09/12/2016 Several radio amateurs were among the 2016 Radio Club of America (RCA) award recipients and Fellows. Winners will be honored at RCA’s 107th Banquet & Awards Presentation on November 18 in New York City. The awards spotlight outstanding achievements in … Continue reading →
09/11/2016 The US House of Representatives will consider the Amateur Radio Parity Act, H.R. 1301, under a suspension of the rules on Monday, September 12. A suspension of the rules is a legislative procedure used to quickly pass non-controversial bills. … Continue reading →
09/09/2016 The October Digital QST – our annual DX edition – is now available at http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/arrl/qst_201610/. ● Giant tortoises and DX from the Galapagos. ● A perilous Islands On the Air journey to Matthews Island. ● VK0EK: The incredible Heard … Continue reading →
09/09/2016 Compared to the last reporting week, this week (September 1-7) average daily sunspot numbers were down, solar flux increased, and geomagnetic indices were much more active. Average daily sunspot number declined from 60.1 to 46.4, while average solar flux … Continue reading →
09/08/2016 Propagation guru Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, says that, while conditions on 12 and 10 meters will pick up as they always do in the fall, F2 propagation on those bands will decline thereafter, with only sporadic E during the summer … Continue reading →
09/08/2016 “Coaxial Connectors” is the topic of the September 8 episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! Sponsored by DX Engineering, “ARRL The Doctor is In” is an informative discussion of all things technical. Listen on … Continue reading →
09/07/2016 “Spectrum (It’s the frequency crunch for real)” will be the Sunday Seminar topic at the ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) September 16-18 in St Petersburg, Florida. Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, and Bob McGwier, N4HY, will moderate the tutorial. “The Amateur … Continue reading →
09/07/2016 The ARRL September VHF Contest gets under way on Saturday, September 10, at 1800 UTC and wraps up on Monday, September 12, at 0259 UTC. This annual event provides an opportunity for seasoned contesters and newcomers alike to experience … Continue reading →
09/07/2016 NASA astronaut and International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, and two of his space station crewmates have returned safely to Earth, following Williams’ US record-breaking mission aboard the ISS. Williams, Oleg Skripochka, RN3FU, and Alexey … Continue reading →
09/07/2016 The FMRE (Federación Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores) Emergency Communication Net activated as Hurricane Newton, now a tropical storm, approached the Baja California peninsula. The storm now is weakening as it passes over the Mexican state of Sonora. The net has … Continue reading →