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04/10/2013 | The 2013 SSB Rookie Roundup Is Here!

The weather’s getting warmer and that means the bands will be hot for the ARRL SSB Rookie Roundup, Sunday, April 21 from 1800-2359 UTC. Created to give the budding operator a place to learn about contesting at an easier pace, the ARRL Rookie Roundup is a Read More
04/10/2013 | Applications for Teachers Institute, ETP Grants Due in May

Attention, teachers who are thinking about using Amateur Radio and wireless technology in their classrooms to help facilitate hands-on learning opportunities. The ARRL’s Education & Technology Program (ETP) offers two programs that can help make this happ Read More
04/09/2013 | Julie N. Zoller, KJ4EMJ, Named to Senior State Department Telecom Post

Julie N. Zoller, KJ4EMJ, has succeeded Richard C. Beaird at the Department of State as Senior Deputy Coordinator of the Office of Multilateral Affairs, Communications and Information Policy Directorate, Economics and Business Affairs Bureau. Read More
04/08/2013 | QST Announces Video Contest Winners

QST Announces Video Contest Winners Read More
04/08/2013 | Dayton Hamvention® Awards Committee Withdraws 2013 Amateur of the Year Award

The Dayton Hamvention Awards Committee announced on April 7 that it would be withdrawing its Amateur of the Year Award for 2013. According to Dayton Hamvention General Chairman Charles Kaiser, KD8JZR, the committee had received “conflicting information fr Read More
04/05/2013 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity increased over this past week, with the average daily sunspot numbers up 32 points to 81.6, while the average daily solar flux increased more than 16 points to 113.4. The geomagnetic field was active on March 29 due to solar wind. Read More
04/05/2013 | Surfin’: Getting Parts in the 21st Century

This week, Surfin’ finds radio parts on a fascinating website. Read More
04/04/2013 | FCC Seeks to Reassess RF Exposure Limits

On March 27, the FCC released a First Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and a Notice of Inquiry (ET Docket Nos. 13-84 and 03-137). The documents seek to reassess the FCC’s RF exposure limits and policies, as well as to propose change Read More
04/04/2013 | ARRL Meets with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, KK4INZ

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate, KK4INZ, met with ARRL leadership at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, DC last month. Read More
04/04/2013 | 2013 World Amateur Radio Day -- April 18 -- Celebrates 100 Years of Disaster Communications

This year marks the 88th anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). To mark this occasion, the IARU and its more than 160 Member Societies will celebrate World Amateur Radio Day on April 18. Read More
04/03/2013 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Your Days Are Numbered

Worse than the dreaded “word problem,” this April quiz is full of backward problems where I give the answer and you pick the problem. Or something like that. You’ll figure it out! Read More
04/02/2013 | Be Ready for Field Day in Official Field Day Gear from the ARRL

ARRL Field Day, Amateur Radio’s largest on-the-air operating event is June 22-23 -- just a little more than two months away -- so be sure to get your official 2013 Field Day gear before supplies run out. Read More
04/02/2013 | J. Kenneth Pulfer, VE3PU (SK)

J. Kenneth Pulfer, VE3PU, of Ottawa, Ontario, passed away Sunday, March 31 after a long illness. He was 80. In 1994, Pulfer became the Secretary, then Secretary Treasurer for the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), that country’s IARU Member Society. He also Read More
04/02/2013 | New QuickStats Poll Now Available on ARRL Website

Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard! Read More
04/02/2013 | World Radiosport Team Championship 2014 Organizers Solicit Volunteers for Station Test

The WRTC 2014 Organizing Committee will be conducting a capability and training test for the World Radiosport Team Championships stations and volunteers during the 2013 running of the IARU HF Championship, July 13-14. Read More
04/01/2013 | ARRL in Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?

This feature -- including convenient web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things the ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of March. Read More