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03/13/2013 | Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, Takes APRS Underground

Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, led a group of radio amateurs earlier this month to Mammoth Cave -- the world’s longest known cave system -- at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky to test how APRS can be used as a means to extend radio communications underground Read More
03/12/2013 | ARRL, Microsoft Resolve E-mail Blockage

After more than 20,000 ARRL members had their arrl.net and arrl.org e-mails blocked by Microsoft, the issue has been resolved. Read More
03/12/2013 | US Postal Service Introduces Global Forever Stamp

In addition to an increase in postal rates in January 2013, the US Postal Service introduced a new Global Forever First-Class Mail International stamp. Read More
03/12/2013 | British Ham Receives 2012 Cass Award

Rob Chipperfield, M0VFC/ZD9UW, of Cambridge, England, received the 2012 Single-Operator Cass Award. Presented annually, the Cass Award is a monetary award of $1000, offered as an incentive to encourage DXpedition operating excellence, and to encourage DXp Read More
03/12/2013 | DARA to Provide Financial Support for Advanced Teachers Institute Session

The ARRL is preparing to present the 2013 sessions of its popular Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology this summer. For the fourth year in a row, the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) will provide financial support for the advanced session of t Read More
03/11/2013 | W1AW Announces 2013 Spring Operating Schedule

With the switch from Standard Time to Daylight Saving Time this past weekend, W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, has updated the W1AW operating schedule to reflect the change. Your local standard times have not changed, but the UTC times they referenc Read More
03/08/2013 | The K7RA Solar Update

Both the averages of daily sunspot numbers and solar flux rose, with the sunspot numbers up nearly 36 points to 93.3, and the solar flux up nearly 12 points to 112.6. The most active geomagnetic day was Friday, March 1, when the planetary A index was 27 a Read More
03/08/2013 | FCC Issues $10,000 Fine to Missouri Man for Unlicensed Operation on 14.312 MHz

On February 25, the FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) in the amount of $10,000 to Jared A. Bruegman, ex-KC0IQN, of Bolivar, Missouri. The FCC said that Bruegman “apparently and willfully violated Section 301 of the Communicati Read More
03/08/2013 | Surfin’: Computers and the Internet -- A Backward Glance

They’ve come a long way since the 1970s. Read More
03/07/2013 | More Than 20,000 arrl.net, arrl.org E-mail Addresses Blocked by Microsoft

The ARRL IT staff has been notified that Microsoft is blocking e-mail to the more than 20,000 members who use the arrl.net e-mail forwarding service to forward e-mail to Microsoft domains (hotmail.com, msn.com, live.com and outlook.com). Read More
03/06/2013 | Florida Hams Prove that Ham Radio Works When Cell Phones Don’t

After a day of exploring the Green Swamp Wildlife Management Area -- 50,500 acres in Florida’s Lake, Polk and Sumter Counties -- with his grandson, Joe Cody, KE4WDP, of Winter Haven, Florida, saw that the roads were flooding and becoming hazardous. Read More
03/05/2013 | 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
03/05/2013 | Florida Ham Issued $25,000 Fine for Operating an Unlicensed Radio Transmitter and Interfering with Licensed Communications

On March 1, the FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) in the amount of $25,000 to Terry L. VanVolkenburg, KC5RF, of Cocoa, Florida. Read More
03/04/2013 | Montana Governor Signs Legislation to Protect Mobile Amateur Radio Operations from Distracted Driving Regulations

On February 28, Montana Governor Steve Bullock (D) signed House Bill 148 into law. Montana State Representative Pat Connell, WA7PDC, had submitted the bill -- Clarifying Local Government Authority to Regulate Amateur Radio Operations -- on the 2013 Montan Read More
03/04/2013 | Ham Radio in Hollywood: Last Man Standing to Feature Amateur Radio Storyline

In an episode tentatively scheduled to air Friday, March 15, the hit ABC comedy Last Man Standing -- starring Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, KA0XTT -- will feature a secondary ham radio storyline. Read More
03/01/2013 | The K7RA Solar Update

This past week, there was a decline in the solar and geomagnetic indices: The average daily sunspot number dropped nearly 21 points to 57.7, while the average daily solar flux softened by 4.7 points to 100.9 and the average daily planetary A index declin Read More