09/06/2016 Mark Bowers, VY1MAB, from Whiltehorse, Yukon Territory, will activate the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (HP21) on Saturday and Sunday, September 10 and 11, for the National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) program. The NPOTA unit has been … Continue reading →
09/06/2016 As a consequence of the September 1 explosion of a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle during a “static fire” test, AMSAT has announced that the planned integration of Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D on the maiden voyage of the Spaceflight SHERPA … Continue reading →
09/03/2016 The SKYWARN activation for Hurricane Lester has been cancelled, according to Clem Jung, KH7HO, ARRL Pacific Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) and Hawaii State SKYWARN Ham Coordinator. Jung had asked Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) teams to stand down on September … Continue reading →
09/02/2016 Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and weather-spotting volunteers remain ready if needed as Tropical storm Hermine continues to make its way up the US Eastern Seaboard. A category 1 hurricane when it came ashore along Florida’s northern Gulf Coast, … Continue reading →
09/02/2016 This month’s QuickStats poll has been posted! Check the QuickStats page at www.arrl.org/quickstats and answer these questions . . . ● Do you plan to participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest on December 10 and 11? ● … Continue reading →
09/02/2016 Over the past week (August 25-31) average daily sunspot numbers rose from 33.9 to 60.1, and average daily solar flux increased from 79.6 to 87.9, compared to the previous seven days. In fact, the average daily sunspot number for … Continue reading →
09/01/2016 ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, September 5, and there will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice on those days. ARRL Headquarters will reopen at 8 AM Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 6. We wish … Continue reading →
09/01/2016 ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF — a New York City Marathon volunteer since 1981 — is urging radio amateurs in the New York metropolitan area to join him on the race course this fall to, as he put it, … Continue reading →
09/01/2016 The Hurricane Watch Net has (HWN) has announced plans to activate for Tropical Storm Hermine at 1400 UTC. The storm is expected to develop into a hurricane before making landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The net typically operates on … Continue reading →
08/31/2016 A New York City man faces a fine of $23,000 for operating on Amateur Radio frequencies without a license and for transmitting a false officer-in-distress call on a New York City Police Department (NYPD) radio channel. The FCC issued … Continue reading →