Bill Gibbons, K2TQC, of Jamesville, New York, is the recipient of the ARRL Diamond DXCC Challenge trophy. In 2012 the League marked the diamond anniversary (75 years) of the ARRL DXCC Award, Amateur Radio’s preeminent DX accomplishment, with the Diamond DXCC Challenge. The goal was to work as many of the entities on the DXCC list in 1937, the year the award was established. Gibbons, who managed…
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The FCC has authorized the Maxim Memorial Station W1AW to also use the call sign W1ØØAW during 2014, the ARRL’s centennial year. Contacts made from the Maxim Memorial Station in Newington, from regional Centennial conventions, and during the IARU HF Championship will use W1ØØAW, with portable designators as appropriate. The “W1AW WAS” operations throughout 2014 from each of the 50 states will u…
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Short Video from QSO with K1JT on 27.10.2013.
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This weekend will feature especially high activity levels on Top Band, thanks to the ARRL 160 Meter Contest. This contest provides an excellent opportunity for any station, regardless of size, to make QSOs on 160 meters. A popular event each year, this CW-only contest brings out operators of all experience levels.
Multipliers in the contest are ARRL/RAC Sections and DXCC entities. Alaska (KL7) a…
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A bit of audio and video from the December, 2011 ARRL 10 Meter Contest.
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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The ARRL has asked the FCC to delete the symbol rate limit in §97.307(f) of its Amateur Service rules, replacing it with a maximum bandwidth for data emissions of 2.8 kHz on amateur frequencies below 29.7 MHz. The ARRL Board of Directors adopted the policy underlying the petition initiative at its July 2013 meeting. The petition was filed November 15.
“The changes proposed would, in the aggrega…
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Grenada amateur radio station on RTTY contest on 28 mhz january 6th 2013.
The ARRL Lab has worked with a manufacturer of arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) breakers to resolve complaints that Amateur Radio RF was causing certain breaker models to trip unnecessarily. Like the more common ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI), the AFCI is a safety device. Primarily designed to detect problems that could result in a fire, AFCIs detect potentially hazardous arc fault…
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PU5DCB @PT5T ARRL 10M 2012.
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The results of the 2013 ARRL Field Day have been posted. Less-than-ideal conditions this past June likely accounted for a slight drop in participation from 2012. Nonetheless, there were more than 2500 entries, and more than 35,500 people participated.
The team at W3AO (Potomac Valley Radio Club/Columbia Amateur Radio Association) claimed top honors this year, running class 29A(!) to compile a sc…
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ARRL’s Field Day 2012 – June 23rd 2012. Ashton and Ms. Carsyn rackup of the Points for contacts on 15 Meters. Ashton and Carsyn representing the SCARC (Ski C…
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Rich, N0HJZ, pilots the VP5H Multi-Op on a 20 Meter run during the 2013 ARRL International DX Contest. Rich works AE6OU, NT5V, KC2YEA, AD1C, KR2E, WN4S, K1DA…
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OE3K ARRL CW 2013 – Braco E77DX replacing broken stack match.
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What’s the frequency, Kenneth? The annual Frequency Measuring Test (FMT) will take place on November 13, at 0300 UTC. See page 88 of November 2013 QST for the schedule and full details.
The FMT will employ a “roundtable” format, with all transmitting stations close to the same frequency. The four test signal stations will be K5CM in Oklahoma, W8KSE in Ohio, W6OQI in California and WA6ZTY in Cali…
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Technology marches on and, controversy aside, operating a remote station via the Internet has become more common in recent years. In the ARRL November Sweepstakes CW event last weekend, a ham who lives in Uruguay remotely operated a station in the US, making a clean sweep in the process. Tom Morton, K6CT/CX7TT, who lives in near Montevideo, logged into one of the operating positions at K4VV in …
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When the 2013 ARRL November Sweepstakes kicks into gear in a few days with the CW event, it will mark the 80th running of the oldest domestic ham radio contest, which debuted in 1930. Amateur Radio was ordered off the air during World War II, so no Sweepstakes events took place during those years. The CW event is this weekend, November 2-3, while the phone event is the weekend of November 16-17…
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When the 2013 ARRL November Sweepstakes kicks into gear in a few days with the CW event, it will mark the 80th running of the oldest domestic ham radio contest, which debuted in 1930. Amateur Radio was ordered off the air during World War II, so no Sweepstakes events took place during those years. The CW event is this weekend, November 2-3, while the phone event is the weekend of November 16-17…
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Let the bidding begin! The 8th annual ARRL On-Line Auction is now open!. Our 2013 Auction will run from October 24 through October 31.
This year’s auction offers 229 items, including transceivers, amplifiers, antenna tuners, test gear, hand-held transceivers, and QST “Product Review” equipment (already ARRL Lab-tested!). A number of items were donated by our business partners. The selection als…
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Day 1: December 10, 2011 : Listening and tune up Rig: Kenwood TS-440s, Antenna: Aluminum Vertical (12 meters), Antenna Tuner: MFJ-941D, Bencher Paddle, MFJ E…
At its July 2013 meeting the ARRL Board of Directors gave the wrong award to the right person. Brian D. Justin, WA1ZMS/4, was recommended by the Programs and Services Committee to receive the 2013 ARRL Technical Innovation Award, but a drafting error crept in that changed the name of the award in the motion that came to the Board. The error has been corrected by unanimous e-mail vote of the 15 …
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Paperwork from ARRL VEC-sponsored Amateur Radio examination sessions continues to enter a lengthening queue, but the VEC cannot file any applications until the partial US government shutdown ends and the FCC is ready to accept them. With the partial Federal Government shutdown entering its third week, all FCC websites, including the Universal Licensing System (ULS), remain offline until further…
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As part of its 2014 centennial celebration, the ARRL has designated six major ham radio gatherings as “Regional ARRL Centennial Events.” The action was approved October 5 when the ARRL Executive Committee met in Colorado. ARRL Marketing Manager Bob Inderbitzen developed a proposal for the concept as a way to, in effect, take the ARRL Centennial celebration to more radio amateurs across the US.
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The ARRL Executive Committee has authorized ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, to file a Petition for Rule Making on the League’s behalf calling for the deletion of symbol rate references for data emissions in the HF bands. The League will be unable to file its Petition, however, until the partial federal government shutdown ends, and the FCC reopens. The EC met October 5 in Aurora, Colora…
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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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The Las Vegas Repeater Association entry into the 2013 annual ARRL Ham Radio Video contest.
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Representatives of the US Army Military Auxiliary Radio Service (MARS) met with ARRL staff at League Headquarters October 2 to discuss ways the two organizations might collaborate in emergency response activities. Army MARS Region 1 Director Bob Mims, WA1OEZ, headed the delegation. Mims, who is also manager of the Army MARS National Net, said most of the discussion centered on how ARRL Headquar…
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The ARRL Foundation is currently accepting applications from eligible young radio amateurs pursuing higher education. More than 80 scholarships ranging from $ 500 or $ 5,000 are awarded annually. Additionally, one applicant is selected for the prestigious William R. Goldfarb Scholarship, awarded to a high school senior pursuing a degree in business, computers, medical, nursing, engineering or sci…
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In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the ARRL, the ARRL Centennial QSO Party is set to kick off January 1 for a year-long operating event in which participants can accumulate points and win awards, as well as working new stations and making new friends. During 2014 W1AW will be on the air from every state (at least twice) and most US territories, and it will be easy to work all states s…
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Marc Tarplee, N4UFP, ARRL South Carolina Section Manager speaking at the Hamvention Field Day forum.
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The ARRL Executive Committee (EC) will face an agenda heavy on FCC and regulatory issues when it meets Saturday, October 5 in the Denver, Colorado, area.
Among action items, the EC is expected to consider the filing of a Petition for Rule Making, now in draft, seeking to delete restrictions on symbol rates for data communication and to establish a 2.8 kHz maximum authorized bandwidth for HF dig…
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Some stations worked by XE2NS thru the contest. Most of the QSOs where done with the 1/4 10m vertical, others with the 160m loop antenna. Hope to contact you…
USA Pile Up 🙂
ARRL Laboratory Engineer Bob Allison, WB1GCM, speaks with builders at the Kit Expo in the ARRL booth at the 2010 Dayton Hamvention.
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Find us at @WA6BGS or Twitter @WA6BGS http:\www.wa6bgs.us club@wa6bgs.us Sponsored by WA6BGS the Amateur Radio Club of El Cajon, Inc. Conducted by Joe N6YPC…
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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Boy Scouts of America, Director of Communication Services, Jim Wilson K5ND exchanges a K2BSA 2013 Jamboree Challenge Coin for a W1AW 75th Anniversary Coin, w…
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Through its Teachers Institutes the ARRL’s Education & Technology Program (ETP) has been working for more than 10 years to promote the teaching of technology. In a new teach-the-teachers twist, the program recently sponsored a Teachers Institute on remote sensing and data gathering. At the inaugural four-day session held in late July in Dayton, Ohio, 12 teachers explored the use of remote senso…
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Field Day 2012.ARRL Calvert County Maryland.
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The ARRL has issued a call for papers and programs to include in its planned extensive slate of ARRL Centennial Convention forums and presentations. The convention will take place July 17-20, 2014, in Hartford, Connecticut. Dan Henderson, N1ND, is the Centennial Convention Programs and Forums Coordinator.
“Since this is a once-in-a-lifetime event, we are looking for programs with a ‘Wow!’ factor…
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ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B, a Boston Marathon finish-line volunteer when the bombs exploded, will discuss his experience at EmComm East, an ARRL-sanctioned Amateur Radio emergency communication conference, September 29 in Rochester, New York.
The conference is aimed at radio amateurs involved in emergency, disaster response and recovery communications can attend training se…
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Some cool ARRL images:
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Balloting will take place this fall to pick a Director and Vice Director in the ARRL Southeastern Division, the only division where incumbents are being challenged for re-election. Incumbent directors and vice directors in the other four other divisions in the current election cycle were unopposed have been declared re-elected for new terms.
Southeastern Division Director Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, is…
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ARRL membership certificates commemorating the League’s 100th anniversary in 2014 now are available. Members logged onto the League’s website can generate their own certificates or cards online for printing. “We want each ARRL member to know that he or she is a part of next year’s big ARRL Centennial,” says Membership Manager Diane Petrilli, KB1RNF. The certificate maker also produces a replace…
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scanning 20 meter band on ARRL DX contest march 3rd 2013 at 2100 UT.
The ARRL Contest Branch has posted a list of all logs received from participants in the 2013 ARRL Field Day. This list include logs sent via the web applet, e-mail and hard copy summaries. Logs designated “Checklog” are listed as such because the entry did not include the required summary sheet or was missing information necessary to include it as a regular entry. If your entry is shown as a ch…
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What started out in 2000 as “The Big Project,” an initiative of past ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, continues to grow today as the ARRL Education & Technology Program (ETP). The program aims to boost “wireless technology literacy” among US students and educators by providing cost-free instructional resources, Teachers Institutes on Wireless Technology and grants for school Amateur Radio stat…
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Propagation prediction from the QTH of K3PP for the 2011 ARRL 10 Meter Contest.
At its second meeting of the year, July 19 and 20 in Windsor, Connecticut, the ARRL Board of Directors confronted a broad agenda that included the naming of ARRL award winners, the efforts of the Ad Hoc LoTW (Logbook of The World) and Symbol Rate Rule Modernization committees, creation of a new field appointment for youth, and the procedure for eventual ARRL CEO succession.
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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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The ARRL Letter for July 11, 2013, contained an incorrect link for the ARRL Hurricane Season Webinar, Monday, July 15, 8-9:30 PM EDT [July 16, 0000-0130 UTC]. The session will present information about the 2013 hurricane season and the Amateur Radio response. The program will offer presentations by representatives from the National Hurricane Center and WX4NHC, the VoIP Hurricane Net, the Hurric…
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The ARRL will host a webinar Monday, July 15, 8-9:30 PM EDT [July 16, 0000-0130 UTC], to present information about the 2013 hurricane season and the Amateur Radio response. The program will offer presentations from representatives from the National Hurricane Center and WX4NHC, the VoIP Hurricane Net, the Hurricane Watch Net and the ARRL. Webinar registration is open to all, but will be of parti…
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The ARRL Board of Directors will meet July 19-20 in Windsor, Connecticut. Attending as guests will be International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, and Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) President Geoff Bawden, VE4BAW. The Board will hear reports of officers and of several committees.
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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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ARRL President Kay Craigie generously gave us nearly an hour of her time at the Hamvention on Sunday morning. Then we brazenly stole another 15 minutes! We h…
San Diego Contest Club members working DX contest from W6HCD QTH.
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ARRL Field Day 2010.
E-mail service at ARRL Headquarters is presently offline. An announcement will be posted when e-mail service resumes.
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After a temporary suspension, publication of the ARRL Letter will resume late this week.
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