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01/03/2020 | The K7RA Solar Update

A couple of Cycle 25 spots make an appearance Read More
01/03/2020 | New 60 MHz Beacon Now on the Air from Ireland

The first — and so far only — beacon on 60 MHz went on the air on December 16. Read More
01/03/2020 | San Joaquin Valley Section Manager Dan Pruitt, AE6SX, SK

ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section Manager Dan Pruitt, AE6SX, of Fresno, California, died on December 27. Read More
01/03/2020 | Prominent DXer Roger Western, G3SXW, Continues to Recover from Fall Injuries

Well-known DXer and DXpeditioner Roger Western, G3SXW, continues his recovery from serious injuries suffered in a fall on October 27. Read More
01/03/2020 | South Orkney Islands DXpedition will Use VP8PJ

The Perseverance DX Group’s DXpedition to South Orkney, set for February 20 until March 5, will use the call sign VP8PJ. Read More
01/02/2020 | Radio Amateurs of Canada Announces a New Section

The number of Sections needed for a clean sweep in the ARRL November Sweepstakes (SS) will rise to 84 in 2020, with the addition of a new Prince Edward Island (PE) Section. Read More
01/02/2020 | W1AW to be on the Air for Winter Field Day

Members of the Warren County (New York) Amateur Radio Club (W2WCR) will activate Maxim Memorial Station W1AW for Winter Field Day 2020. Read More
01/02/2020 | MIT Radio Society W1MX Announces January Lecture Series on “Everything Radio”

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radio Society (W1MX) and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science are hosting a lecture series. Read More
12/31/2019 | Ring In the New Year with Straight Key Night!

Straight Key Night gets under way on New Year's Eve in US time zones. Read More
12/31/2019 | IARU Region 1 Monitoring Service Coordinator DK2OM Receives IARU Diamond Award

Wolf Hadel, DK2OM, of Siegbach, Germany, is stepping down at year’s end as coordinator of the International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS). Read More
12/31/2019 | Texas Scout Leaders Promote Amateur Radio as a Communication Resource

Two Scout leaders in Texas have succeeded in promoting ham radio among their troop members. Read More
12/31/2019 | Yahoo Groups Shutdown has Ham Radio Interest Groups Seeking to Save Content

Yahoo Groups, which has hosted a considerable number of ham radio interest groups over the years, is shutting down. Read More
12/31/2019 | New 70-Centimeter Tropo Contact Record Claimed

Tropospheric propagation is being credited with enabling a 70-centimeter contact between the Cape Verde islands and Scotland that may be a new world record. Read More
12/31/2019 | New England Radio Amateur Hosts Video on Tower Safety

Jim Idelson, K1IR, recently provided a club meeting program on ham radio tower safety. Read More
12/31/2019 | Computer Bulletin Board System Co-Inventor Randy Suess, ex-WB9GPM, SK

The co-inventor of the Computer Bulletin Board System, Randy Suess, ex-WB9GPM, died on December 10. Read More
12/30/2019 | Two Solar Cycle 25 Sunspots Appear

New Solar Cycle 25 is on the way. Read More