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10/15/2011 | The Amateur Amateur: Simulated Emergency MessIt was my turn to run the local ARES® net, but I was thinking about asking someone else to do it for me. It had been a stressful day and my speech was becoming a little slurred (I’m struggling with myasthenia gravis). But I hated to impose on the other ne
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10/14/2011 | VYØO — Gilmour Island AdventureRough seas, bad weather, sinking ships and pileups make for more than an iota of adventure.
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10/14/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
We are definitely continuing to see robust solar activity. Sunspot numbers for October 6-12 were 99, 88, 61, 71, 87, 113 and 149, with a mean of 95.4. The 10.7 cm flux was 123.9, 122, 118.4, 121, 126.4, 130.1 and 134.1, with a mean of 125.1. The estimated
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10/14/2011 | Surfin’: Got Updates?This week, your old -- but young at heart – Surfin’ conductor provides updates to past episodes the column.
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10/13/2011 | ARRL Marks 28th Year of Hosting USTTI ARAC Course
Students from the Ghana, Uganda and Trinidad and Tobago attended the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) Amateur Radio Administration Course (ARAC) at ARRL Headquarters October 3-7. ARRL Chief Technology Officer Brennan Price, N4QX
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10/13/2011 | Get Ready for the 6th Annual ARRL On-Line Auction
The Sixth Annual ARRL On-Line Auction will be open for preview beginning at 10 AM (EDT) on Friday, October 14, and will open for bidding at 10 AM (EDT) on Wednesday, October 19. According to Advertising Manager and ARRL On-Line Auction Coordinator Deb Jah
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10/13/2011 | AMSAT to Celebrate 50 Years in Space at Annual Space Symposium
The AMSAT 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held on Friday, November 4-6 in San Jose, California. This year’s Symposium coincides with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of OSCAR 1, the first Amateur Radio satellite. The Symposium will feature prese
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10/12/2011 | ARISSat-1 Team Announces Morse Code Contest
ARISSat-1 -- the latest Amateur Radio satellite -- began its education-based mission after deployment from the International Space Station in August 2011. The ARISSat-1 mission is to provide a variety of information through its many broadcast modes promot
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