07/06/2016 Radio amateurs in the tiny (less than 500 square miles) European principality of Andorra now have two new bands plus an increase in power on 6 meters. The changes followed requests from its IARU member society, URA. Andorra returns … Continue reading →
07/06/2016 The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) HF World Championship over the July 9-10 weekend highlights the mid-2016 contest calendar for radio amateurs around the globe. W1AW/9 in Illinois and NU1AW/6 in California will represent the ARRL and the IARU … Continue reading →
07/05/2016 New distance records were set on 47 GHz and on 902 MHz on June 30 by stations at vastly separated points on the globe. On 47 GHz, US and Canadian operators set up on Whiteface Mountain in New York … Continue reading →
07/01/2016 Past ARRL Roanoke Division Director Dennis Bodson, W4PWF, of Arlington, Virginia, died on July 1. He would have turned 77 this month. Bodson had been recovering from recent surgery, but his death was unexpected. An ARRL Life Member, Bodson … Continue reading →
07/01/2016 Longtime CQ World Wide DX Contest Committee member Doug Zwiebel, KR2Q, of Randolph, New Jersey, has been named Director of the CQ World Wide DX Contest, CQ magazine Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, has announced. Zwiebel succeeds Randy Thompson, K5ZD, … Continue reading →
07/01/2016 Eight days with no sunspots, at least so far. Average daily sunspot number for our reporting week was down 33.6 points to zero. Earlier in this month we saw four days with a blank sun (sunspot number of zero) … Continue reading →
06/30/2016 A new QST QuickStats poll has been posted! Check the QuickStats page at www.arrl.org/quickstats and answer these questions . . . ● Do you know how to properly wind a toroid inductor? ● Do you know how to solder a … Continue reading →
ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. The office will reopen on Tuesday, July 5, at 8 AM ET. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday celebration! Source link
Continue reading →06/30/2016 The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) has clarified that all RF LED lighting devices falling under Part 15 rules as “unintentional radiators” must meet conducted and radiated emissions limits set forth in those rules. “Operation of Part 15 unintentional … Continue reading →
06/29/2016 Several special event stations are poised to mark the visit of Pope Francis to Poland. The Pope will be in Poland July 27-31 to once again take part in World Youth Days in Kraków. This is Pope Francis’ first … Continue reading →