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11/23/2012 | Surfin’: Ham Radio Ballooning

This week, Surfin’ considers high-altitude ballooning with Amateur Radio payloads. Read More
11/21/2012 | FCC Seeks to Assign Entire Amateur Portion of 160 Meter Band to Primary Status to Amateur Radio Service, Proposes New LF Amateur Band at 135.7-137.8 kHz

On Tuesday, November 20, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to amend Part 97 (among others) of the Commission’s rules. These changes include changing the allocation to the amateur portion of the 160 meter band, allocating a new Read More
11/20/2012 | Former “How’s DX?” Conductor Rod Newkirk, W9BRD (SK)

Rod Newkirk, W9BRD/VA3ZBB, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- who penned the QST column “How’s DX?” from 1947-1978 -- passed away on Monday, November 19 after a long illness. Newkirk was credited with coining the term “Elmer,” as well as for his humorous take Read More
11/20/2012 | Top Off the Year on Top Band in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest

While Solar Cycle 24 is making the high bands the focal point for HF operators, 160 meters -- Top Band -- is still chock full of DX. There’s no better time to get on 160 meters than the ARRL 160 Meter Contest, November 30-December 2. Read More
11/20/2012 | Monte Simpson, K2MLS, Appointed ARRL Western Washington Section Manager

Monte Simpson, K2MLS, of Bremerton, has been appointed ARRL Western Washington Section Manager, effective December 31, 2012. Membership and Volunteer Programs Manager Dave Patton, NN1N, made the appointment after current Western Washington Section Manager Read More
11/20/2012 | Three Hams Return to Earth from ISS

Shortly before 9 PM EST on Sunday, November 18 (0200 UTC Monday, November 19), a Soyuz spacecraft carrying Expedition 33 Commander Suni Williams, KD5PLB, and Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko, RK3DUP, and Aki Hoshide, KE5DNI, landed in the steppes of Kaza Read More
11/16/2012 | ARRL Members in Hudson Division Elect New Director; Northwestern Division Gets New Vice Director

On November 16, ballots were counted in the races for Director in the Hudson Division and for Director and Vice Director in the Northwestern Division. This year, there were only three contested races for Director or Vice Director in the five Divisions hol Read More
11/16/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

There has been an exciting and dramatic rise in sunspot activity this week. The daily sunspot number was 188 on Monday, November 12 -- higher than it has been in more than a year. Read More
11/16/2012 | Surfin’: A Thanksgiving Cornucopia

In honor of the holiday, Surfin’ offers a ham radio horn of plenty. Read More
11/15/2012 | ARRL Headquarters to Close for Thanksgiving Holidays

ARRL Headquarters will be closed November 22 and 23 in observance of Thanksgiving. There will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice transmissions those days. The ARRL Letter will be published a day early on Wednesday, November 21, but there will be no ARR Read More
11/15/2012 | QST -- There’s an App for That!

ARRL members who use Apple iOS mobile devices -- iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch -- can now download a new dedicated app to access and browse all issues of the digital edition of QST. Read More
11/15/2012 | Dayton Hamvention Announces DX Theme for 2013

Throughout its 62 years, the Dayton Hamvention® has showcased the best that Amateur Radio has to offer. Each year, a specific theme -- such as Amateur Radio clubs, global friendship or the advent of digital modes -- spotlights one of the many facets of th Read More
11/15/2012 | FCC Denies ARRL Petition to Deny ReconRobotics Licenses, But Limits Devices to 100 kHz Bandwidth

On November 14, the FCC issued an Order on Reconsideration dismissing a March 2010 Petition for Reconsideration filed by the ARRL that asked the Commission to deny pending Public Safety Pool license applications associated with the ReconRobotics Video and Read More
11/14/2012 | Ten Meters Opens Big to WØ Land

The Front Range of Colorado experiences a worldwide 10 meter opening. Read More
11/14/2012 | Digital Edition of December QST Now Available

The digital version of the December QST is now available to ARRL members. The digital version includes many features not available in the print version. Read More
11/13/2012 | Be a Star! Enter the Third Annual ARRL Video Contest

If you’ve ever wanted a way to show the world how exciting Amateur Radio can be, here’s your chance: The ARRL is sponsoring its Third Annual Video Contest! Here’s a chance to put that video camera to use. Read More