The Logbook of The World (LoTW) queue has been shrinking steadily since Monday, January 7, when the system was brought back online after the completion of previously announced maintenance involving the installation of a new database server equipped with solid state drives (SSDs).

Since then, the system has been stable and, as expected, the SSDs are proving to be much faster. Currently, the dela…

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Ring in the new year with new publications from the ARRL! Radios to Go! Getting the Most from Your Handheld Transceiver by QST Editor Steve Ford, WB8IMY, and the 2012 Periodicals DVD are now available and ready for shipping.

Radios to Go! Getting the Most from Your Handheld Transceiver

If you recently received a handheld transceiver — or are contemplating purchasing one — Radios to Go! Getting …

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TO2FH team received the visit of Christophe and Jean Pierre, two French CBers who were spending their vacations in Mayotte and they requested the use of one of the stations to do a small dx-pedition for the 11m colleagues on Sunday morning. Here you may assist to their performance. Great guys. It was really good to meet you there !

In December, the ARRL Executive Committee reviewed grant applications for the ARRL’s Education & Technology Program (ETP), awarding equipment and resources valued at nearly $ 7000 to five schools. Two types of grants are awarded: ETP Grants and Progress Grants.

ETP School Station Grants

Grants for school radio stations are awarded to schools that provide a plan to use Amateur Radio as part of an …

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Chris Matthieu, N7ICE, demonstrates how to surf the web on an Icom ID-1 D-Star ham radio!
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Desert Storm 2009: APRS

PART 3 of 3. Chris Kantarjiev, K6DBG demonstrates APRS (Automatic Position Reporting System) gear that he has collected, built and modified. This segement features a modified Linksys router (WRT54 series) and a small APRS tracking kit, “OpenTracker,” produced by Argent Data Systems. More info about this project at More info about this project at www.dimebank.com Video by NQ1R/ARRL. www.arrl.org.

The 2009 Report on Digital Signal Processors (DSP): World Market Segmentation by City

This report was created for global strategic planners who cannot be content with traditional methods of segmenting world markets. With the advent of a “borderless world”, cities become a more important criteria in prioritizing markets, as opposed to regions, continents, or countries. This report covers the top 2000 cities in over 200 countries. It does so by reporting the estimated market size (in terms of latent demand) for each major city of the world. It then ranks these cities and reports th

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This is a tachometer gauge cluster swap into a base model 04 toyota tacoma 5 speed.
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Mostly SKCC but a few DX thrown in
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sezon burz 2009

Contacting faraway places with strange-sounding names has always been a top interest among hams. As DXers we may spend hours trying to make a 1 minute contact to add to our DXCC total. Occasionally, we’ll go to a world atlas to locate the place we have just worked, then return to combing the bands for the next rare DX contact. When conditions are poor, we might spend a bit more time researching…

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Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!

Questions in this month’s QuickStats poll:

  • How do you feel about the frequent use of macros during keyboard-to-keyboard digital contacts?
  • Did your college have an Amateur Radio club?
  • If you were applying for a job, would you mention your Amateur Radio experience on your resume?
  • Ar…

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As previously reported, the FCC has proposed to amend its rules to implement the allocation decisions of the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07) and to make certain other changes. Notice appeared in the December 27, 2012 issue of the Federal Register, which started the clock on a 60-day window for the submission of comments. Thus, comments are due no later than February 25, 2013, …

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W2QW Hamfest
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Compiled by S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA
ARRL News Editor
news@arrl.org

This feature — including convenient web links to useful information — is a concise monthly update of some of the things the ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of December.

The ARRL filed a Petition for Rulemaking with the FCC, asking it to amend Sections 2 and 97 of its rules and create a …

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this was taken before a nice shefl cloud and massive rain and cloud to ground lighting hit Huntley,McHerny,co,IL. This was filmed with HP 3100 720p HD dash cam and radio your listening to is a corba Lx29 with weather scan! anyway enjoy everyone!!

Video of stormchasing heavy thunderstorms, one supercell, two MCS, with a lot of lightning bolts, two shelf clouds, one very very close hit. Krakow and Pcim – 15/16 August 2010. Film made by MDGN Stormchasers group: MDGN, PawcioKrk, SebastianxD5, Gielciu
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In June 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Mignon Clyburn to serve a second term as FCC Commissioner. On January 1, 2013, the Senate confirmed her nomination, paving the way to Clyburn’s first full term as one of five FCC Commissioners.

“I am so pleased that the Senate has approved Commissioner Clyburn’s re-nomination to the FCC,” said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski in a written statement. …

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Ham radio contest weekend for the ARRL DX SSB contest. Here I am snagging French station F6KHM on 15 meters using 100 watts into my MFJ-1786 magnetic loop mounted just 4 feet off the ground.
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This video was taken at the ARRL 2010 Field Day site for the Gulf Coast Amateur Radio Club located in New Port Richey. This was our first attempt at flying a helium balloon with a long wire attached. We used a single conductor 24 gauge wire of 130 feet long. Made successful voice and digital contacts around the country with other clubs. A big thanks to Bill NG4L who recorded and edit this video.
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The winner of the December QST Cover Plaque award is James K. Boomer, W9UJ, for his article “Delta Loop Collinear Antennas. Congratulations James! The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the best article in each issue — is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the January issue today.

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This example shows how to calculate optimized matching networks in order to optimize an antenna towards various complex source impedances. More info on: www.mnw-scan.com
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DL7DS (myself) using the FT-817 for some QRP-Tests (50 QSO’s with QRP) during ARRL Contest 2009. Kind of a experience switching from 800 Watts to 5 Watt. Thanks for QSO’s: MW9A, OZ5E, US5D, YT8A, MJ4K, DL0AT. 73’s de Dan, DL7DS
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ARRL Pacific Division Ham of the Year award to John Ronan K3ZJJ.