02/06/2016 Stormy weather continues to plague the VP8SGI DXpedition team on South Georgia. High winds and snow have caused damage to antennas and tents and even interrupted operations as team members took time out to make repairs. But, stations calling … Continue reading →
02/05/2016 Over the recent reporting week (January 28 through February 3) both sunspot and solar flux averages were down a negligible amount, and geomagnetic numbers were down substantially, compared to the previous seven days. Average daily sunspot numbers declined from … Continue reading →
02/05/2016 The Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA) has honored ARRL President Emeritus Harry Dannals, W2HD, for his 70 years as a radio amateur. QCWA Chapter 155 in Charlottesville, Virginia — where Dannals lives — hosted a celebratory luncheon for Dannals … Continue reading →
02/04/2016 The ARRL and the American Red Cross have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The document, signed in January, succeeds one agreed to in 2010; it will remain in place for the next 5 years. The MoU spells … Continue reading →
02/04/2016 ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has appointed Matt Holden, K0BBC, to serve as Dakota Division Vice Director, effective February 4. An ARRL Life Member who lives in Bloomington, Minnesota, Holden succeeds former Vice Director Kent Olson, KA0LDG. Olson became … Continue reading →
02/04/2016 The ARRL IT Department will conduct overnight maintenance on its network this weekend, between 0100 UTC and 1100 UTC on Sunday, February 7. During this period some or all systems may be temporarily inaccessible. The website will remain up, … Continue reading →
02/04/2016 Dayton Hamvention® has extended the deadline to accept nominations for its 2016 awards program to March 1. “Get that special person you know the recognition they deserve,” suggested 2016 Dayton Hamvention General Chairman Jim Tiderman, N8IDS. “Look at the clubs … Continue reading →
02/03/2016 ARRL has established an agreement with RFinder, the creator of a web and app-based directory of Amateur Radio repeaters worldwide, to be its preferred online resource of repeater frequencies. RFinder is a steadily growing worldwide repeater directory with over … Continue reading →
02/03/2016 The VP8SGI team on South Georgia has been running several stations simultaneously in an effort to work as many of those needing need the rare DXCC entity. The pileups have been enthusiastic, if not always orderly. The VP8SGI operators … Continue reading →
02/01/2016 It’s not too early to be thinking about Field Day 2016 and planning your club’s strategy for a bigger score and greater participation than last year. Field Day is June 25-26 — always the 4th full weekend in June … Continue reading →