Monday, July 25, 2011

Kaitlyn Cole, KS3P, Named 2011 Young Ham of the Year

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Kaitlyn Cole, KS3P 2011 Newsline Young Ham of the Year Eleven-year-old Kaitlyn Cole, KS3P, of Harvest, Alabama, has been chosen as A...

South Sudan Update - Huge Pileups for ST0R

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Huge pileups are reported for the ST0R DXpedition to South Sudan, the world's newest independent country. Online DX News site dxcoffee.c...
Friday, July 22, 2011

South Sudan Reported On the Air

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The online DX magazine DXCoffee reports that an initial ham radio operation from South Sudan was on the air as of July 22, using the cal...

Hams Killed, Injured in Antenna Accidents

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One ham was killed and three others were injured recently in two widely-separated antenna accidents. Tim Anderson, K0OR, was killed and T...

Plea Bargain for Man Involved in Pirate Attack that Killed 3 Hams

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A man from Yemen accepted a plea bargain in connection with a high-seas piracy attack this past February that left three US hams and anot...

End of Shuttle Program Marks End of Era in Ham Radio As Well

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The landing of Atlantis in mid-July marked the end of the U.S. space shuttle program, but it also marked the end of a nearly-30-year asso...

Tentative Schedule Released for ARISSat-1

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An on-board test of the ARISSat-1 satellite is tentatively scheduled for July 30-31, with a possible launch from the International Space ...

Space Weather Broadcasts to Continue on WWV/WWVH

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In July, we reported that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) was planning t...

Two Summer Films Feature Amateur Radio

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Amateur radio is prominently (if not accurately) portrayed in two of this summer's major movies, "Mr. Popper's Penguins...

Hurricane Watch Looking for New Members

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The Hurricane Watch Net is looking for new members who can "effectively communicate with Central America and the Caribbean, Mexico a...

ARRL Renews MoU with National Weather Service

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The ARRL and the National Weather Service have updated and renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), continuing a formalized relat...

RFI Workshop for Utilities

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The ARRL recently hosted a two-day RF interference workshop for utility company employees. Four ( yes, four -- ed. ) people attended fro...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

August 2011 Edition of WorldRadio Online Is Live on the Web

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The August 2011 edition of WorldRadio Online magazine is live and posted on the Web. Many of your favorite columnists and special features...
Thursday, July 14, 2011

South Sudan Added to CQ DX Countries List

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The Republic of South Sudan is the newest addition to the CQ DX Award Countries List, CQ DX Awards Manager Billy Williams, N4UF, announced ...

ARISSat-1 Test Set for July 30-31; Depolyment Possible August 3

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During the International ARISS teleconference July 14, Sergey Samburov, RV3DR,  announced that the ARISSat battery will be charged late in J...
Monday, June 27, 2011

New SATERN Director Named

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Retired SATERN National Director Maj. Pat McPherson, WW9E (Courtesy www.satern.org) Salvation Army Major Richard Shirran, VE3NUZ, h...

Portuguese Edition of CQ to Debut in Brazil

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A new Portuguese-language edition of CQ is due to be launched this August in Brazil. The new edition will be published by Radiohaus, a major...

Management Change for Arecibo Observatory

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(Courtesy Arecibo Observatory) Nature.com reports that Cornell University has lost its management contract for the Arecibo Observatory i...

FCC Chief Visits Hamvention®

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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski (L) was escorted around the Dayton Hamvention® by 2011 show chairman Mike Kalter, W8CI. (Photo courtes...

Astronaut Wheelock Praises Ham Radio at Dayton

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A planned guest at this year's Dayton Hamvention® was Astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC -- a callsign he's never used! "I call...