Recent News
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05/02/2013 | President Obama Nominates Financier and Former Telecom Executive Tom Wheeler as FCC Chairman
On Wednesday, May 1, President Barack Obama announced that he has nominated Tom Wheeler to be the new Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. If the Senate confirms the nomination, Wheeler will replace Julius Genachowski who announced his resig
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05/02/2013 | Hurricane Watch Net Seeks New Members for Net Control Stations
With the 2013 hurricane season approaching, the National Hurricane Center in Miami and the Hurricane Watch Net are gearing up for what could be a very active storm season. In preparation for the upcoming season, the HWN is currently seeking new members wh
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05/02/2013 | Ham Radio Editor and Noted DXer Joe Schroeder, W9JUV (SK)
Joseph J. Schroeder Jr, W9JUV, of Glenview, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, April 30. An ARRL ife Member, Schroeder was on the editorial staff for Ham Radio magazine from August 1974-July 1990, penning almost 400 articles that ran the gamut from FCC actio
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Feature
05/01/2013 | ARRL in Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?This feature -- including convenient web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things the ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of April.
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05/01/2013 | Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Scheduled for May 11
In celebration of the 63rd anniversary of Armed Forces Day (AFD), the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are co-sponsoring the annual Military/Amateur Radio Crossband Communications Test.
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05/01/2013 | George Wallner, AA7JV, Wins April QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the April QST Cover Plaque Award is George Wallner, AA7JV, for his article “The Garden Beam.” Congratulations George! The QST Cover Plaque Award -- given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue -- is determined
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04/30/2013 | Logbook of The World to Undergo Scheduled Maintenance
Logbook of The World (LoTW), the ARRL’s online QSO confirmation system, will undergo scheduled maintenance on Thursday, May 2 at 5 PM (2100 UTC); this should last approximately three hours. LoTW will be offline and unavailable during this time. Thank you
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04/30/2013 | DX Activities Featured at ARRL EXPO at the 2013 Dayton Hamvention®
The ARRL will present a variety of DX activities as part of the ARRL EXPO -- the ARRL’s “show within a show” at the 2013 Dayton Hamvention®, to be held May 17-19 at Hara Arena, near Dayton, Ohio.
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