Recent News
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08/16/2011 | 2011 ARRL Field Day Logs Posted
A record 2654 submissions have been received for the 2011 running of ARRL Field Day. According to ARRL Field Day Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, this is yet another record number of entries received for what is one of Amateur Radio’s most popular on-the-air
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08/15/2011 | ARRL and California Researchers Team Up to End 12 Meter Interference
After the resolution of the recent 60 meter CODAR situation on the East Coast, the ARRL noted an earlier report by John Terrell, N6LN, of Palos Verdes, California. Terrell described CODAR activity on the 12 meter band, from 24.93 to 25.058 MHz. Since it a
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08/13/2011 | ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Opens Horizon of Learning Opportunities
This summer, the ARRL offered five sessions of the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology (TI). Veteran instructors Miguel Enriquez, KD7RPP, and Nathan McCray, K9CPO -- along with new initiates Tommy Gober, N5DUX, and Matt Severin, N8MS -- led the inst
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08/13/2011 | QSL Card Exhibit in Maryland through September 15
An exhibit of more than 500 QSL cards from 1920-1980 will run through September 15, 2011.
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08/12/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers declined more than 24 points to 75.1 this week, while the average daily solar flux was down more than 12 points to 104.3. We saw solar flares recently, with a substantial geomagnetic upset on Friday and Saturday -- August
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08/12/2011 | Surfin’: Beyond Digital VoiceThis week, Surfin’ visits the diverse website of an old friend of the old contributing editor.
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08/11/2011 | Second Century Campaign Committee Meets in Newington
The year 2014 marks the end of the first century of the ARRL. In these 100 years, amateurs have seen spark gap give way to CW, FM and AM, SSB and the numerous digital modes, with the ARRL leading the way. In celebration of the beginning of a second centur
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08/10/2011 | Vanity Call Sign Fee to Go Up in September
On August 10, the FCC announced via a Final Rule in the Federal Register that the cost of an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will increase 90 cents, from to $13.30 to $14.20. The new fees take effect 30 days after publication, making September 9, 2011, the
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