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11/01/2012 | James Klitzing, W6PQL, Wins October QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the October QST Cover Plaque award is James Klitzing, W6PQL, for his article “Solid State 1 kW Linear Amplifier for 2 Meters” Congratulations James! The QST Cover Plaque Award -- given to the author or authors of the best article in each iss Read More
11/01/2012 | As Hurricane Sandy Wreaks Havoc on East Coast, Hams Heed Call to Help

Even though Hurricane Sandy was declared a post-tropical cyclone by the time it made its final landfall -- just 5 miles southwest of Atlantic City, New Jersey at about 8 PM EDT on Monday, October 29 -- the storm still had winds in excess of 80 miles per h Read More
11/01/2012 | 2012 ARRL Field Day Results Now Online

If you can’t wait for your December issue of QST to arrive in the mail to see how you did in the 2012 ARRL Field Day, don’t worry! The results -- including a copy of the QST article (with line scores) and a results database -- are now available on the ARR Read More
10/31/2012 | Hawaii Hams Activate for Tsunami Warning

On Saturday, October 27, radio amateurs in Hawaii responded to a tsunami warning, providing valuable and timely information to emergency management officials. The tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake which struck at struck at 5:04 PM HST (0 Read More
10/30/2012 | ARRL HQ Seeks Applicants for Media and Public Relations Manager

The League is currently looking to fill the position of Media and Public Relations Manager at ARRL Headquarters in Newington. Read More
10/29/2012 | Hurricane Sandy: Guidelines for Providing Assistance

The ARRL is recommending two websites to those radio amateurs who want to volunteer for response-and-relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy. Read More
10/28/2012 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: October is for the Kids -- School Club Roundup, JOTA, Contests and Giveaways

RF and ladybugs have a few things in common: During their migration, that end up in places they would have never expected, and, like how RF gets into circuitry where it wouldn’t normally be expected, these pretty red beetles end up inside, crawling throug Read More
10/27/2012 | Hurricane Watch Net to Activate as Hurricane Sandy Approaches Eastern Seaboard

The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) has announced plans to reactivate its nets in advance of Hurricane Sandy’s approach to the East Coast of the United States. The HWN will relay on-the-ground reports from hams to WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the Nation Read More
10/27/2012 | The Amateur Amateur: Give Me That Old Ham Religion

I was sitting in my shack, fuming over my latest failure. I was a computer professional for more than 40 years and I still couldn’t penetrate digital modes. Or understand the menus on modern transceivers. Or figure out why the heck my newest radio beeped Read More
10/26/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

Good conditions should prevail for the CQ World Wide SSB DX Contest this weekend. A chance for solar flares has greatly diminished in the past few days, and the latest forecast has the planetary A index at a steady and quiet 5 for this weekend and beyond, Read More
10/26/2012 | Surfin’: Radio Ghosts Revisited

Ghosts and Halloween go together, but what about ghosts and radios? Read More
10/25/2012 | W1AW Receives Semi-Annual Antenna Inspection, New Antenna for 160 Meters

On October 24, Matt Strelow, KC1XX, and Andrew Toth of XX Towers came to Newington to inspect the antennas and towers at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, and W1HQ, the Laird Campbell Memorial HQ Operators Club. Read More
10/25/2012 | Hurricane Sandy Now a Category 2 Storm

As Hurricane Sandy heads toward the Bahamas, both the Hurricane Watch Net and the VoIP Hurricane Net are supporting WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center. Read More
10/25/2012 | No ARRL Audio News on October 25

There will be no ARRL Audio News on Thursday, October 25. The ARRL Letter will be distributed on its usual schedule. The Audio News will return on Thursday, November 1. Read More
10/24/2012 | FCC Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes to Amateur Licensing Rules, Emission Types

Earlier this month, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) -- FCC Docket No. 12-121 -- proposing to amend the Part 97 rules governing the Amateur Radio Service. On October 24, a summary of the NPRM was published in the Federal Register an Read More
10/23/2012 | Hurricane Watch Net to Activate for Tropical Storm Sandy

The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will activate at 7 AM EST (1100 UTC) on Wednesday, October 24 for Tropical Storm Sandy, in support of WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida. Read More