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The K7RA Solar Update

Mar 12, 2010 7:09am

We experienced a bit of a scare this week when four days went by without sunspots. That's right -- for the first time in three months, we saw more than a single day with a sunspot number of 0, and that last period was back during November 23-December 8. Until...

Surfin': Do You Hear What I Hear?

Mar 12, 2010 5:00am

This week, Surfin' visits The DX Zone to find out what else you can hear on the Internet....

Administrative Law Judge Says Washington State Licensee Can Keep Ham License

Mar 10, 2010 11:00am

In January 2007, the FCC issued an Order to Show Cause to David L. Titus, KB7ILD, of Seattle, Washington, to justify why his General class Amateur Radio license should not be revoked and initiated a hearing process to determine whether Titus “is qualified to remain a Commission licensee” in light...

ARRL Requests Support for Senate Bill 1755

Mar 10, 2010 8:35am

Senate Bill 1755 -- The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 introduced in October 2009 by Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) -- has unanimously passed the US Senate and has been sent to the US House of Representatives for consideration and now sits in the...

FCC Amateur Radio Enforcement Correspondence Posted

Mar 10, 2010 6:37am

The FCC has posted new Amateur Radio enforcement correspondence on its "Amateur Radio Service Enforcement Actions" Web page. Laura Smith, Special Counsel in the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, sent a letters to the Sacramento (California) Municipal Utility District and to Northwestern Energy of Helena, Montana; Northwestern Energy also received letters voicing...

Bob Schroeder, N2HX, Awarded 2009 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award

Mar 8, 2010 9:05am

H. Robert "Bob" Schroeder, N2HX, of Ewing, New Jersey, has been named the winner of the ARRL Foundation's 2009 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award for his article "Electromagnetic Pulse and Its Implications for EmComm" that appeared in November 2009 issue of QST. The editorial staff commented on Schroeder's article,...

Hamvention® Awards Deadline Is March 15

Mar 8, 2010 8:12am

There are only a few days left to nominate individuals and clubs for the 2010 Dayton Hamvention® awards. While the Special Achievement Award, Technical Excellence Award and Amateur of the Year Award have been given for many years, Hamvention Awards Chairman Frank Beafore, WS8B, told the ARRL that in 2010,...

The ARRL Second Homebrew Challenge -- And the Winners Are...

Mar 8, 2010 7:59am

We had a good response to the Second ARRL Homebrew Challenge -- here's a quick summary....

Radio Club de Chile Lists Emergency Frequencies, E-mail Address

Mar 6, 2010 6:29am

Radio Club de Chile ( RCCH ) President Dr Galdino Besomi, CE3PG, reports that the situation in Chile is “very complex” as the country suffers aftershocks registering 6.0 or higher after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile on February 27. “Red Chilena Nor Austral de Servicio ( RECNA )...

The K7RA Solar Update

Mar 5, 2010 2:08pm

Two new sunspot groups appeared on March 1, numbered 1052 and 1053. The total number of sunspot groups appearing over the last month is 11. Looking at our 3-month moving average of daily sunspot numbers, the latest for December-January-February is 22.4, for the period centered on January. The average daily...