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02/24/2012 | Surfin’: Hunting Broadcast Radio Transmitters

This week, Surfin’ wonders where the transmitter went -- and finds it on the Internet. Read More
02/24/2012 | ARRL Publishes New Guidelines for 60 Meters

The ARRL has published a set of guidelines for new 60 meter privileges going into effect March 5. Read More
02/23/2012 | Malyj Vysotskij Island Added to DXCC Deleted Entities List

According to the Finnish Ministry of Transportation and Communication, the Saimaa Canal Treaty between Finland and Russia has been finalized by relevant Finnish and Russian authorities through ratification. Read More
02/23/2012 | Hollywood Movie Features Morse Code, Homebrew Equipment -- and Sea Monsters!

In the movie Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Sean Anderson (played by Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal that comes from a mysterious island where no island should exist. Sean decides to follow the signal with the unwilling assistance fro Read More
02/22/2012 | One Down, One to Go: The ARRL International DX Contest Gears Up for SSB

With the CW portion of the ARRL International DX Contest now a series of fading dits and dahs in the memories of participants, preparations for the SSB portion of the DX Contest -- the weekend of March 3-4 -- are already underway. Read More
02/21/2012 | Section Managers Winter Election Results

Two ARRL Sections -- Eastern Pennsylvania and Louisiana -- will get new Section Managers, as of April 1, 2012. Two other Sections -- San Diego and Virginia -- will keep their incumbent Section Managers. Ballots for these races were counted Tuesday, Februa Read More
02/21/2012 | Republic of South Sudan Assigned Prefix

After a wait of more than seven months after being accepted as a member of the United Nations, the Republic of South Sudan received its prefix block from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Z8. On July 14, 2011 -- after South Sudan’s admittan Read More
02/21/2012 | March Qualifying Runs

The W1AW and West Coast Qualifying Runs were inadvertently left out of the March 2012 issue of QST. Read More
02/17/2012 | Bill Simons, W9BB, Silent Key; Developed Shure Microphones

Bill Simons, W9BB, who developed two famous models of Shure microphones for the Amateur Radio market, died in January at age 84. Read More
02/17/2012 | Payroll Tax Bill Includes Provision for Amateur Radio Study

A bill that scored a 293-132 victory the House today includes a provision for a study of the uses and capabilities of Amateur Radio Service communications in emergencies and disaster relief; it will soon head to the Senate for a vote. If passed into law, Read More
02/17/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

We are more than halfway through the winter season, and today -- February 17 -- is 58 days after the winter solstice. Propagation should improve as we approach the vernal equinox on March 20, which is just 32 days from now. Solar activity is still in the Read More
02/17/2012 | WRC-12 Comes to a Close in Geneva

The World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC-12) concluded its deliberations today with the signing of the Final Acts that revise the Radio Regulations, the international treaty governing the use of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits. More Read More
02/17/2012 | Surfin’: Learning Circuits and Electronics Online

This week, Surfin’ goes back to electronics school, but it’s free and online this time. Read More
02/16/2012 | WRC-12 Delegates Place Possible 5 MHz Allocation on Agenda for Next WRC

One of the responsibilities of each WRC delegation is to set the agenda for the next WRC. WRC-12 delegates approved an Amateur Radio-related agenda item for the upcoming WRC-15: To consider the possibility of making an allocation of an appropriate amount Read More
02/16/2012 | Boys, Rain and Radio

500 scouts, a tent of solar panels and the Battleship New Jersey spotlight ham radio. Read More
02/15/2012 | ARRL 500 kHz Experimental Group Sparked Interest in MF Operation

In September 2006, the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology granted a Part 5 experimental license -- WD2XSH -- to the ARRL on behalf of a group of radio amateurs who were interested in investigating spectrum in the vicinity of 500 kHz. Called the AR Read More