11/24/2015 Sen Roger Wicker (R-MS), who is the sponsor of the Amateur Radio Parity Act (S. 1685) in the US Senate, has praised the bill’s approval by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The measure cleared the committee … Continue reading →
11/23/2015 ARRL Headquarters will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday and Friday, November 26-27. The ARRL Letter will not publish on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, and there will be no edition of ARRL Audio News on Friday, … Continue reading →
11/21/2015 ARRL Northwestern Division Director Jim Pace, K7CEX, and Vice Director Bonnie Altus, AB7ZQ, overcame challengers for their respective positions in the 2016-2018 election cycle. Ballots counted November 20 at ARRL Headquarters showed that Pace defeated challenger William Balzarini, KL7BB, … Continue reading →
11/20/2015 At 2347 UTC on November 17 the Australian Space Forecast Centre issued a Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning. “Geomagnetic conditions are expected to rise from quiet to minor storm levels on 18 November due to the expected effect of a high … Continue reading →
11/19/2015 The FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) electronic batch filing (EBF) system was working for a brief window of time yesterday after being down since Friday November 13. Some files were processed through the system Wednesday, but the FCC is … Continue reading →
11/18/2015 In cooperation with ARRL, CQmaps has introduced a 2016 National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) map. The full-color map includes all NPOTA units, within the US, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan, and American Samoa. … Continue reading →
11/18/2015 The Amateur Radio Parity Act S. 1685 has been endorsed by the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. In the voice vote on November 18, two Senators — Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) — asked … Continue reading →
11/18/2015 The winner of the November 2015 QST Cover Plaque award is “High-Speed Wireless Networking in the UHF and Microwave Bands” by David Bern, W2LNX and Keith Elkin, KB3TCB. The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the … Continue reading →
11/18/2015 The Plenary Meeting of the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) in Geneva has approved an allocation of 5351.5-5366.5 kHz to the Amateur Service on a secondary basis with a power limit of 15 W effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP). … Continue reading →
11/18/2015 As you browse for great deals online this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we invite you to shop at AmazonSmile, choosing the ARRL as your charity of choice. With every qualifying purchase you make through AmazonSmile, Amazon will make … Continue reading →