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07/11/2012 | Two Operations Approved for DXCC Credit

Two operations -- the 9X0PY (Rwanda) operation (December 24, 2011-January 7, 2012) and the S21YD (Bangladesh) operation (1994, 1995, 1998 and 1999) -- have been approved for DXCC credit. Read More
07/10/2012 | Three Hams Scheduled to Head to ISS This Weekend

NASA will televise the launch and docking of the next mission to the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for 8:40 PM (CDT) Saturday, July 14 (0140 UTC, Sunday, July 15). NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, along with Russian cosmonaut Y Read More
07/09/2012 | State-Level PRB-1 Law Now on the Books in Illinois

Following in the footsteps of various other states, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed HB 1390 -- a state-level PRB-1 law -- on June 30, effective immediately. Read More
07/09/2012 | W1AW’s EchoLink and IRLP Nodes Temporarily Suspended

Recent upgrades to the ARRL’s Internet system has caused access to both the W1AW EchoLink Conference Server W1AWBDCT and W1AW’s IRLP Node 4292 to be temporarily suspended. Access to both W1AW systems can be expected by month’s end. We apologize for the in Read More
07/09/2012 | QEX: The July/August 2012 Issue

The July/August issue of QEX -- the ARRL’s “Forum for Communications Experimenters” -- is coming soon, and it is full of theoretical and practical technical articles that you won’t want to miss. Read More
07/09/2012 | ARRL to Host Webinar on Amateur Radio Response to 2012 Hurricane Season

The ARRL will host a webinar from 8-9:30 PM EDT Tuesday, July 17 (0000-0130 UTC Wednesday, July 18) to present information about the 2012 hurricane season and the Amateur Radio response. Read More
07/06/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity jumped way up this week, with the average daily sunspot numbers increasing by nearly 92 points to 118.1, while the average daily solar flux rose to 138.5 from 92.8 the week before. Read More
07/06/2012 | Additional Diamond DXCC Tools and Reports Now Available

Additional Diamond DXCC Challenge tools and reports are now available. Read More
07/06/2012 | Walt Maxwell, W2DU (SK), Wrote Reflections

Walt Maxwell, W2DU, became a Silent Key July 3, 2012. Read More
07/06/2012 | Surfin’: Getting Weather Better

This week, Surfin’ finds out which way the wind blows -- and which way the propagation flows -- at the revamped National Weather Service website. Read More
07/05/2012 | Disruptions Possible as ARRL Reconfigures Internet Services

Beginning Friday, July 6 at approximately 1 PM (EDT), the ARRL’s Information Technology Department will be changing the configuration of the League’s Internet services. This will involve Domain Name System (DNS) address changes for a variety of servers at Read More
07/05/2012 | Colorado Hams Provide Disaster Communications During Wildfires

Thanks to an extremely dry season, portions of Colorado have been ravaged by wildfires. As of July 5, only a handful of the fires are considered extinguished or fully contained, with the majority considered still active. Read More
07/03/2012 | Trio from ISS Lands Safely In Kazakhstan

Three members of the Expedition 31 crew undocked from the International Space Station and returned safely to Earth Sunday, July 1, wrapping up a mission that lasted almost seven months on the International Space Station (ISS). Read More
07/03/2012 | The IARU HF Championship Heats Up the Summer

Radiosport fans are gearing up for the summer’s biggest HF competition: the IARU HF World Championship. This 24 hour long contest is the highlight of the summer HF contesting season, with plenty of opportunity to work DX from all around the globe on CW an Read More
07/03/2012 | 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
07/02/2012 | ARRL Launches Logbook of the World/WPX Award Integration

The wait is over! After weeks of beta testing, the ARRL launched the integration of Logbook of The World (LoTW) -- its electronic confirmation system -- with CQ Magazine’s Worked All Prefixes (WPX) Award on Monday, July 2. The WPX Award is the first of th Read More