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04/05/2017 | Free App Allows Blind Hams to Work PSK31

A free, new app — Accessible Digipan — has been released that allows blind hams to operate PSK31. Read More
04/05/2017 | Former Sacramento Valley Section Manager Ron Murdock, W6KJ, SK

Former ARRL Sacramento Valley Section Manager Ron Murdock, W6KJ, of Yuba City, California, died on April 1. Read More
04/05/2017 | Former Kansas Section Manager Orlan Cook, W0OYH, SK

Former Kansas Section Manager Orlan Cook, W0OYH, died on March 28. Read More
04/04/2017 | Former TAPR President Greg Jones, WD5IVD, SK

Past TAPR President Greg Jones, WD5IVD, of Denton, Texas, died on March 30. Read More
04/04/2017 | 30th International Marconi Day Event Set for April 22

Dozens of official “award stations” have registered to take part in the 2017 International Marconi Day (IMD) event, this year being held on April 22, 0000-2359 UTC (starting on April 21 in US time zones). Read More
04/03/2017 | “Not Withstanding a Series of Obstacles,” Kids in French Guiana Speak with Space Station

A group of students in French Guiana faced adversity in their successful effort to talk with an ISS crew member. Read More
04/03/2017 | Club Log is Now a Logbook of The World Trusted Partner

Club Log has become the first logging service to achieve Trusted Partner™ status for Logbook of the World® (LoTW), ARRL and Club Log have announced. Read More
04/03/2017 | Radio Amateurs Supporting Colombia Landslide Disaster Relief and Recovery Effort

An emergency Amateur Radio network now is active on 40 meters (7.093-7.095 MHz, to support the relief and recovery effort in the wake of the Colombian landslide. Read More
04/03/2017 | A New QST QuickStats Poll Has Been Posted

This poll has summer operating in mind. Read More
04/03/2017 | Solar Flare Activity Goes High Order

Following months of quiet and negligible solar flares, new sunspot 2644 unleashed a series of M-class explosions on April 1 and 2. Read More
03/31/2017 | Midway and Kure Islands are Now Deleted DXCC Entities

Midway and Kure Islands have been placed on the list of DXCC deleted entities, effective August 26, 2016. Read More
03/31/2017 | ARRL Receives Donation of Optimod 9300 from Orban Labs

Orban Labs Inc. has donated an Optimod model 9300 audio-processing unit to ARRL. Read More
03/31/2017 | School Club Roundup Winter Term 2017 Scores Now Available

Final scores from the winter term 2017 recent running of School Club Roundup (SCR) in February have already been posted online. Read More
03/31/2017 | VHF/UHF/Microwave Pioneer Don Hilliard, W0PW, SK

A pioneer on VHF, UHF, and microwave bands, and the designer of a popular Yagi model, Don Hilliard, W0PW (ex-W0EYE), of Clayton, Oklahoma, died on March 25. Read More
03/31/2017 | Centennial of Amateur Radio Blackout for World War I Occurs on April 6

The US officially declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary on April 6, 1917, and the US government ordered most private radio stations in the US either to shut down or be taken over by the government. Read More
03/31/2017 | The K7RA Solar Update

An increase in solar activity, but the winds are picking up as well. Read More