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12/23/2021 | ARRL Headquarters will be Closed on Friday, December 24

ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Friday, December 24. The ARRL Letter will not publish on Thursday, December 23, and ARRL Audio News will be on hiatus on Friday December 24. There will be no W1AW bulletin or CW practice transmissions on that day. AR... Read More
12/23/2021 | Former Tennessee Section Manager Keith Miller, N9DGK, SK

Former ARRL Tennessee Section Manager Keith Miller Sr., N9DGK, of Rockvale, Tennessee, died of COVID on December 22. Read More
12/22/2021 | WSJT-X Development Group Releases Version 2.5.3

The WSJT-X development group has announced the release of WSJT-X 2.5.3. Read More
12/21/2021 | David Benoist, AG4ZR, Appointed as ARRL Georgia Section Manager

David Benoist, AG4ZR, has been appointed to fill the vacant post of ARRL Georgia Section Manager (SM). Read More
12/21/2021 | Georgia Club Donates License Manuals to Local Schools

The Dalton Amateur Radio Club (DARC) in Dalton, Georgia, has donated copies of the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual to several schools in its service area. Read More
12/21/2021 | Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, Wins the December 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award

Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, has won the December 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award. Read More
12/21/2021 | Switzerland has its own AMSAT Organization

AMSAT-HB is the latest amateur radio satellite organization in the AMSAT fold. Read More
12/21/2021 | Norway is Trying to Track Down 2-Meter Intruders

The NRRL is working with the Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) to stop intruders from operating on 2 meters. Read More
12/21/2021 | New Chinese Amateur Radio Satellite Could Launch on December 25

The CAMSAT XW-3 (CAS-9) amateur radio satellite could launch on December 25. Read More
12/21/2021 | ISS SSTV Transmission Set for Late December

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team will support Slow Scan TV (SSTV) transmissions from the International Space Station (ISS), December 26 – 31. Read More
12/17/2021 | The K7RA Solar Update

Sunspots disappeared December 8 – 11. Read More
12/15/2021 | Past ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, SK

Former ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, died on December 12. Read More
12/15/2021 | Jonathan Brandenburg, KF5IDY, Appointed AMSAT Assistant Vice President — Engineering

MSAT has announced that Jonathan Brandenburg, KF5IDY, has been designated as Assistant Vice President — Engineering. Read More
12/15/2021 | World Radio TV Handbook to Cease Publication

he EI7GL blog reports that publication of the World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH) will cease with the current 76th edition. Read More
12/15/2021 | Observations of Over-the-Horizon Radar Interference in Ham Bands Top All Others

The volume of reports of over-the-horizon radar interference from observers working with the IARU Region 1 Monitoring System dwarfs all other interference sources. Read More
12/15/2021 | Interim SM Appointment Made in Virginia; Georgia SM Post Becomes Vacant

Carl Clements, W4CAC, has been appointed as interim SM in Virginia. Read More