08/17/2015 The ARRL is rolling back prices once again! Save 20 percent on select ARRL operating-themed publications and resources when you order online now through August 31, 2015. No coupon code is necessary to receive the savings, and discounted titles … Continue reading →
08/14/2015 Solar activity is still soft, although sunspot numbers and solar flux both increased this week. Average daily sunspot numbers for August 6-12 increased from 70.3 to 82.3, compared to the previous seven days, and average daily solar flux went … Continue reading →
08/13/2015 As more and more communications equipment designs have adopted digital signal processing techniques, Rockwell Collins has announced that it will stop manufacturing its renowned mechanical filters. It did not provide a specific date. “Over the past several years, we … Continue reading →
08/12/2015 The ARRL Ad Hoc Subcommittee on VHF and Above Revitalization is exploring ways to expand participation in the August UHF contest. To that end they are asking for responses to the following questions: • Are you now active on … Continue reading →
08/12/2015 The Temple (Texas) Amateur Radio Club (TARC) has again generously supported the ARRL’s advocacy efforts, this year donating $1000 to the Legislative Issues Advocacy Fund in support of the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015. In the past, the … Continue reading →
08/11/2015 The winner of the August 2015 QST Cover Plaque award is Jim Forkin, WA3TFS, for his article “WA3TFS Audio Notch Filter and Clipper.” The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular … Continue reading →
08/11/2015 Danish radio amateur Thomas Andersen, OZ1AA/K9DXX, has said he never wanted to think back on things that he might have done during his lifetime, but did not. That’s why he decided to follow his dream and start cycling — … Continue reading →
08/11/2015 Educators from several states expanded their electronic horizons this summer in three ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology sessions. The 2015 ARRL Education & Technology Program (ETP) offered two introductory (TI-1) and one advanced (TI-2) Teachers Institute sessions this … Continue reading →
08/11/2015 The ARRL “Logs Received” page now contains all 2015 ARRL Field Day entries received to date (scroll to bottom of page). This includes entries submitted via e-mail, web applet, or on paper. The deadline to submit Field Day entries has … Continue reading →
08/11/2015 The ARRL Rookie Roundup returns to RTTY Sunday, August 16, 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC. For the purposes of this operating event, a “Rookie” is any radio amateur licensed within the current calendar year or in the previous 2 … Continue reading →