ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, and on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2014, and there will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice on those days. The ARRL Letter and ARRL Audio News have posted their final editions for 2013. The ARRL Letter will return January 9, 2014, and ARRL Audio News will return January 10, 2014. We wish everyone a happy holi…
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ARRL Headquarters will be closed Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, for the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be no editions of The ARRL Letter or ARRL Audio News on November 28. Both will resume December 5. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions on November 28 and 29. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Monday, December 2, at 8 AM EST. We wish everyone a safe and e…
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Students from the Caribbean and South America attended the 30th United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) Amateur Radio Administration Course (ARAC) September 30-October 4 at ARRL Headquarters. ARRL Chief Technology Officer Brennan Price, N4QX, coordinated the session and administered the course, designed government officials in developing countries who regulate and manage Ama…
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ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, September 2, and there will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions that day. Headquarters will be open for business Tuesday, September 3. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday!
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In the aftermath of recent e-mail problems at ARRL Headquarters, the ARRL Contest Branch is asking participants of ARRL Field Day and the June VHF Contest to make sure their logs have been received by ARRL Headquarters. Visit the Logs Received page on the ARRL website, and if you do not see your call sign, please resubmit your Field Day information via the online entry form or resend your June …
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ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Independence Day, Thursday, July 4, and there will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions that day. Headquarters will be open for business Friday, July 5. The ARRL Letter will be distributed on schedule July 4. The ARRL Audio News webcast remains on hiatus. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday!
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E-mail service at ARRL Headquarters is presently offline. An announcement will be posted when e-mail service resumes.
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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
This week, Surfin’ remembers George Hart, W1NJM, and his National Traffic System.
My first professional job after graduating from college in 1977 was at ARRL Headquarters, working for ham radio legend George Hart, W1NJM.
George ran the Communications Department at the League. While I worked in the department’s Public Service Branch and reported directly t…
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ARRL Headquarters will be closed in observance of Presidents Day on Monday, February 18. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions that day. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Tuesday, February 19 at 8 AM Eastern Standard Time. We wish everyone a safe Presidents Day holiday.
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Due to the incoming storm, ARRL Headquarters will close at 12 PM (EST) on Friday, February 8. Headquarters will re-open at 8 AM (EST) on Monday, February 11.
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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
This week, Surfin’ visits the ARRL’s Evolution of Amateur Radio Exhibit — virtually and in person.
I visited ARRL Headquarters this week and my intrepid editor, Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA, gave me a tour of the facilities. Although I live less than 20 miles away, I don’t get over to Newington that often, so a tour to see what is new was in order. I joked w…
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ARRL Headquarters will be closed Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25, 2012 in observance of Christmas, and Tuesday, January 1, 2013 in observance of New Year’s Day. There will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice transmissions those days. There will be no ARRL Letter or ARRL Audio News on Thursday, December 20 and 27, 2012 and January 3, 2013; both the Letter and Audio News will retur…
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ARRL Headquarters will be closed November 22 and 23 in observance of Thanksgiving. There will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice transmissions those days. The ARRL Letter will be published a day early on Wednesday, November 21, but there will be no ARRL Audio News on Thursday, November 22. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Monday, November 26 at 8 AM Eastern Standard Time. We wish everyone a saf…
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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 October.
As Hurricane Sandy pounded the East Coast, the Emergency Response Team at ARRL Headquarters supported the affected Secti…
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Due to the ongoing cleanup and power restoration from Hurricane Sandy, ARRL Headquarters will open at 10 AM EDT (1400 UTC) on Tuesday, October 30.
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As Hurricane Sandy approaches the area, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy has ordered all highways in Connecticut to close at 1 PM to all but emergency traffic. In order for ARRL Headquarters staff to safely make it home in advance of the road closures, the League will be closing at 11:30 AM (1530 UTC) on Monday, October 29. There will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice transmissions dur…
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Each year at its Annual Meeting in January, the ARRL Board of Directors bestows the George Hart Distinguished Service Award to a League member whose service to the ARRL’s Field Organization is of the most exemplary nature. This award is named in honor of George Hart, W1NJM, long-time Communications Manager at ARRL Headquarters and chief developer of the National Traffic System.
Selection criter…
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The League is currently looking to fill the position of QST Technical Editor at ARRL Headquarters in Newington. Connecticut residency or the ability to relocate to Connecticut is required.
The QST Technical Editor will provide leadership to the technical Amateur Radio community by developing and promulgating a vision of the state of the Amateur Radio art through the pages of QST.
Qualifications:…
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The League is currently looking to fill the position of QST Technical Editor at ARRL Headquarters in Newington. Connecticut residency or the ability to relocate to Connecticut is required.
The QST Technical Editor will provide leadership to the technical Amateur Radio community by developing and promulgating a vision of the state of the Amateur Radio art through the pages of QST.
Qualifications:…
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This weekend, 12 newly elected or appointed Section Managers will be in Newington at ARRL Headquarters for an orientation workshop. The primary purposes of the three-day workshop sessions are to share ideas and to provide basic administrative, management, leadership and motivational training.
“The Section Manager Workshop is an orientation and training event for new Section Managers who have com…
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Beginning Friday, July 6 at approximately 1 PM (EDT), the ARRL’s Information Technology Department will be changing the configuration of the League’s Internet services. This will involve Domain Name System (DNS) address changes for a variety of servers at ARRL Headquarters. According to ARRL Information Technology Manager Michael Keane, K1MK, there may be some short, intermittent interruptions …
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Beginning Friday, July 6 at approximately 1 PM (EDT), the ARRL’s Information Technology Department will be changing the configuration of the League’s Internet services. This will involve Domain Name System (DNS) address changes for a variety of servers at ARRL Headquarters. According to ARRL Information Technology Manager Michael Keane, K1MK, there may be some short, intermittent interruptions …
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ARRL Headquarters will be closed in observance of Independence Day on Wednesday, July 4. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions that day. League Headquarters will reopen Thursday, July 5 at 8 AM Eastern Daylight Time. We wish everyone a safe and festive holiday weekend.
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ARRL Headquarters will be closed Monday, May 28 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. There will be no W1AW code practice or bulletin transmissions that day. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Tuesday, May 29 at 8 AM (EDT). We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend!
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Of the nine Section Manager elections this spring, two were decided by member balloting. Ballots were counted on May 22 at ARRL Headquarters. Terms for these ARRL Field Organization officials begin July 1.
The incumbent Indiana Section Manager — John Poindexter, W3ML, of Knox, who has served as Section Manager since 2009 — decided not to run for a new term of office. Two radio amateurs vied fo…
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The bulletin appears a day early this week because ARRL Headquarters is closed for the Good Friday holiday.
Over the past week, the average daily sunspot number and solar flux values rose slightly, even though as the week progressed, each day had a lower number than the day before. The daily sunspot number began the week at a high of 100, but ended at 60. Likewise, the daily solar flux started a…
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The League is currently looking to fill two open positions at ARRL Headquarters in Newington. One position is in the Membership and Volunteer Programs Department and the other is in the Education Services Department. Travel is required for these full-time positions.
MVP Awards and Programs Assistant
This person who fills this position will assist in all activities found within the MVP Department,…
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