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10/29/2008 | ARRL Files Petition with FCC against Experimental License Using 40 Meter Band
On Monday, October 20, the ARRL filed a Petition for Modification or Cancellation of Experimental Authorization (Petition) with the FCC with respect to WE2XRH. According to the FCC, this experimental license -- issued to Digital Aurora R
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10/29/2008 | Ohio Hams Discover, Fix "Ditters" on 40 Meters
Silent since the summer of 2000, "ditters" have been heard once again on 40 meters by hams in North Carolina . According to ARRL Field and Regulatory Correspondent Chuck Skolaut, K0BOG, hams in that state contacted him on October 22 complaining
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10/28/2008 | North Fulton Amateur Radio League Field Day 2008 -- A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes in GeorgiaNFARL hits the jackpot on the air and on the ground.
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10/27/2008 | The Amateur Amateur: Meet the ZombiesSteve, the Emergency Coordinator of St. Louis County ARES® called me up and said, "The Zombie Squad wants us to set up a display in Disaster Alley. I have a prior commitment. Can you take care of it?" Now, it may sound as if Steve was lookin
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10/25/2008 | Next Round of PAVE PAWS Mitigation Contacts Begins
On Wednesday, October 22, the FCC notified the ARRL that they would immediately begin making direct contact with owners or trustees of approximately 40 repeaters. The US Air Force identified these repeaters earlier this year as contributors to the harmful
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10/24/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update
Visible sunspots continued last week for eight days straight, the longest continuous period of sunspot visibility since the 12 days of March 23April 3 last year. Sunspot numbers for October 16-22 were 24, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0 and 0 with a mean of 5. The 10.7 cm
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10/24/2008 | The Perfect Union: Medicine and CommunicationsSolar powered radios provide a vital medical link for the people of Zambia.
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10/23/2008 | Get Ready for the ARRL November CW Sweepstakes
This year marks the 75th running of the premier domestic contest, the ARRL CW Sweepstakes. According to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, the event started back in 1929 as a competition for handling formal traffic messages and is one of the o
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