12/20/2016 The WSJT Development Group has released WSJT-X version 1.7.0. The WSJT-X software suite is designed to facilitate basic Amateur Radio communication using very weak signals (WSJT stands for Weak Signal communication by K1JT). Joe Taylor, K1JT, recommends reading the … Continue reading →
12/20/2016 Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, of Forest, Virginia, will once again put his 600-meter experimental station on the air for a Christmas Eve commemorative transmission. The transmissions from WI2XLQ on 486 kHz will mark the 110th anniversary of Reginald Fessenden’s first … Continue reading →
12/19/2016 The winning article for the December 2016 QST Cover Plaque award is “A ‘Steadi’ Road to Relicensing” by Chris Brady, N3CB. The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article in … Continue reading →
12/19/2016 Nearly 3 dozen Amateur Radio volunteers in Hawaii were up bright and early on Sunday, December 11, to support the 44th running of the Honolulu Marathon. The event is the fourth largest marathon in the US and attracts around … Continue reading →
12/19/2016 ARRL Headquarters will be closed for the holidays on December 26 and January 2. There will be no W1AW code practice or bulletin transmissions on those days. The ARRL Letter will not be published on December 29. ARRL Audio … Continue reading →
12/19/2016 The January edition of Digital QST on the new PageSuite platform is now available. Click here to view the issue. The new viewing platform brings a number of changes, so members are advised to download and read the QST … Continue reading →
12/19/2016 Student registration is now open for 2017 Dayton Contest University (CTU), all day on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the Crowne Plaza hotel in downtown Dayton, Ohio. CTU sessions have been held in 11 countries over its 11-year history, … Continue reading →
12/16/2016 Registration is open for the 68th International DX Convention, set for April 21-23, 2017, in Visalia, California. This year’s format has been expanded to 3 days, with Contest University (CTU) on the opening Friday. Some highlights: DX and technical … Continue reading →
12/16/2016 Time is short to nominate candidates for the Intrepid-DX Group’s “Intrepid Spirit Award.” The award recognizes an individual or group exhibiting an Intrepid Spirit during 2016. “An Intrepid Spirit is bold, courageous, dedicated, innovative, fearless, generous, resolute, and visionary … Continue reading →
12/16/2016 Average daily solar indices over the past week were lower than the previous seven days, with average daily sunspot number declining from 40.9 to 13, and average daily solar flux dropping 10 points from 82.2 to 72.2. Geomagnetic … Continue reading →