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06/07/2010 | ARRL Using Twitter to Promote Field Day
This year, the ARRL will be using Twitter to promote Field Day events. According to ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP, more and more people, both young and old, are using social networking sites -- such as Twitter and Facebook --
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06/07/2010 | Boy Scouts of America Revive Four Merit Badges for 100th Anniversary, Including Signaling
In keeping with Boy Scouts of America’s centennial theme -- Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the Journey -- four retired badges have been brought back for the group’s 100th anniversary. The effective date for earning these new merit badges -- Carpent
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06/04/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers were up nine points to 25.3 for this week, compared to the May 20-26 period; the average daily planetary A index rose nearly 10 points to 14.3, and this rise in geomagnetic instability came with the increase in solar acti
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06/04/2010 | Think Metric -- Moving to Metric for the HamThis article gives the reader an introduction to the metric system with a focus on ham radio applications.
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06/04/2010 | Surfin’: Got Batteries?This week, Surfin’ solves the mystery surrounding our little friend -- the battery.
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06/04/2010 | The Other Woman -- Museum Ship USS New JerseyThe story of the restoration of the radio facilities of the museum ship USS New Jersey.
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06/02/2010 | Australia Students Celebrate WIA Centenary with ARISS QSO
Students from the Trinity Christian School at Wanniassa in the Australian Capital Territory made history on May 29 with the first Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact to be held in Canberra. The event was part of the Wireless I
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06/02/2010 | ARRL in Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of May.
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