There will be no ARRL Audio News this Friday, April 18, due to the fact that Headquarters will be closed for the Good Friday holiday. Audio News will resume April 25.
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The ARRL Education & Technology Program (ETP) is still accepting applications for all sessions of the ARRL Teachers Institute this summer. The application deadline is May 1. Admission decisions will be made by May 9.
Learn how to integrate science and mathematics with engineering and technology by exploring wireless technology!
Now in its 11th year, the ARRL Teachers Institute is a four-day, exp…
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ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Good Friday, April 18. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions and no ARRL Audio News on April 18. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Monday, April 21, at 8 AM Eastern Daylight Time. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday!
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This short video was shot in my Jeep while listening to K7SS in WA handle contest traffic. The rig is a 14 year old Ranger RCI-2950. Amplifier is a Texas Sta…
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Another clip of the DX action on the 20m amateur band in the 2012 ARRL DX Phone Contest as heard and worked from County Carlow Ireland. More at www.ei4gyb.com.
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The ARRL has told the FCC that a Petition for Rule Making (RM-11715) from Mimosa Networks to permit unlicensed Part 15 wireless broadband services in the 10.0-10.5 GHz band is “fatally flawed” and should be dismissed. Mimosa filed the Petition in May 2013, and the FCC invited public comments last month. The Petition includes a band plan for 10.0 to 10.5 GHz that would cede Amateur Radio and Ama…
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Internet service at ARRL Headquarters will go dark on Monday, April 14, from around 5 PM ET (2100 UTC) until around 10 PM ET (0200 April 15) in order to complete necessary maintenance.
Services affected will include e-mail to and from ARRL Headquarters (all incoming e-mail will be queued), access to the ARRL website, reflector traffic to and from ARRL Headquarters (all incoming reflector mail wi…
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December 14th 2013 ARRL 10 meter contest stations log.
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Due to extenuating circumstances, the 2014 ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention, originally scheduled to be held July 11-13 in Laramie, Wyoming, will take place instead August 8-10 in conjunction with the Duke City Hamfest, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Laramie event has been cancelled.
Led by the same individuals who organized the 2011 Division Convention in Taos, the annual Duke City Hamf…
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The ARRL Rookie Roundup returns to SSB on Sunday, April 20. The event gets underway at 1800 UTC and continues through 2359 UTC. In the Rookie Roundup, a “Rookie” is any radio amateur licensed within the current calendar year or in the previous two calendar years, regardless of license class. Operators exchange the call sign of the station they’re working plus their own call sign, first name, tw…
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In comments filed in response to the FCC’s February 14 Report on Process Reform (GN Docket 14-25), the ARRL has called for a more visible, responsive Amateur Radio enforcement program. The League also said it was concerned that FCC policies for adjudicating certain complaints of interference to radio amateurs, especially those involving electric utilities, provide no incentive for the utilities…
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This video introduces steps to successfully complete the the Technician Class license for Ham Radio. The Technician Class license is the entry-level license …
The ARRL will be on hand April 5 to 10 as more than 100,000 visitors descend on Las Vegas to attend the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention. Hundreds of Amateur Radio operators are expected to be among them at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
ARRL Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, will join local ham radio volunteers in staffing the ARRL booth. Jim Bilan, W7UX…
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Because of a technical error, many of the hyperlinks in the March 27 edition of The ARRL Letter distributed via e-mail were broken. Hyperlinks are corrected in the ARRL website edition of The ARRL Letter.
We are e-mailing a revised edition of The ARRL Letter (dated March 28, 2014) to subscribers, which should arrive later today.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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The ARRL’s servers will undergo scheduled maintenance the evening of March 26, from 7 to 10 PM. During this time, there will be no user access to Logbook of The World (LoTW), the online DXCC system, or the website for the ARRL Centennial QSO Party. The main ARRL website should be unaffected.
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Be sure to view the high quality version*** This is a redone video short of the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club annual ARRL Field Day event held in June. Si…
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The ARRL has formally complained to the FCC, contending that a “grow light” ballast being widely marketed and sold is responsible for severe interference to the MF and HF bands. The League urged Commission action to halt sales of the Lumatek LK-100 electronic ballast and to recall devices already on store shelves or in the hands of consumers. In a March 12 letter to the Commission’s Enforcement…
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At the January 2014 ARRL Board of Directors meeting, a resolution was passed which asked for member feedback and input pertaining to the increasing popularity of data modes. The information gathered by this investigation is to be used by the HF Band Planning Committee of the Board as a means to suggest ways to use our spectrum efficiently so that these data modes may “compatibly coexist with ea…
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John Huntoon, W1RW (ex-W1LVQ), of East Hartford, Connecticut, died February 23. He was 97. Huntoon served as ARRL Secretary and General Manager from 1961 until 1975. A Full Charter Life Member of ARRL, he also was the Secretary of the International Amateur Radio Union and Editor of QST. His oldest daughter, Susan Shipman, recalled that the League was an important part of her father’s life.
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[Updated: 2014-02-26 2337 UTC] The ARRL plans to file a “friend of the court” or amicus curiae brief on behalf of an Ohio radio amateur who has been at loggerheads with his community since 2009 in efforts to erect a modest antenna support structure. The Village of Swanton, Ohio, turned down the application of ARRL Life Member Gary Wodtke, WW8N, for an antenna variance to put up a 60 foot tower….
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“Amateur Radio: Your Gateway to Wireless Communication” is World Amateur …
ARRL The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Administrative Council has designated “Amateur Radio: Your Gateway to Wireless Communication” as the theme for World Amateur Radio Day 2014. World Amateur Radio Day is celebrated each year on April … |
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator W. Craig Fugate, KK4INZ, will be the keynote speaker at the ARRL Centennial Banquet on July 18 in Hartford, Connecticut. The event is among the highlights of the ARRL Centennial Convention July 17-19 at the Connecticut Convention Center.
“We are fortunate that Director Fugate has agreed to serve as our keynote speaker,” said ARRL President…
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The SSB weekend of the ARRL International DX Contest is March 1-2 (UTC), and the DX will be looking for you! In this major event on the radiosport calendar, operators in the US and Canada work stations everywhere else in the world. It’s not only an opportunity to pit your station and operating skills against those of your peers but to expand your knowledge of propagation on the HF and MF bands …
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Karl Bowman, W4CHX, of Raleigh, is the new ARRL North Carolina Section Manager, effective on February 20. Outgoing SM Bill Morine, N2COP, of Wilmington, decided not to run for another term after serving since 2010. Although his term did not end until April 1, Morine asked to step down early, due to business and personal commitments, and let Bowman step in early. Membership and Volunteer Program…
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The ARRL Atlantic Division leadership has created additional forum resources to assist clubs in such areas as growing and maintaining membership, club management, club newsletters, and meeting presentations. ARRL Atlantic Division Director Bill Edgar, K3LLR, said he’d heard from clubs in his division who were seeking resources aside from “the excellent club resources” the ARRL already offers.
“T…
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ARRL Headquarters will be closed for Presidents Day, Monday, February 17, and there will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions that day. Headquarters will be open for business Tuesday, February 18, at 8 AM ET. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday!
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ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut will close at 12:30 PM on Thursday, February 13 due to weather conditions.
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The CW weekend of the ARRL International DX Contest is February 15-16 (UTC). One of the premier events on the contest calendar, this event aims to encourage participants to expand their knowledge of DX propagation on the HF and MF bands, and to improve operating skills and station capability by creating a competition in which DX stations may only contact stations in the US and Canada.
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2008 ARRL 10 GHZ Contest – Ham Radio contacts on 10 GHZ.
Arrl Field day in Columbus Georgia, 2013 with the W4CVY radio club.
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Two past members of the ARRL Foundation Board of Directors have been honored with emeritus status. Named as a Director Emeritus were Thomas W. Comstock, N5TC, who served on the ARRL Foundation Board from 1991 until 2012 and chaired the Scholarship Committee, and Eugene H. Hastings, W1VRK, who served on the ARRL Foundation Board from 1993 until 2014 and was a member of the Scholarship and Propos…
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This film is narrated by the late E.S.Moore W8NCD, Sam in late retirement did a narration of this classic ARRL Field Day in which he was among the young men …
Beginning today repeater owners will be able to submit updated information directly to the ARRL for use in the ARRL Repeater Directory, TravelPlus and other products. The submissions web page is http://www.arrl.org/repeaters.
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Retired ARRL Technical Relations Specialist Walter Ireland, WB7CSL, of Henderson, Nevada, died January 20. He was 76. Ireland spent 11 years on the staff of the League’s Technical Relations Office (TRO) in Fairfax, Virginia, retiring in 2008. Prior to arriving at ARRL in 1997, Ireland spent 37 years in a variety of roles working for the federal government, including for the Voice of America (VO…
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ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, has tapped Oregon Section Manager Bonnie Altus, AB7ZQ, of Sheridan, as the League’s Northwestern Division Vice Director, succeeding Jim Pace, K7CEX. Pace acceded to ARRL Northwestern Division Director after former director Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF, was elected ARRL Second Vice President earlier this month at the ARRL Board of Directors annual meeting.
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[UPDATED 2014-01-19 1758 UTC] The ARRL Board of Directors has elected League President Kay Craigie, N3KN, to a third two-year term. The Board met January 17 and 18 in the Hartford, Connecticut, area for its annual meeting, and the election of officers was at the top of the business agenda. The League’s 15th president, Craigie lives in Blacksburg, Virginia, and has been in office since 2010, suc…
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The ARRL Board of Directors will gather in the Hartford, Connecticut, area on Friday and Saturday, January 17 and 18, for its annual meeting. Its first order of business will be the election of officers, including the office of ARRL President, now held by Kay Craigie, N3KN. The League’s 15th president, she has been in office since 2010, succeeding Joel Harrison, W5ZN, and was re-elected to a ne…
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This weekend Saturday June 23 – Sunday June 24 Great chance to learn more about Ham Radio. Especially for Preppers considering getting into Ham radio and or …
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In reply comments filed on its “symbol rate” Petition for Rule Making (RM-11708), the ARRL said comments opposed to its initiative reflect a “fundamental misunderstanding” of the petition’s intent. The League’s petition now tops the FCC’s list of “Most Active Proceedings.” More than 800 comments were filed as of January 7, some of them posted after the December 23 cut-off date and most favoring…
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The ARRL Education and Technology Program (ETP) has offered grants worth approximately $ 4400 to four schools. The ETP makes possible and promotes the integration of wireless technology education into the curricula of participating schools.
Receiving ETP School Station Grants are Ernest S. McBride, Sr High School in Long Beach, California, which just opened last fall, and North Mac Middle School …
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Responding to many requests, the ARRL Programs and Services Committee this year accepted the Contest Advisory Committee (CAC) recommendation to add the Single-Operator Unlimited category to the ARRL 10 Meter Contest, ARRL 160 Meter Contest, RTTY Roundup, and the IARU HF Championship.
“This particular issue has been a long time coming,” said CAC Chairman Al Dewey, K0AD.
The new category permits th…
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As part of the mix of events marking the League’s 100th anniversary, the ARRL Centennial QSO Party gets underway at 0001 UTC on January 1. This is a year-long operating event, in which participants can accumulate points and win awards, as well as work new stations and make new friends. During 2014 W1AW will be on the air at least twice from every US state and from most US territories, and it wi…
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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 10 meter contest. My receiving conditions on Sunday afternoon. Some of the stations recorded on this video were: HD2A, PY2WB, PY2XC, CE4CT, PY2ESP, LU4V…
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Contest University Chairman Tim Duffy, K3LR, is predicting a great year in 2014 for Contest University (CTU). For the first year, CTU will hold two different all-day sessions, with no overlap or repeats between them. Each CTU event will feature unique and updated presentations.
The first US CTU will be the Dayton Contest University on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown…
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The ARRL is inviting nominations for awards that recognize educational and technological pursuits in Amateur Radio. Nominations also are open for the League’s premier award to honor a young Amateur Radio licensee.
The Hiram Percy Maxim Award recognizes a radio amateur and ARRL member under age 21 whose accomplishments and contributions are of the most exemplary nature within the framework of Am…
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The ARRL Southeastern Division will have a new Vice Director as well as a new Director on January 1. Following balloting in November, Doug Rehman, K4AC, of Mount Dora, Florida, was declared elected to a three-year term as Director, and incumbent Vice Director Jim Millsap, WB4NWS, an appointee, was declared elected to a new term. A subsequent change in Vice Director Millsap’s job responsibilitie…
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Working North America on the 15 meter Amateur band in the ARRL DX Phone Contest 2012 from Co. Carlow Ireland more at www.ei4gyb.com.
A perennial favorite with many operators, the ARRL 10 Meter Contest is again poised to make a splash on the highest of the HF bands. Conditions on 10 already look much better than they were in 2012, according to early predictions. In fact, the recent CQ World Wide contests provided many operators with outstanding rates on 10, where the band was busy almost from end to end!
The 10 meter band, of …
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