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Friday, October 23, 2015

Contesters: Please Protect 7060 for Mexican Hurricane Net

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Hurricane Patricia as of Friday morning, 23 Oct. (NOAA satellite image via National Hurricane Center) Attention Contesters: Please prot...
Thursday, October 22, 2015

Milestones: W1UED, W9DYV SKs

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Former ARRL Washington Coordinator Perry Williams, W1UED, became a Silent Key on September 25 at age 86, according to the ARRL. Willi...

Jan 31 Deadline for ARRL Foundation Scholarship Applications

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Young hams planning to pursue post-secondary education have until January 31, 2016 to apply for one of the 80-plus scholarships adm...

ARRL: FCC Must Clarify Proposed Rules on Modifying WiFi Gear

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The ARRL has called on the FCC to make clear that hams will still be permitted to modify non-amateur equipment for use on the amateur...

ARRL to FCC: Hurry Up on 630/2200 Meters

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The ARRL is urging the FCC to quickly enact final rules to permit amateur radio operation on 630 meters (472-479 kHz) and to propose ...

IARU: Minimize Antenna Restrictions Worldwide

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  The administrative council of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has called on governments worldwide to ease restrictio...

FEMA Administrator Visits WX4NHC

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The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - who is also a ham - paid a call on amateur station WX4NHC during a visit...

ARRL Re-Opens 146.52 for Contest Use

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Reversing a long-standing policy intended to protect simplex users on 2 meters, the ARRL has approved the use of national simplex frequency...

ARRL Launches "National Parks on the Air" Event for 2016

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The ARRL is sponsoring a year-long activity to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. national park system. The "Natio...

New Foundation Formed to Administer IOTA Program

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The original, and arguably most popular, "OTA" program is the Radio Society of Great Britain's (RSGB's) Islands on the ...

Satellite Roundup - Multiple Launches in Sept/Oct.

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AMSAT Fox-1A lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard the US National Reconnaissance Office's Atlas-5 launc...

ARRL.Net Users: Beware of "Phishing" Scheme

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(Federal Trade Commission image) Newsline reports that the ARRL's e-mail forwarding service has been hit by a "phishing...
Sunday, October 4, 2015

Hurricane Watch Net Secures

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The Hurricane Watch Net has shut down operations for Hurricane Joaquin after the storm skirted Bermuda without causing significant damage, a...

Uncertainty Over Status of Hara Arena

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Will Hara Arena still be open when it's time for the 2016 Dayton Hamvention®? That is the basic question being faced by the D...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Hurricane Watch Net Activates for Joaquin

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The Hurricane Watch Net went on the air today (Sept. 30) at 11:00 AM EDT, as Hurricane Joaquin set its sights on the Bahamas and ultimately...
Monday, September 28, 2015

Western Wildfires Take Toll on Ham Community

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The rash of wildfires in the western U.S. this summer has taken a significant toll on the ham community. Sixty-six-year-old Mark McCloud, K...

Sheriff's Deputy/Ham Killed in Line of Duty

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Courtesy Okaloosa County Sheriff's Dept. website Okaloosa County, Florida, Sheriff's Deputy William Myers, KK4KF, was shot and ...

Special Event Stations Mark Pope's US Visit

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  A string of special event stations stretching from New York to Virginia took to the amateur airwaves the last week in September in hono...

Progress on 60 Meters Ahead of WRC-15

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The International Telecommunication Union's 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) will be held this fall in Geneva,...

Growing Number of Ham Band Intrusions Reported

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The International Amateur Radio Union's Region 1 Monitoring System is reporting a growing number of non-amateur intrusions on...
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