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05/29/2008 | Amateurs Assist with Florida Fires

Amateur Radio operators in Brevard County, Florida responded in a support role during a recent spate of wildfires that ravaged the towns of Palm Bay and Malabar. The fires, all of which were deemed "suspicious" by fire authorities, began on Sund Read More
05/28/2008 | ARRL Files Comments in Two Matters Before FCC

On Tuesday, May 27, ARRL filed electronic comments concerning two matters that the FCC has under consideration. The first set of comments concern a company that filed a request for a waiver of Part 90 of the FCC rules; ReconRobotics, an electronics manufa Read More
05/28/2008 | National Hurricane Center's WX4NHC Sets On-The-Air Station Test

The annual WX4NHC On-the-Air Station Test from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami takes place Saturday, May 31, 1300-2100 UTC. "The purpose of this annual Station Test is to test all of our radio equipment, computers and antennas using as m Read More
05/28/2008 | First ARRL Book Published in China

The first of several ARRL books has been translated and published by Posts and Telecomnunications Press (PTPress) of Beijing, People's Republic of China. Getting Started with Ham Radio by QST Editor Steve Ford, WB8IMY, will be available Read More
05/27/2008 | Hams Heed the Call When Tornadoes Sweep Through Colorado

On Thursday, May 22 at approximately noon MDT, a large tornado touched down in northern Colorado near the town of Windsor. Windsor, with a population of nearly 19,000, is located approximately 10 miles southeast of Fort Collins, and 50 miles north of Denv Read More
05/27/2008 | Chinese Officials Give Kudos to Amateur Radio Operators

As disaster recovery efforts continue following the earthquake in the Wenchuan area of China's Sichuan province on May 12, China's Information Office of the State Council reports that the death toll has reached 67,183 persons as of May 27. Communications Read More
05/23/2008 | Notes from the ARRL Contest Branch

ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X -- after receiving numerous requests -- has started an ARRL Blog called "Notes from the Contest Branch." Read More
05/23/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

This week several new sunspots appeared for five days, but they were all leftover spots from Solar Cycle 23, not new Cycle 24 spots. But this is okay, because at the sunspot minimum we appreciate any spots we can get. May 16-20 saw daily sunspot numbers o Read More
05/23/2008 | Nominations for Young Ham of the Year Due May 30

Nominations for Amateur Radio Newsline's Young Ham of the Year award (YHOTY) are due no later than Saturday, May 30. According to AR Newsline's Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, "We have not received any nominations for this year's award. Not Read More
05/23/2008 | Ohio Hams Receive Commendations

On Saturday afternoon in the ARES forum at Dayton Hamvention, two Ohio hams -- Section Emergency Coordinator Frank Piper, KI8GW, and District Seven Emergency Coordinator Steven Katz, N8WL -- received ARES Commendation certificates. Read More
05/22/2008 | American Red Cross Responds to ARRL Concerns Regarding Background Checks

In November 2007, ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, wrote to the American Red Cross (ARC) regarding concerns voiced by ARRL volunteers. In 2006, the Red Cross stated it would implement background checks that included, among other things, a credit check Read More
05/22/2008 | ARRL Introduces "Fifth Pillar" at Dayton Hamvention®

On Saturday, May 17 at the Dayton Hamvention, ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, plans to announce that the League will expand its identity program to include greater emphasis on technology. Harrison explained that "Ham radio operators, and particul Read More
05/22/2008 | Surfin': You Too on YouTube and Star Wars

This week, scramble to assorted Web sites to view videos that are ham radio inspired and/or inspiring to ham radio. Read More
05/22/2008 | New Version of DX Summit Goes Live May 23

Since 1998, OH2AQ DX Summit, the Web-based spotting network portal, has been a tool for DX hunting and spotting. Ten years after its inception and introduction to Amateur Radio operators in search of that rare DX station once only dreamed about, Read More
05/22/2008 | CQ Announces 2008 Hall of Fame Inductees

CQ magazine today announced its 2008 Hall of Fame inductees, welcoming 14 new members into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, three new members of the CQ DX Hall of Fame and two new members of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame. The CQ Amateur Radio Hal Read More
05/22/2008 | New Amateur Radio Satellite Receives OSCAR Designation

Earlier this week, Bill Tynan, W3XO, announced that Amateur Radio satellite Delfi C-3 has been issued an OSCAR number: Delfi-C3 OSCAR-64 or Dutch OSCAR-64. The shortened version of either of these two designations is DO-64. Read More