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10/10/2012 | IARU Region 2 Executive Committee Meets in Curacao

The IARU Region 2 Executive Committee met in Curacao September 29-30. Led by Region 2 President Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AM, the meeting was attended by Region 2 Officers and Area Directors; Area B Director and ARRL International Affairs Vice President Jay Be Read More
10/09/2012 | 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
10/09/2012 | Scouts and Scouters Take to the Airwaves for the 55th Jamboree on the Air

Each year, more than 500,000 Scouts in more than 100 countries take to the airwaves for Jamboree on the Air during the third full weekend in October -- and this year on October 20-21, it will be no different. Read More
10/08/2012 | MFJ’s Martin F. Jue, K5FLU, Honored at ARRL Day in the Park

To celebrate 40 years in the Amateur Radio business, MFJ Enterprises hosted ARRL Day in the Park in Starkville, Mississippi, October 5-6. Read More
10/08/2012 | The ARRL Offers Five New Books for Fall

The ARRL has just released five new books that you are going to want to have in your shack. This fall, two favorites have been re-released and are chock-full of new information, while three new titles are also available. Read More
10/08/2012 | FCC Seeks to Change Amateur Radio Licensing Rules, Allow Additional Emission Types

On October 2, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in WT Docket No. 12-121 that seeks to change the Amateur Radio licensing rules, especially as they concern former licensees. Read More
10/06/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Ham Horizons

Part 97.1 points out five bases and purposes of the Amateur Radio Service. The third principle -- encouragement and improvement of the Amateur Service through rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communication and technical phases of the a Read More
10/05/2012 | Rare Grid Rove Around

Two VHF operators hit the highway to rove around the rare grids of the Pacific Northwest. Read More
10/05/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit the Earth on September 30, triggering a jump in geomagnetic indices. The planetary A index on October 1 was 31, and the K index jumped to 7, making aurora visible across the northern tier of the United States. Read More
10/05/2012 | Surfin’: Radio Tricks with Google Maps

This week, Surfin’ reveals a cool radio trick for measuring distance with Google Maps. Read More
10/04/2012 | The Weather Channel to Begin Naming Winter Storms

Beginning this winter, The Weather Channel will begin naming what it calls “noteworthy winter storms.” As The Weather Channel explained on its website, “[a] storm with a name is easier to follow, which will mean fewer surprises and more preparation." Read More
10/04/2012 | Space Station Deploys Five CubeSats

Five new CubeSats leave the International Space Station Read More
10/03/2012 | Peter Lake, ZL2AZ, Appointed Chairman of IARU Region 3

The Directors in IARU Region 3 have voted to appoint Peter Lake, ZL2AZ, of Wellington, New Zealand, as the Chairman of IARU Region 3. He replaces Michael Owen, VK3KI, who passed away unexpectedly last month. Owen, who was also President of the Wireless In Read More
10/03/2012 | SARA Solicits Papers for New Mexico Conference

The Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) -- an organization for those interested in radio astronomy -- is soliciting papers for presentation at its 2013 Western Regional Conference, February 9-10, 2013 in Socorro, New Mexico. Read More
10/03/2012 | ARRL Invites Nominations for 2012 International Humanitarian Award

Nominations are open for the 2012 ARRL International Humanitarian Award. This award is conferred upon an amateur or amateurs who demonstrate devotion to human welfare, peace and international understanding through Amateur Radio. Read More
10/02/2012 | Goran Savić, YT2A, Killed in Plane Crash

While on a routine training mission, Serbian Air Force Major Goran Savić, YT2A, was killed trying to direct his plane away from a residential area in Nova Pazova, Serbia. Read More