09/22/2016 CWops — the CW Operators’ Club — has recognized three individuals who have made “the greatest contributions toward advancing the art or practice of radio communication by Morse code.” The 2016 recipients include CWops President Rob Brownstein, K6RB, for creating, organizing, … Continue reading →
09/22/2016 Although ARRL believes it’s important to maintain the long-standing tradition of the ARRL Outgoing QSL Service as a membership benefit, increased administration costs will require an increase in rates, in order to keep the Service available and viable. “The … Continue reading →
09/21/2016 Former ARRL Oregon Section Manager Randy Stimson, KZ7T, died on September 10, after a period of declining health and inactivity. He was 82. Stimson served as Oregon SM from 1987 until 1998. In 2003 he was appointed to fill … Continue reading →
09/21/2016 World War II Norwegian resistance activist Haakon Sørbye, LA8Y, of Trondheim, Norway, died on September 15, he was 96. In 1939, the year after World War II erupted in Europe, Sørbye, then an engineering student and young radio amateur, first … Continue reading →
09/20/2016 Earlier this year, following a challenge that resulted in the realignment of several club scores in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest, it became clear that the Club Competition rules were not being enforced as consistently as they should have … Continue reading →
09/19/2016 Three Expedition 49/50 crew members will head to the International Space Station on Friday, September 23. Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD, and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko will head into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They will … Continue reading →
09/19/2016 ARRL member Jenean Hampton, K5EIB, the relatively new Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, was a guest of honor at the Greater Louisville Hamfest on September 10. She told attendees that her duties as Lieutenant Governor did not let her be … Continue reading →
09/16/2016 Steve Ostrove, K2SO, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, has been appointed as ARRL Northern New Jersey Section Manager, effective September 16. He takes the reins of the Northern New Jersey Field Organization after Richard Krohn, N2SMV, announced that he was … Continue reading →
09/16/2016 The Autumnal Equinox is next Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 1421 UTC. This indicates a transition from summer to fall, and the associated improved HF propagation. Over our reporting week (September 8-14) average daily sunspot numbers rose from 46.4 … Continue reading →
Although US radio amateurs do not yet have access to 630 meters, Canadian licensees do, and one of them was on the North American end of the first two-way contact between Canada and Australia. Steve McDonald, VE7SL, in British Columbia, … Continue reading →