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06/19/2012 | ARRL Field Day is This Weekend: Are You Ready?

ARRL Field Day is this coming weekend, June 23-24, 2012 Read More
06/19/2012 | FCC Downgrades Hawaiian Ham’s License

On June 18, the FCC issued an Order of Modification, modifying the license class of Todd Wilson, WH6DWF, of Honolulu, Hawaii, from General to Technician. This stems from an Order Proposing Modification released in March 2012 where the FCC stated that gran Read More
06/19/2012 | ARRL Executive Committee Approves Resource Grants for 11 Schools

In June, the ARRL Executive Committee reviewed grant applications for the ARRL’s Education & Technology Program (ETP), awarding equipment and resources valued at nearly $16,000 to 11 schools. Read More
06/18/2012 | ARRL UHF/Microwave Band Plan Committee Seeks Comments on Proposed 23 cm Band Plan

Last winter, the ARRL UHF/Microwave Band Plan Committee asked the Amateur Radio community about current, planned and projected uses of the Amateur bands between 902 MHz and 3.5 GHz. The Committee has now prepared for your consideration a draft band plan f Read More
06/18/2012 | Yasme Foundation Announces Awards, Expanded List of Eligible Call Signs

The Yasme Foundation currently offers two awards: The Yasme Award and the Yasme Supreme Award. Read More
06/18/2012 | New Section Manager Appointed in South Dakota

Chris Stallkamp, W0ADZ, of Selby, South Dakota, has been appointed as the South Dakota Section Manager, effective June 15. Read More
06/15/2012 | 2011 ARRL Annual Report Now Available

The ARRL Annual Report for 2011 – now available online -- reviews the major events of the year and documents the renewed growth of both the ARRL and the activities of the Amateur Radio Service. For the fifth consecutive year, ARRL membership grew -- total Read More
06/15/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity was lower this week, although for the past few days, both the sunspot numbers and solar flux were rising. The average daily sunspot numbers declined more than 14.3 points to 116.1, while the average daily solar flux was off by 14.5 points t Read More
06/15/2012 | Surfin’: Tricks Are for Hams

This week, Surfin’ demonstrates how ham radio can be a tricky, but well worth it. Read More
06/14/2012 | ARDF Update: Team USA Forming after USA ARDF Championships

“California, here we come!” Fans of on-foot transmitter hunting converged on the Golden State for five days of Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) training and competition. Read More
06/14/2012 | New Amateur Extra Class Question Pool Effective July 1

The new Amateur Extra class (Element 4) question pool -- released by the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) in January 2012 -- becomes effective on Sunday, July 1. The current Amateur Extra class pool expires on June 30, 2012 a Read More
06/13/2012 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: From Field Day to Financial Aid -- What Amateur Radio Can Bring (besides On-The-Air Fun)

Everyone finds his or her own niche in Amateur Radio. It can be as simple as having an mobile rig in the car that you might turn on every once in a while, doing nothing but listen to numbers stations or regularly working the Amateur Radio satellites, or “ Read More
06/13/2012 | Adventures in Russia!

Bureaucrats, vintage equipment and a visit to Radio Moscow make Russian radio a vacation to remember. Read More
06/13/2012 | W1AW Announces 2012 Field Day Bulletin Schedule

Stations active during ARRL Field Day -- June 25-26 -- are eligible to receive 100 bonus points for copying the special Field Day bulletin transmitted by W1AW (or K6KPH on the West Coast) according to the schedule below. You must include an accurate copy Read More
06/13/2012 | Notify Your Neighbors about ARRL Field Day, June 23-24

It's not too late to get information about your ARRL Field Day activities out to the public . ARRL Field Day -- the largest on-the-air operating event -- is the one of the best opportunities of the year for showing our Amateur Radio capabilities to Read More
06/12/2012 | VK100WIQ: Celebrating the Centenary of the WIA in the State of Queensland

A special centenary call sign will be used June 1-July 31, 2012 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Wireless Institute of Australia in the state of Queensland Read More