Recent News
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12/21/2010 | Logbook of The World Gets Ready for VUCC
ARRL’s Logbook of the World (LoTW) -- an online system for amateurs to confirm two-way contacts that can be used for various ARRL awards -- is currently being upgraded. When this upgrade is implemented, amateurs can use LoTW to apply for awards based on M
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12/20/2010 | Renewed IRA Provision on Charitable Giving Makes It Easy to Support ARRL
On December 17, President Barack Obama signed into law a bi-partisan tax compromise package that will extend the Bush-era tax cuts. The legislation also provides for the return of the Federal Estate Tax and extends unemployment benefits, as well as a host
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12/17/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers for this week declined more than 7 points to 27.6 from the previous week, December 2-8. The solar flux was about the same as last week, with the average up less than a point. Sunspot numbers for December 9-15 were 22, 33,
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12/17/2010 | Surfin’: A New “Old” User Interface for SDRThis week, Surfin’ visits a blog where ham radio tradition and cutting edge meet head on.
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12/16/2010 | US Rep Greg Walden, W7EQI, Tweets News of his New Subcommittee Chairmanship
Greg Walden, W7EQI, has been named to chair a congressional subcommittee starting in January.
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12/16/2010 | ARRL Receives $1 Million Gift to the ARRL Endowment
In October 2010, the ARRL received word that that it is a beneficiary of the Charles and Iona Mathias Joint Trust. Dr Mathias, W8KGD, became a Silent Key in 2008 at the age of 93; Iona, his wife of 62 years, passed away in June 2010. The ARRL is one of fi
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12/15/2010 | 2010 a Banner Year for DXCC, Incoming/Outgoing QSL Bureaus
With the coming of more sunspots, comes more DX. And when more amateurs are working DX, that means the ARRL’s Membership and Volunteer Programs Department -- especially the DXCC desk and the ARRL Incoming and Outgoing QSL Bureaus -- goes into high gear.
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12/15/2010 | Microwave Update 2010This premier microwave conference brought the cutting edge of microwave technology to an enthusiastic group of hams.
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