ARRL

0 items

News & Features

08/08/2012 | FCC Denies California Ham’s Petition Regarding Vanity Call Sign

Two years after Marvin Gin, W6VM, passed away on January 13, 2010, his call sign became available in the FCC’s vanity call sign system and eligible for reassignment to those radio amateurs who hold an Amateur Extra class license. According to the FCC, Mar Read More
08/08/2012 | Ernesto Downgraded to Tropical Storm, but Expected to Regain Strength

Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on the southern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula late in the evening on Tuesday, August 7. The Category 1 hurricane brought heavy rains and winds, but weakened as it moved across land. Due to this weakening, forecasters at th Read More
08/08/2012 | Explore the Upper Reaches of the Amateur Radio Spectrum in the ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest

If you enjoy the technical side of Amateur Radio and being on the cutting edge, you might want to take a look at the microwave bands. The weekends of August 18-19 and September 15-16 give you a perfect chance to explore this portion of the radio spectrum Read More
08/08/2012 | RAC Announces New Ontario Section Boundaries, Abbreviations

RAC Chief Field Services Officer Doug Mercer, VO1DTM/VO1DM, announced the Section boundaries, names and abbreviations for the four new Ontario sections that go into effect on September 1. Read More
08/07/2012 | Ernesto Now a Category 1 Hurricane

At 2 PM EDT (1800 UTC) August 7, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) upgraded Tropical Storm Ernesto to a Category 1 hurricane. Read More
08/07/2012 | Perseid Meteor Shower Should Be Fun for Meteor Scatter Enthusiasts and Viewers Alike

On the night of Saturday, August 11 and well into the next day, Earth will be at the peak of its annual passage through the bulk of the debris shed by a comet known as Swift-Tuttle. Read More
08/07/2012 | Tropical Storm Ernesto Heads Toward Yucatán; WX4NHC, VoIP Weather Net and Hurricane Watch Net Activated

As Tropical Storm Ernesto barrels toward Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, forecasters have issued a hurricane warning for the entire coast of Belize and from Chetumal to Punta Allen on the East Coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. Ernesto is expected to reach hurri Read More
08/06/2012 | ITU Assigns New Prefix for Niue: E6A-E6Z

On August 3, the ITU updated its Table of International Call Sign Series to reflect a call sign change for Niue. The island will now have the entire E6 prefix block. Niue -- an island approximately 1700 miles northeast of New Zealand -- is a self-governin Read More
08/06/2012 | Mars Rover Curiosity Successfully Lands on Red Planet

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) confirmed that the rover Curiosity -- after a 36 week space flight -- landed successfully on Mars at 10:32 PM PDT on August 5 (0532 UTC August 6). Built by JPL and launched by NASA on November 26, 2011, the 2000 pound m Read More
08/06/2012 | NCVEC Holds 2012 Annual Meeting

Larry Pollock, NB5X, Chairman of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC), presided over the NCVEC’s 27th annual meeting, held via teleconference on July 20. The meeting offered an opportunity for representatives of the VECs to d Read More
08/04/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: The Ins-and-Outs of the Bits-and-Pieces

Once the homebuilding bug bites, you’ll be using a whole new set of jargon: acronyms, color codes, numbering conventions, parameters, measurements and more. Here are some questions about the many interesting methods -- and short-cuts -- we use to describe Read More
08/03/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

The average daily sunspot numbers this week were up more than 47 points to 99.3, while the average daily solar flux rose nearly 35 points to 131.7. Read More
08/03/2012 | Vanity Call Sign Fee to Increase September 4

On August 3, the FCC announced via a Final Rule in the Federal Register that the cost of an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will increase 80 cents, from to $14.20 to $15. The new fees take effect 30 days after publication, making September 4, 2012, the fir Read More
08/03/2012 | Surfin’: Going Tropo

This week, your Surfin’ conductor considers the reasons why his car radio is acting funny. Read More
08/02/2012 | 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
08/01/2012 | Ivica Dačić, YU1YU, Elected Prime Minister of Serbia

Former Serbian Internal Affairs Minister Ivica Dačić, YU1YU, was elected as that country’s newest Prime Minister on July 27. Read More