10/02/2015 Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator (FEMA) Craig Fugate, KK4INZ, dropped by the WX4NHC station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) as the station was activated for Hurricane Joaquin. While there, he met with WX4NHC operator Hank Collins, W8KIW, and … Continue reading →
10/01/2015 The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 — H.R. 1301 and S. 1685 — now has the support of 100 members of the US House of Representatives. Two additional cosponsors signed onto H.R. 1301 on September 24, raising the … Continue reading →
10/01/2015 As of October 1, more than 350 US stations had signed up to take part in the 2015 Jamboree On The Air (JOTA). The 58th annual event takes place October 16-18, and JOTA organizers are urging all who plan … Continue reading →
09/30/2015 The US House has gone along with the US Senate in passing a continuing resolution to fund the US Government until December 11. This means the FCC will continue in operation for another 10 weeks or so. In the hours … Continue reading →
09/30/2015 The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has made it official: It’s Hurricane Joaquin, a Category 1 storm. The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is activating at 1500 UTC today (September 30) on 14.325 MHz (after nightfall, the net will convene on … Continue reading →
09/29/2015 The FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) electronic batch filing (EBF) system hasn’t been processing any VEC license and examination session files since early on Monday, September 28. ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, said her office has alerted the … Continue reading →
09/29/2015 The Radio Club of America (RCA) has announced the recipients of its 2015 awards, and the list includes several radio amateurs. Recipients will be honored at the RCA 2015 Awards Banquet and Technical Symposium on November 21 in Cupertino, … Continue reading →
09/28/2015 The League’s former Washington Coordinator and veteran ARRL Headquarters staff member Perry Williams, W1UED, of Unionville, Connecticut, died on September 25. An ARRL Life Member, Williams, who would have turned 87 in October, spent 4 decades on the ARRL … Continue reading →
09/25/2015 A phishing scheme currently afoot has been targeting ARRL members who have signed up for the ARRL E-Mail Forwarding Service and have an @arrl.net e-mail alias. An e-mail from “Arrl Webmail Admin” with the subject line “ACCOUNT UPGRADE” was … Continue reading →
09/25/2015 The Wireless Society of Southern Maine will sponsor the annual Maine QSO Party on Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27. The contest period begins at 1200 UTC on Saturday and runs for 24 hours on all bands from … Continue reading →