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04/30/2008 | Spring 2008 W1AW Frequency Measuring Test Scheduled for May

Capitalizing on the popular and effective automated online results reporting system developed by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM, for the Frequency Measuring Test (FMT) in November 2007, W1AW will conduct a spring FMT. This FMT will begin on Wednesday, May 21 at 9:45 Read More
04/29/2008 | FCC Denies Utah Motorsport Park Use of Amateur Radio Frequencies

On Thursday, April 24, ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, filed an Informal Objection with the FCC regarding a pending application for a Special Temporary Authority (STA) filed by Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. One day after filing Read More
04/28/2008 | Japanese Amateurs Receive More Privileges on 75/80 Meters

Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) announced that Japan's Table of Frequency Allocations and the Japanese Amateur Bandplan have been amended, giving amateurs in that country more privileges on certain frequency blocks in the 75/ Read More
04/28/2008 | Ten New Satellites in Orbit

Ten satellites reached orbit April 28 aboard an Indian PSLV-C9 rocket launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center. The primary payloads were India's CARTOSAT-2A and IMS-1 satellites. In addition to the NLS-5 and RUBIN-8 satellites, the rocket carried six Read More
04/28/2008 | Counting Down to Dayton Hamvention

With less than one month to go, everyone wants to know what's new in the ARRL EXPO at the 2008 Dayton Hamvention®. Who's going to be there? What's happening and when? We here at HQ are gearing up for an exciting time in the ARRL EXPO in Ballarena Hall Read More
04/25/2008 | Antenna Expert L. B. Cebik, W4RNL (SK)

L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, ARRL Technical Adviser and antenna authority, passed away last week. He was 68. An ARRL Life Member, Cebik was known to many hams for the numerous articles he wrote on antennas and antenna modeling. He had articles published in most of Read More
04/25/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

This week we had a couple of brief sunspot appearances -- 991 and 992 -- but they were both from Solar Cycle 23 and their emergence was fleeting. On Wednesday, April 23, the planetary A index rose to 32 due to a solar wind and south-pointing Interplanetar Read More
04/25/2008 | ARRL Lab Test Engineer Leaves HQ Staff

After more than 17 years at ARRL, Laboratory Test Engineer Mike Tracy, KC1SX, is leaving the HQ Family and moving to New Jersey to take on a position with Synergy Microwave, a company owned by Dr Ulrich Rohde, N1UL. Read More
04/25/2008 | ARRL Diamond Terrace Grows

Spring is finally here and it's that time -- time to expand the Diamond Terrace at ARRL. "We've been waiting all winter for the opportunity to add new inscribed bricks and today's the day," said ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH. Read More
04/24/2008 | Surfin': Still Exploring 900 MHz

This week, we discover how hams are repeating Amateur Radio history on 900 MHz. Read More
04/23/2008 | Cold War QRP: A Case of "Discone Fever"?

Small signal — BIG antenna. Read More
04/18/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

We saw a string of zero-sunspot days over the past couple of weeks, but this week saw a brief but significant sunspot that lasted only a couple of days. Sunspot 990 emerged as a tiny speck over April 14-15, but it was definitely a Solar Cycle 24 spot. Not Read More
04/17/2008 | Surfin': Exploring 900 MHz

This week, visit a Web page where you can get up to speed on the 900 MHz band. Read More
04/16/2008 | ARRL Teachers Institute Off to a Great Start

The first of six Teachers Institutes in 2008 -- hosted by the Museum of Science & Technology in Tampa, Florida -- wrapped up April 10. The 11 participating teachers came away from the experience with a multitude of ideas to improve their classroom ins Read More
04/15/2008 | Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Scheduled for May

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
04/11/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

As of Thursday, April 10, there have been no sunspots for seven days. We may see sunspots return around April 21-28. This is based on recent activity rotating out of view around the Sun and (we hope) reappearing later this month. Read More