06/22/2015 Maxim Memorial Station W1AW has announced its Field Day bulletin schedule for W1AW. For the benefit of Field Day operations in the West, the Maritime Historical Society’s K6KPH will also transmit the W1AW Field Day bulletins. All classes of … Continue reading →
06/22/2015 AMSAT-NA has announced the 2015 slate of candidates for its Board of Directors election. The candidates, in alphabetical order by last name, are: Barry Baines WD4ASW Jerry Buxton N0JY Steve Coy K8UD Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA Mark Hammond N8MH EMike … Continue reading →
06/19/2015 The ARRL will host a 2015 Hurricane Season webinar Monday, July 20, getting under way at 8 PM EDT (July 21, 0000 UTC). The approximately 90-minute session will address the role of Amateur Radio during the 2015 Hurricane Season. … Continue reading →
06/19/2015 Solar activity weakened a little or increased slightly over the past week, depending on which measure we choose. The June 11-17 average daily sunspot number declined from 112.4 over the previous seven days to 99.9 during the recent period. … Continue reading →
06/18/2015 On the eve of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Amateur Radio Emergency Service volunteers from Florida’s three ARRL Sections took part in a statewide hurricane response and communications exercise. Hurricane season began June 1 and continues through November. Florida … Continue reading →
06/17/2015 Two Oklahoma Amateur Radio clubs got together over the June 13-14 weekend to support communication for the Saint Francis Tulsa Tough cycling event, with some 1400 riders registered. More than 20 volunteers from the Tulsa Amateur Radio Club (TARC) … Continue reading →
06/15/2015 Once again this year a group of medium-wave experimental licensees will transmit greetings on 630 meters over the ARRL Field Day weekend, June 27-28. While the 472 to 479 kHz band is not yet available for Amateur Radio use, … Continue reading →
06/15/2015 The W1AW Portable Operations booklet, which chronicles the central activity of the year-long ARRL Centennial QSO Party, now is available. The Centennial celebration may be over, but the memories can live on with this keepsake publication, which features 40 … Continue reading →
06/15/2015 Registration is open for the 15th USA and 8th IARU Region 2 Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) championships, August 27-30, in Elbert, Colorado. The event will take place at the Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch, a 3300-acre site at 7000 … Continue reading →
06/15/2015 ARRL West Virginia Section Manager Charles Hardy, WV8CH (ex-KD8MOA), of Fayetteville, died June 14, apparently as the result of an accidental electrocution while he was working on an antenna at his home. He was 50 and had been a … Continue reading →