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06/22/2016 | Confirmed Tornado in Maryland Downs Tower at W3LPL Contest Station

A confirmed Fujita scale EF-0 tornado touched down for up to 20 minutes in Howard County, Maryland, on the first full day of summer, taking down a tall AB-105 tower at the contest superstation of Frank Donovan, W3LPL. Read More
06/21/2016 | New Mexico Wildfire Emergency Threatens Some Field Day Sites

Wildfires in New Mexico have put at least one planned ARRL Field Day site off limits for the June 25-26 weekend. Read More
06/21/2016 | ARRL Executive Committee Removes NTS Eastern Area Chair, Eastern Pennsylvania Section Manager

The Executive Committee of the ARRL Board of Directors has relieved ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Manager Joe Ames, W3JY, of his appointments in the ARRL Field Organization. Read More
06/21/2016 | Field Day at All-Kids Special Event K1D Will Be a Multimedia Event

In an effort to encourage more youngsters and their families to get involved in Amateur Radio, the kids at Ham Radio.World will mount an all-kids ARRL Field Day special event operation — K1D — over the June 25-26 weekend. Read More
06/20/2016 | “Amateur Radio Week” Proclamations Abound in Advance of ARRL Field Day

Several states, counties, and communities across the US have officially recognized the public contributions of Amateur Radio, in advance of ARRL Field Day on June 25-26. Read More
06/20/2016 | ARRL Programs and Services Committee Expresses Appreciation, Support of NTS

The ARRL Programs and Services Committee (PSC) will submit a motion to the ARRL Board of Directors expressing appreciation for the work and volunteer membership of the NTS. Read More
06/20/2016 | AB0VI Wins June QST Cover Plaque Award

The winning article for the June 2016 QST Cover Plaque award is “Build This Counterpoise Tuner” by Bert Kolts, AB0VI. The QST Cover Plaque Award -- given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue -- is determined by a vote o... Read More
06/20/2016 | Amateur Radio Roundtable to Offer Field Day Webcast from Sites across the US

Tom Medlin, W5KUB, has announced that his Amateur Radio Roundtable will be webcasting live on Field Day weekend. Read More
06/18/2016 | Trio of Radio Amateurs Returns to Earth from the ISS

Three radio amateurs who had been onboard the International Space Station (ISS) for a little more than 6 months landed safely back on Earth, touching down in Kazakhstan in a Soyuz transporter Read More
06/17/2016 | FCC Transitioning to New Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)

The FCC will transition to its new Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) on Monday, June 20. Read More
06/17/2016 | ARES Springs into Action to Assist in New Mexico Wildfire Emergency

Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) volunteers in New Mexico have been responding to the Dog Head fire. Read More
06/17/2016 | The K7RA Solar Update

A slight increase in solar flux Read More
06/17/2016 | FCC Technological Advisory Council Initiates Noise Floor Inquiry

It should be welcome news that the FCC Technological Advisory Council (TAC) — an advisory group to the FCC — is investigating changes and trends to the radio spectrum noise floor. Read More
06/17/2016 | “Scanning RF Seismograph” Monitors HF Propagation in Real Time

A “Scanning RF Seismograph,” a real-time HF propagation-monitoring tool developed by the MDSR Team and Alex Schwarz, VE7DXW, a member of the North Shore Amateur Radio Club (NSARC), has been established in Western Canada. Read More
06/16/2016 | Register Your Public Field Day 2016 Site on the ARRL Field Day Locator!

Let the world know about your ARRL Field Day Operation via the ARRL Field Day Locator. Read More
06/16/2016 | STMSat-1 Youngsters Told: “Only Half of the CubeSats Deployed into Space Work”

A month after deployment of the STMSat-1 CubeSat from the International Space Station (ISS), prospects are dimming that the little spacecraft will ever be heard from. Read More