-
03/19/2009 | FCC Denies Petition to Increase Size of Amateur Radio Question Pools
In April 2008, Michael Mancuso, KI4NGN, of Raleigh, North Carolina, filed a petition with the FCC, seeking to increase the size of the question pools that make up the Amateur Radio licensing exams. Mancuso sought to increase the question pool from 10 time
Learn More -
03/19/2009 | Hams Assist Woman Injured in Desert
It was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky, when Hal Whiting, KI2U, Todd Kluxdal, Kluxdal's father and Whiting's two sons decided to go out to the Poverty Mountain area in Arizona to search for airplane crash sites. Whiting, who lives in St George, Utah,
Learn More -
03/18/2009 | Eighth Annual VoIP Conference Scheduled for April 18
Each spring since 2002, the Nevada Amateur Radio Repeaters, Inc (NARRI) has sponsored the Annual VoIP Conference i
Learn More -
03/18/2009 | ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration
Registration remains open through Sunday, March 22, 2009 for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, April 3, 2009: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1, Radio Frequency Interference, Antenna Design and Construction, Ham
Learn More -
03/18/2009 | Rich Beebe, N0PV (SK)
South Dakota Section Manager Rich Beebe, N0PV, of Sioux Falls, pass
Learn More -
03/18/2009 | Burghardt to No Longer Sell Amateur Radio Equipment
On March 16, Jim Smith, W0MJY, owner of Burghardt Amateur Center in Watertown, South Dakota, announced that the company will no longer sell Amateur Radio transceivers and accessories. Th
Learn More -
03/13/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
Last week's bulletin again mentioned briefly appearing sunspots and it happened again this week. For just two days, another Solar Cycle 23 spot appeared, number 1014. The latitude of the spot was consistent with an old and fading solar cycle. As this peri
Learn More -
03/13/2009 | Agenda for WRC-11 Poses Opportunities and Challenges for Hams
The next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-11) is scheduled for fall 2011. These periodic conferences of the Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) consider allocations to the various radio services -- including the Amateu
Learn More