-
04/14/2009 | ARRL Comments on Broadband Provisions in Recovery Act
On March 24, 2009, the FCC invited comments from interested parties concerning the Commission's consultative role in the broadband provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). In the Recovery Act, Congress assigned gran
Learn More -
04/14/2009 | Italy Discontinues HF Earthquake Net
On April 10, Italy's Dipartimento della Protezione Civile announced that as of April 11, they would be closing down all organized emergency communications support on HF frequencies that had been set up after the April 6 earthquake that struck the tow
Learn More -
Feature
04/13/2009 | Youth@Ham Radio.Fun: Helping Heal With Ham (Radio)Going to the hospital is never fun. But for kids who have to live there due to medical conditions, it can be a major drag. Wonderful facilities -- such as the Ronald McDonald House -- have developed around the goal of making kids and their families more c
Learn More -
04/10/2009 | Italian Hams Respond after Earthquake
An earthquake that registered between 5.8 and 6.3 magnitude struck the town of L'Aquila -- the capital of Italy's Abruzzo region, about 65 miles northeast of Rome -- early on the morning of April 6. News reports say the quake has killed more than 250 peop
Learn More -
04/10/2009 | ARRL to Close in Observance of Good Friday
ARRL Headquarters will be closed in observance of Good Friday on Friday, April 10. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions that day. The ARRL Letter will be pos
Learn More -
04/09/2009 | California County Says "Ham Radio Operators Remain Active and Appreciated"
"The California county of San Luis Obispo was notified by the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday, April 8 of a rumor on an Internet group site stating that the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance on March 31 which
Learn More -
Feature
04/09/2009 | Surfin': Making Hay During the Holiday DowntimeThis week's Surfin' notices the world winding down as the holidays rev up.
Learn More -
04/09/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
Again, there were no sunspots this week -- same as we've reported for the last three weeks. In this time of the quiet Sun, spaceweather.com has a new feature keeping track of all these days with no spots. On the left side of the page at below the i
Learn More