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10/22/2018 | ARISS Joins with NASA on the Air (NOTA) for SSTV Special Event

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has scheduled a slow-scan television (SSTV) event to begin on Saturday, October 27, at about 1000 UTC. Read More
10/20/2018 | Dwayne Allen, WY7FD, Resigns as Rocky Mountain Division Director

Vice Director Jeff Ryan, K0RM, will assume the Director position immediately. Read More
10/19/2018 | The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Now Available!

Listen now on your PC, smartphone, or tablet Read More
10/19/2018 | Correction: Practice Contest for ARRL RTTY Roundup Participants Planning to Use FT8

A 1-hour “practice contest” will be held next week on Thursday, October 25, 0200 – 0300 UTC (Wednesday, October 24, in North American time zones). Read More
10/19/2018 | The K7RA Solar Update

Relatively quiet conditions Read More
10/19/2018 | WRTC 2018 QSL Cards on Order; No Return Cards Wanted

World Radiosport Team Championship 2018 (WRTC 2018) chair Christian Janssen, DL1MGB, says QSL cards for contacts with the competing Y8-prefix stations now are on order at the printer’s. Read More
10/19/2018 | Philippine Organizations Join Forces for “Robust” JOTA-JOTI Presence

The National Headquarters of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) and the Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA) joined forces to prepare early for the 61st Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and the 22nd Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI), October 19 – 21. Read More
10/18/2018 | ARRL Northern Florida Section Seeks Volunteers to Deploy to Hurricane Zone

Northern Florida ARES is seeking volunteers to deploy for up to a week to areas of the state devastated by Hurricane Michael. Read More
10/18/2018 | Norwegian Radio Amateur Being Prevented from Leaving Chad

A saga that has reached the diplomatic and foreign ministry level is playing out in Africa’s Republic of Chad. Read More
10/18/2018 | The Doctor Will See You Now!

“Winterizing Your Station” is the topic of the current (October 11) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Read More
10/17/2018 | New Islands on the Air Groups Announced

Islands on the Air (IOTA) General Manager Roger Balister, G3KMA, has announced the first tranche of six new IOTA groups. Read More
10/17/2018 | SAQ Alexanderson Alternator Transmission to Celebrate UN Day

An Alexanderson alternator transmission from Sweden’s Grimeton Radio Station, SAQ, will be part of UN Day festivities on October 24 at the World Heritage Site in Grimeton, Sweden. Read More
10/17/2018 | VP6D Ducie Island 2018 DXpedition Team Under Way aboard the Braveheart

After 18 months of intensive planning, the 14-member international VP6D team now is en route on the long voyage to Ducie Island. Read More
10/17/2018 | ARRL Website Security Software Update Could Affect Certain LoTW ADIF Downloads

The ARRL website updated its security software on October 15 in order to meet standards required to continue accepting credit cards for internet purchases. Read More
10/17/2018 | FT8 to be Permitted in 2019 ARRL RTTY Roundup

The ARRL Contest Branch has announced that participants in the 2019 ARRL RTTY Roundup will be permitted to use the new FT8 protocol, which is part of the WSJT-X software suite. Read More
10/16/2018 | DX Group Seeks Reconsideration of Kure Atoll DXpedition Permit Application

The Pacific Islands DXpedition Group (PIDXG) is hoping to gain approval of its latest application for a DXpedition from Kure Atoll — currently the 7th most-wanted DXCC entity according to Club Log. Read More