06/09/2016 The ARRL IT Department will conduct network maintenance on Sunday, June 12, to improve reliability and security. The work will occur between 1100 UTC and 2300 UTC. During this period some or all systems may be temporarily unavailable, including … Continue reading →
06/08/2016 This is only a test… Amateur Radio is playing a major role in the largest FEMA exercise of 2016, “Cascadia Rising,” which got under way on June 7 and continues until June 10. In the exercise scenario, a magnitude … Continue reading →
06/07/2016 The Solar Influences Data Analysis Center (SIDC) in Belgium is among the sun watchers noting that June 7 marks the fifth day in a row with no visible sunspots. Well-known DXer and contester Frank Donovan, W3LPL, — a long-time … Continue reading →
06/07/2016 One of the premier VHF/UHF events on the contest calendar is the ARRL June VHF Contest, which gets under way at 1800 UTC on Saturday, June 11, and continues until 0259 UTC on Monday, June 13. The object for … Continue reading →
06/06/2016 Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers in Kentucky recently joined other volunteer organizations, law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency managers in an effort to locate a missing single-engine private aircraft. ARES teams and individual volunteers from Grayson, Hardin, and Davies … Continue reading →
06/04/2016 AMSAT-NA is soliciting candidate nominations for its upcoming Board of Directors election. The terms of three directors expire this year: TomClark, K3IO; JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM, and Lou McFadin, W5DID. In addition, up to two alternates may be elected for … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →The new International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU R1) HF Band Plan, effective on June 1, and the HF Managers Handbook ver 8.2 are available for download. IARU Region 1 covers Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Northern Asia. … Continue reading →
06/04/2016 FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) Chief Jon Wilkins has announced his intention to appoint Suzanne Tetreault as deputy bureau chief. Tetreault is currently deputy general counsel in the Office of General Counsel. “Suzanne’s legal expertise and extensive experience as … Continue reading →
06/03/2016 Solar indices barely changed over the past week, with average daily sunspot numbers rising from 25.3 to 33, and average daily solar flux dropping from 97 to 87.4. Average daily planetary A index rose from 7.1 to 8.9, and … Continue reading →