Thursday, September 23, 2021

ARRL: Clear Frequencies Requested for Possible Nicaragua Earthquake Traffic

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  From the ARRL, 9/23/21: ARLX013 Clear Frequencies Requested for Possible Nicaragua Earthquake Traffic IARU Region 2 Emergency Coordinat...
Monday, September 20, 2021

NEWS from CQ Magazine - W8TEE Joins Contributing Staff, K8ZT Launches New Column

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  Dr. Jack Purdum, W8TEE, Joins CQ Staff as Microcontrollers Editor Anthony Luscre, K8ZT, to Refocus on Exploring Ham Radio's Many Facet...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

And Then There Were Two…

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The Intrepid DX Group has dropped its plans for a DXpedition to Bouvet Island in the face of two other groups planning trips sooner. Accordi...
Tuesday, September 14, 2021

NJ Club Loses Towers and Antennas to Ida - Donations Sought to Help Rebuild

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The following is from New Jersey's Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club, via ARRL Southern New Jersey Section Manager Tom Preiser, N2X...

License Fees Likely on Hold Until 2022

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The $35 fee for new and upgraded amateur radio license applications that the FCC announced earlier this year likely will not take effect unt...

ARRL to Cover License Fees for Young Hams

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License applicants under age 18 who take their exams with a VE team associated with the ARRL VEC will have their $35 FCC application fee cov...

KT5KMF Honored With ARRL Youth Award

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Katherine Forson, KT5KMF, of Plano, Texas is this year's ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Award winner. This award is given to a young ARRL member...

Staff Shakeup at ARRL

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A major staff shakeup is apparently under way at ARRL headquarters. The September 2 issue of the ARRL Letter included what was essentially a...

FCC Grants 60-Day Waiver to HF Data Rate Rules for Hurricane Relief Traffic

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Amateurs participating in hurricane relief communications between August 30 and October 29 may use HF digital modes at speeds faster than no...

Hams Help Coordinate Animal Rescues in California

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California's huge Caldor fire resulted in thousands of evacuations from dozens of rural communities but many people were unable to take ...

W2NAF Receives NASA Research Grant

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Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF (CQ archive photo) NASA has awarded a grant of nearly a half million dollars to Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, to ...

Solar Storms Could Threaten Global Internet Infrastructure

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Could a coronal mass ejection like this one disrupt internet infrastructurse here on Earth? One researcher in California says yes. (NASA Sol...

Several Ham Satellites Lost in Launch Failure

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Liftoff of the Firefly Alpha rocket on its first test flight, which ended seconds later when an anomaly occurred at the point of maximum aer...

A Mix of In-Person and Virtual Events

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The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact amateur radio gatherings. The Huntsville Hamfest in August was the first major hamfest to ...

Hikin' and Hammin'

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The route of the Appalachian Trail (from atontheair.com ) If you're an "OTA" fan, mark your calendar for the Appalachian Trail...

Is MEM in Ham Radio's Future?

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Artist's conception of the NASA Gateway station in lunar orbit (NASA image) That would be Moon-Earth-Moon. If you're old enough to ...
Friday, August 20, 2021

Hurricane Watch Net Update on Grace and Henri

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The following is from Hurricane Watch Net Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV: The Hurricane Watch Net will activate for Hurricane Grace at 5:00 ...
Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Hurricane Watch Net to Activate for Grace

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The following is from Hurricane Watch Net Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV: HWN will activate today at 5:00 PM EDT (2100 UTC) on 14.325.00 MH...
Saturday, August 14, 2021

Amateurs Asked to Keep Emergency Frequencies Clear Following Haiti Earthquake

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The following is from the ARRL. We encourage you to keep these HF frequencies clear for emergency traffic: Following Earthquake in Haiti, Ra...
Thursday, August 12, 2021

Growing Confusion on Bouvet DXpedition

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There's bad news, good news and growing confusion on the long-planned (but currently cancelled) 2023 DXpedition to Bouvet Island. There ...