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07/02/2012 | California Ham Cited for Operating Unlicensed Radio Station

On July 2, the FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order (NAL) in the amount of $17,000, accusing Brian R. Ragan, KF6EGI, of Suisun City, California, of “apparently willfully and repeatedly violating” the Communications Act of 193 Read More
07/01/2012 | ARRL in Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?

This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of June. Read More
07/01/2012 | Dennis Johnson, KF0QR, Wins June QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the June QST Cover Plaque award is Dennis Johnson, KF0QR, for his article “A 160 and 75/80 Meter Folded Dipole.” Congratulations Dennis! The QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best article in each issue -- is det Read More
06/29/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

Sunspot activity continued to drop until early this week: The average daily sunspot numbers were 26.3, down more than 58 points from last week’s numbers, while the average daily solar flux declined to 92.8, down over 33 points from last week’s average. Read More
06/29/2012 | Surfin’: Going to the Source

This week, Surfin’ visits a website that is the host for thousands of free software applications. Read More
06/27/2012 | The Other FCC: The NTIA

You thought the Federal Communications Commission handled federal communications — think again. Read More
06/27/2012 | Notes from the ARRL VEC Desk

The ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) is one of 14 VECs in the US that coordinate the efforts of Volunteer Examiners (VEs) who administer Amateur Radio operator license examinations. More than 11,000 active ARRL VEs throughout the country give bac Read More
06/26/2012 | New Volunteer Examiner Apparel and Supply Items Now Available

If you’re an ARRL Volunteer Examiner, take note: The ARRL has recently introduced new apparel and supply items just for you. Read More
06/26/2012 | DXCC Desk Approves Seven Operations for Credit

In June, the DXCC approved seven operations for DXCC credit. Read More
06/25/2012 | Former ARRL General Manager and IARU President Richard Baldwin, W1RU (SK)

Richard “Dick” Baldwin, W1RU, of Damariscotta, Maine, passed away on Thursday, June 21, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 92. An ARRL Charter Life Member, Baldwin capped a long career on the ARRL staff with service as General Manager Read More
06/25/2012 | ARRL Attends HAM RADIO 2012 in Germany

HAM RADIO 2012 in Friedrichshafen, Germany -- held June 22-24 -- is billed as Europe’s biggest Amateur Radio exhibition. Read More
06/22/2012 | ARRL Offers Online Public Service Training

The former Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (AREC) series of three levels of emergency communications courses has been reconfigured into two new courses. Read More
06/22/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

Sunspot numbers seemed to be in a free-fall this week: The average daily sunspot numbers declined more than 29 points to 87, while the average daily solar flux fell 6.2 points to 126.2. Read More
06/22/2012 | Surfin’: The Space Above the Field

This week, Surfin’ gets ready for ARRL Field Day and ISS pass-overs. Read More
06/21/2012 | Field Day Basic Training

A little Elmering will turn that confused first-timer into a Field Day fanatic. Read More
06/20/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: No Guessing

You’ll have to work extra hard on this quiz because it’s not a “multiple guess.” Some answers may require a little calculation, some may require exercising the memory banks -- and all will require a little head scratching. Read More