American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.- Radio Club of America (RCA) Announces its 2019 Award Recipients and Fellows
Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:11:00 -0500 The Radio Club of America (RCA) has announced its 2019 award recipients and fellows. Many of those being recognized are radio amateurs. Honorees will be feted at RCA?s 110th Banquet & Awards Presentation on Saturday, November 23, in New York City.
Awards
Armstrong Medal: Thomas Marzetta, for outstanding achievements and lasting contributions to the radio arts and sciences and wireless communicati...
- AMSAT Announces 2019 Board of Directors Election Results
Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:09:00 -0500 As a result of the 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors election, Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK; and Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, were elected by the AMSAT membership to serve for 2 years. The First Alternate is Brennan Price, N4QX. The Second Alternate is Howie Defelice, AB2S. Both will serve 1-year terms.
Total number of votes cast was 1,052 (892 electronic plus 1...
- The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Available
Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:43:00 -0500 Listen to the new episode of ARRL Audio News on your iOS or Android podcast app, or online at http://www.blubrry.com/arrlaudionews/. Audio News is also retransmitted on a number of FM repeaters. Click here and then scroll down to see the list.
- The K7RA Solar Update
Fri, 20 Sep 2019 08:27:00 -0500 No sunspots this week, and as of Wednesday we?ve seen 15 spotless days in a row. This is the solar minimum. The current Solar Cycle (24) is expected to end by the end of this calendar year.
Average daily solar flux declined from 69.4 to 68.1. Average daily planetary A index declined slightly from 8.9 to 8.3, but average daily mid-latitude A index rose from 7.7 to 8.
Predicted solar flux is 68 on ...
- Ad Hoc Legislative Advocacy Committee to Meet with Lawmakers
Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:10:00 -0500 ARRL?s Ad Hoc Legislative Advisory Committee will meet with several members of Congress later this month in Washington to introduce new Committee members, reacquaint the lawmakers with Amateur Radio?s most-pressing issues, seek their input on the best ways to achieve ARRL?s objectives in Congress, and request their continuing support. Committee members have completed a comprehensive analysis of...
- ARRL Seeking Emergency Management Director
Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:28:00 -0500 ARRL is seeking an emergency management director to oversee a team responsible for supporting ARRL emergency communication programs and services, including the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARESŪ) and National Traffic System (NTS), and to work with staff to develop standards, protocols, and processes designed to support the Field Organization. This is a full-time, exempt position at ARRL Hea...
- Nevada ARES/RACES Members Deploy for ?Storm Area 51? Event
Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:16:00 -0500 - Brian Machesney K1LI/J75Y Wins the September QST Cover Plaque Award
Thu, 19 Sep 2019 09:25:00 -0500 The winning article for the September 2019 QST Cover Plaque award is ?A Slightly Off-Center-Fed Dipole? by Brian Machesney K1LI/J75Y.
The QST Cover Plaque Award -- given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue -- is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the October issue today.
- So Now What? Podcast
Thu, 19 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0500 ?Demystifying the Language of Morse Code? will be the focus of the new (September 19) episode of the So Now What? podcast for Amateur Radio newcomers.
If you?re a newly licensed Amateur Radio operator, chances are you have lots of questions. This biweekly podcast has answers! So Now What? offers insights from those who?ve been just where you are now. New episodes will be posted every other Thurs...
- ARRL Renews Request for FCC to Replace Symbol Rate with Bandwidth Limit
Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:41:00 -0500 In ex parte comments filed on September 17 in WT Docket 16-239, ARRL renewed its request that the FCC delete symbol-rate limits for data transmissions in the Amateur Service rules. As it did in its initial filing, ARRL asked the FCC to couple the removal of the symbol rate limits with the adoption of a 2.8 kHz bandwidth limit. In response to a 2013 ARRL Petition for Rulemaking (RM-11708), the F...
- Festival of Frequency Measurement Set to Honor WWV Centennial
Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:16:00 -0500 HamSCI and the Case Amateur Radio Club of Case Western Reserve University (W8EDU) will sponsor a ?Festival of Frequency Measurement? on WWV?s centennial, October 1, from 0000 to 2359 UTC (starting on Monday evening, September 30, in the Americas). The event invites radio amateurs, short-wave listeners, and others capable of making high-quality frequency measurements on HF to participate and pub...
- Hurricane Watch Net Announces Tentative Activation Plans
Tue, 17 Sep 2019 15:26:00 -0500 - Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club Assisting in Restoring Fire-Damaged Repeaters
Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:48:00 -0500 The Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club (MDARC) Disaster Recovery Program for the 2018 Carr and Camp Fires has made a $1,000 grant to the California Amateur Radio Linking Association (CARLA) toward the cost of rebuilding one of its destroyed sites. The CARLA network of repeaters provides coverage across California and Western Nevada to provide reliable communication during significant local, region...
- Taurus-1 CubeSat with FM-to-Codec-2 Transponder Launched
Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:36:00 -0500 The Taurus-1 (Jinniuzuo-1) CubeSat carrying an Amateur Radio FM-to-Codec-2 transponder was launched on September 12 from China?s Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The CubeSat was developed by Aerospace System Engineering Research Institute of Shanghai for youth education and Amateur Radio. The transponder is similar to that used on the LilacSat-1 (LO-90) CubeSat and can use the same software, on...
- Well-Known Yukon Ham J Allen, VY1JA, is Stepping Away from Amateur Radio
Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:58:00 -0500 Well-known Canadian radio amateur J Allen, VY1JA, of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, has announced that he?s retiring from ham radio, citing long-term health issues and hearing loss. The familiar VY1JA call sign also has been retired. Allen will begin dismantling his station and antennas as early as this weekend. His last contact was with KA4UPI on September 14. He has uploaded his logs to Logbook...
