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01/10/2017 | New Digital Modes Gain Traction for Moonbounce, but Occasionally Show Up on HF

MSK144 and QRA64 (and QRA64A) are finding a home within the VHF Earth-Moon-Earth (EME, or moonbounce) and meteor-scatter communities, but QRA64A signals also have turned up on 160 meters, which poses its own challenges to weak signals. Read More
01/09/2017 | Warm Up with the January VHF Contest, January 21-23

If you’re feeling a chill in the air, it must be time for the January VHF Contest! Those in the northern tier of the US (or in a good part of the US this winter) are experiencing brisk winds, temperatures dipping southward, piles of snow or ice, or heavy Read More
01/06/2017 | Tickets Now Available for Dayton DX, Top Band, and Contest Dinners

Tickets are now available to the 2017 DX Dinner, Top Band Dinner, and Contest Dinner, and held in conjunction with Hamvention® in May. Read More
01/06/2017 | Broadcasting Mode Switching Rankling Listeners

Norway is going forward with plans to replace its national FM broadcasting network with digital-mode outlets by the end of 2017 — the first nation to do so across the board. Read More
01/06/2017 | The K7RA Solar Update

A quieter Sun in the forecast Read More
01/05/2017 | 630 Meters Becoming a “Mainstream Amateur Band, Experiment Coordinator Says

The coordinator of the ARRL’s WD2XSH 600-Meter Experimental Group — Fritz Raab, W1FR — said in his latest quarterly report that 630 meters is becoming quite active. Read More
01/05/2017 | FCC Dismisses Two Petitions from Radio Amateurs

The FCC has turned down two petitions filed in 2016, each seeking similar changes in the Part 97 Amateur Service rules. Read More
01/05/2017 | President Obama Renominates FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel

President Barack Obama has renominated FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, for a new term. Read More
01/05/2017 | Radio Club of America Announces New “Wireless Women” Section on Website

The Radio Club of America (RCA) has created a new “Wireless Women” section on its website, designed to assist women considering careers in wireless and encouraging them to get involved in technology. Read More
01/04/2017 | Boy Scouts’ Radio Merit Badge Requirements to Include Amateur Radio Direction Finding Option

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have updated the requirements for the Radio Merit Badge for 2017. Read More
01/04/2017 | Winter Field Day is Just Ahead

Field Day is not just for summertime anymore. Read More
01/03/2017 | Logbook of The World to No Longer Accept Contacts Signed by TQSL Versions Earlier Than 2.0

As of 1400 UTC on January 16, ARRL Logbook of The World (LoTW) no longer will accept contacts that have been digitally signed by versions of TQSL earlier than version 2.0. Read More
01/03/2017 | ARRL Education & Technology Program Offers Grants to Four Schools

The ARRL Board of Directors’ Executive Committee has approved Education and Technology Program (ETP) grants to schools in Illinois, California, Ohio, and Connecticut. Read More
01/03/2017 | The Yasme Foundation Announces Excellence Awards, Supporting Grants

The Yasme Foundation has announced excellence awards to two individuals and supporting grants to six organizations. Read More
01/03/2017 | FEMA Region 10 to Conduct Monthly Interoperability Communications Exercises during 2017

FEMA Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) will conduct interoperability communications exercises (COMMEX) during 2017. Read More
01/03/2017 | A New QST QuickStats Poll Has Been Posted

This poll is . . . a bit different! Read More