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05/07/2008 | Amateur Radio Well Represented at National Hurricane Conference

More than 2000 people attended the 30th Annual National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Florida March31-April 4. Conference Chairman Max Mayfield stated in his opening remarks that he was pleased to see such a turnout, despite the fact that the 2007 hurr Read More
05/07/2008 | QST Contributing Editor H. Ward Silver, N0AX, Named "Amateur of the Year"

Dayton Hamvention® has named QST Contributing Editor and Author H. Ward Silver, N0AX, as its 2008 Amateur of the Year. Hamvention says Silver's "books and teaching materials have helped many become hams." Tom McDermott, N5EG, will receive Ha Read More
05/07/2008 | Kansas Becomes 26th State to Have PRB-1 Law

After an unsuccessful attempt eight years ago to get a PRB-1 type bill signed in Kansas, radio amateurs in that state have succeeded in becoming the 26th state with a PRB-1 law on the books. Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed HB 2805 into law on Apr Read More
05/07/2008 | Ohio ARES Teams Lend Support to Hepatitis Vaccination Clinic

When news of a hepatitis A outbreak alarmed residents of West Chester, Ohio last month, local officials sprang into action to inoculate more than 1200 people who had eaten at a local fast food restaurant; an employee with a confirmed case of the virus wor Read More
05/07/2008 | Hams on Hand as Tornados Sweep through Georgia, Downtown Atlanta

When tornados swept through Georgia this past weekend, Amateur Radio operators were on hand to assist where needed. On Friday, March 14, an EF-2 tornado touched down in downtown Atlanta at 9:38 PM (local time). The National Weather Service said the twiste Read More
05/07/2008 | Newspaper Reports "BPL plan is dead in Dallas"

The Dallas Morning News has reported that "an ambitious plan for using power lines to deliver fast Internet service to 2 million Dallas-area homes collapsed Thursday." Current Group, LLC has announced plans to sell its Dallas BPL networ Read More
05/07/2008 | Court Finds FCC Violated Administrative Procedure Act in BPL Decision

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today released its decision on the ARRL's Petition for Review of the FCC's Orders adopting rules governing broadband over power line (BPL) systems. The Court agreed with the ARRL on two major po Read More
05/07/2008 | Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test to Be Conducted May 10

The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are co-sponsoring the annual Military/Amateur Radio Crossband Communications Test in celebration of the 58th anniversary of Armed Forces Day (AFD). Although the actual Armed Forces Day is celebrated Read More
05/07/2008 | Colorado Group Receives D-STAR Equipment

The Colorado Council of Amateur Radio Clubs (CCARC) recently teamed up with Ham Radio Outlet (HRO) in Denver to donate a 2 meter, 70 cm and 23 cm D-STAR system stack. According to ARRL Colorado Section Manager and CCARC Board Member Jeff Ryan, K0RM, the t Read More
05/07/2008 | New NASA Tool Allows Amateurs to Explore the Ionosphere from the Inside

Last week at the Space Weather Workshop in Boulder, Colorado, NASA released a 4D live model of the Earth's ionosphere. Without leaving home, anyone can fly through the layer of ionized gas that encircles Earth at the edge of space itself. All that is requ Read More
05/06/2008 | CQ de LA8OKA from Galdhoepiggen, Norway's Highest Peak

A high altitude location for a low power operation. Read More
05/02/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

For several weeks we expected today, May 2, to have active geomagnetic conditions. For instance, if you look at a forecast from April 23, it shows an expected planetary A index for May 1-3 of 10, 20 and 15. The next day, April 24, this changed to 8, 20 an Read More
05/02/2008 | Veteran Wireless Operators Association Honors Two Hams

At their annual awards banquet on April 26 in New York City, the Veteran Wireless Operators Association (VWOA) honored two Amateur Radio operators with two of the association's top awards: Fritz Raab, W1FR, and John Curtis, K6KU. Raab gave the keynote add Read More
05/02/2008 | 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 April. Read More
05/02/2008 | Surfin': Google Earth's Ionosphere

This week, a brand new application for Google Earth finds us flying through the ionosphere. Read More
05/01/2008 | ARRL Card Checking at Dayton Hamvention

DXCC staff and volunteers will be checking cards at the 2008 Dayton Hamvention® during all hours of operation on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, said, "Many hams travel from all over the world to attend Hamvention Read More