, who represents the Army Military Affiliate Radio System (Army MARS) in Iraq, has appealed to the families of troops deployed ov Read More
06/05/2008 | National Hurricane Center Director Joins WX4NHC Annual Test

On Saturday, May 31, WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC), held their annual Communications Test from 1300-2100 UTC. According to WX4NHC Assistant Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R, this annual test has two purposes: To ve Read More
06/05/2008 | ARRL Announces New DeSoto Cup Winner

The ARRL's DXCC Desk announced June 3 that Fausto Minardi, I4EAT, is the winner of the 2007 DXCC Challenge DeSoto Cup. According to ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, Minardi achieved this honor with 3129 band points. Bob Eshleman, W4DR, placed second wi Read More
06/04/2008 | I Love Field Day

Tale of a doctor who really knows how to operate. Read More
06/03/2008 | Surfin': Are You in the Blog Now?

This week, Surfin' takes a look at the current state of the art of Amateur Radio blogging. Read More
06/03/2008 | The Amateur Amateur: Tipping the Mast, Topping the Hill

The mast I ordered was a Penninger Tipper. I ordered it because the mast can tip over, making it easier to raise and lower than my current tripod-mounted mast. The bottom of the new mast connects to a base which allows it to swivel up and down. Read More
06/03/2008 | Morse Code Returning to MARS Toolbox

After more than a dozen years, Morse code will soon be returning to Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) nets. In the mid-1990s, the Department of Defense (DoD) did away with CW operation across the board -- including MARS nets -- as automatic systems s Read More
06/03/2008 | Hein Hvatum, N4FWA (SK)

Hein Hvatum, N4FWA, who in the 1970s and 80s supervised construction of one of the world's most powerful radio observatories, died of cancer May 22 at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was 85. In 1974, Hvatum assumed responsibility for constructio Read More
06/03/2008 | Get Ready for the ARRL June VHF QSO Party

June is here, and according to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, that means the VHF bands are starting to get some steam. "If you've never experienced the fun of VHF+ operating, the ARRL June VHF QSO Party is a great place to start. With Read More
06/02/2008 | Hams Head into Space

On Saturday, May 31, the space shuttle Discovery launched into the heavens carrying a crew of one Japanese and six American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS); of the seven crew members, two are Amateur Radio operators. NASA's Gr Read More
06/02/2008 | ARRL Welcomes Yaesu as Principal Sponsor of Logbook of The World Web Site

The ARRL welcomes Yaesu as the principal sponsor of the Logbook of The World (LoTW) Web site. LoTW is a repository of log records submitted by users from around the world; when both participants in a QSO submit matching QSO records to LoTW, the result is Read More
06/02/2008 | It Seems To Us: Can We Talk?

A question we are asked sometimes by non-hams is, "When you're on the radio, what do you talk about?" It's a good question with many possible answers. Read More
05/30/2008 | Radio Roots

A different type of old time radio. Read More
05/30/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

This week we saw only one sunspot, number 997, and only on Memorial Day, May 26. Alas, this was another sunspot left over from fading Solar Cycle 23 and its appearance was very brief. One day it weakly emerged, it quickly faded from view. The previous fiv Read More
05/29/2008 | New Name, Look for ARRL Contest e-Letter

The ARRL Contest Rate Sheet is getting a new look and name this week. Now known as the ARRL Contest Update -- News and Techniques for the Active Operator, the biweekly e-letter offers a useful source of timely information for both the ac Read More
05/29/2008 | ARRL Foundation Announces 2008 Scholarship Recipients

In May 2008, the ARRL Foundation Board of Directors voted unanimously to award the prestigious William R. Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship to Austin Evans Wilmot, KD5QKS, of Dallas, Texas. Wilmot will graduate from Richardson High School this year with a cum Read More