04/07/2016 “HF Vertical Antennas” will be the topic of the inaugural “ARRL The Doctor is In” audio podcast, available on April 7 and sponsored by DX Engineering. “ARRL The Doctor is In” is a lively discussion of all things technical. … Continue reading →
04/06/2016 The days are dwindling down to a precious few for the Heard Island VK0EK and Juan de Nova FT4JA DXpeditions. The VK0EK crew will start packing in advance of an April 10 planned departure. FT4JA will be on the … Continue reading →
04/06/2016 ARRL Ohio Section Emergency Coordinator Stan Broadway, N8BHL, says he has expanded participation in his section’s “NVIS Antenna Day” on Saturday, April 23, by inviting stations in neighboring states to participate. This year’s activity also will introduce the “anchor … Continue reading →
04/05/2016 Each March in the heart of the Pacific Northwest’s software capital, the MicroHAMS club hosts the annual MicroHAMS Digital Conference (MHDC). Having expanded beyond being Microsoft’s radio club, MicroHAMS now boasts members from all around the Puget Sound area, … Continue reading →
04/05/2016 Steve Thomas, M1ACB, of Sternfield, Saxmundham, England, has been appointed as the new general manager of the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB). He will succeed Graham Coomber, G0NBI, who is retiring. Thomas has a background in the IT … Continue reading →
04/04/2016 Amateur Radio leaders from clubs and Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) groups around Delaware met on March 19 in Dover to discuss the health of ham radio. This second annual conference centered on interoperability, training, and technology for emergency preparedness. … Continue reading →
04/02/2016 The VK0EK and FT4JA DXpeditions have issued updates from their respective sides of the pileups. VK0EK will remain at a single site on Heard Island. The FT4JA DXpedition on Juan de Nova has upgraded its antennas for 160 and … Continue reading →
04/01/2016 The new “Youth Nets” page on the ARRL website is designed to serve as a clearing house for information about Amateur Radio nets aimed at youth participation. During those dry spells between bigger operating events such as School Club … Continue reading →
04/01/2016 The results are in for the February 2016 ARRL School Club Roundup. Turnout for the winter event was very good, especially by college-level clubs. There’s also growing digital activity. Topping the Elementary/Primary School field was the Dresden Elementary Amateur … Continue reading →
04/01/2016 Again this week solar indices crept lower. Average daily sunspot numbers declined 8 points to 20.4, and average daily solar flux went down 2.4 points to 86.4. Geomagnetic indices softened, with planetary A index down 3 points to 8.9, … Continue reading →