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12/17/2012 | FT-817 Satellite Interface Available as a Kit

The FT-817 interface featured in QST is now available as a kit Read More
12/17/2012 | ARRL Headquarters to Close in Observance of Christmas, New Year’s Day

ARRL Headquarters will be closed Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25, 2012 in observance of Christmas, and Tuesday, January 1, 2013 in observance of New Year’s Day. Read More
12/14/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

The average daily sunspot numbers fell 13.5 points this week, from 61.1 to 47.6, while the average daily solar flux was about the same this week as last, rising 1.1 points to 102.7. Read More
12/14/2012 | Surfin’: Refreshing Rig Recollections

This week, Surfin’ recalls old radios with new clarity. Read More
12/12/2012 | Catch the Geminids and Chat with NASA Meteor Experts

The annual Geminids meteor shower, scheduled to reach its peak on December 13 and 14, is slated to be the most intense shower of the entire year. This is also prime time for amateurs who enjoy bouncing their VHF signals off the ionized trails of these spa Read More
12/12/2012 | IARU Welcomes Two New Member Societies, Sets New Guidelines for Election of President and Vice President

The IARU welcomed Federation of Radio Sport of Azerbaijan and the St Vincent and the Grenadines Amateur Radio Club as its two newest members on November 1. Read More
12/11/2012 | Logbook of The World Web Page Now Features Daily and Hourly Status Updates

The ARRL has created a new informational page to issue daily status updates and information of interest to the Logbook of The World (LoTW) user community. Read More
12/10/2012 | The Yasme Foundation Announces 2012 Yasme Excellence Award Recipients and Supporting Grants

The Yasme Excellence Awards are given to individuals who through their own service, creativity, effort and dedication, have made a significant contribution to Amateur Radio. Their contribution may be in recognition of technical, operating or organizationa Read More
12/10/2012 | ARRL Files Petition for Rulemaking with FCC to Create New MF Band at 472-479 kHz

The ARRL filed a Petition for Rulemaking on November 29, asking the FCC to amend Sections 2 and 97 of its rules and create a domestic Amateur Radio allocation at 472-479 kHz, conforming to the allocation status and limitations set forth in the internation Read More
12/09/2012 | FITSAT-1 Satellite to Flash LEDs Over the US and Europe

Hams in the US and Europe will have a chance to see FITSAT-1 Read More
12/07/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity declined again this week, with the average daily sunspot numbers dropping 17.8 points, from 78.9 to 61.1, while the average daily solar flux declined 19.4 points, from 121 to 101.6. Read More
12/07/2012 | Surfin’: Ham Tooling Online

This week, Surfin’ explores the Internet world of online tools for Amateur Radio. Read More
12/06/2012 | Kansas Ham Issued $10,000 Fine for Operation of Unlicensed Broadcast Station

On December 5, Glen Rubash, KC0GPV, of Dwight, Kansas, was issued a $10,000 fine for what the FCC called “willfully and repeatedly” violating Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by operating an unlicensed radio transmitter on the fre Read More
12/06/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Specs or Pepper?

Pondering a possible purchase puts the potential pocketbook provider in a pickle! Unless, that is, they are a savvy savant of specifications. This quiz will lead you through a jumbled jam of jargon to see how well you speak the language of the specificati Read More
12/05/2012 | Rookies Ride the Wave in the ARRL CW Rookie Roundup

Newly licensed CW buffs can get their copying skills in shape on Sunday, December 16 as the CW edition of the ARRL Rookie Roundup takes to the airwaves! The Rookie Roundup combines a competitive event with some on-the-air training, with the goal of bringi Read More
12/05/2012 | RAC Announces New Incoming QSL Bureau Address

Effective immediately, Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) has instituted a new, centralized address for its Incoming QSL Bureau. Read More