The ARRL Letter for June 22, 2017

Big Island ARRL News, 23 June 2017, 04:50 hrs, UTC, Post #234.

Source:

http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2017-06-22

Accessed on 23 June 2017, 04:50 hrs, UTC.

Editor:  Rick Lindquist (WW1ME).

Please click link to read the full issue.

Comment:

Here are the main topics covered in the current issue of “The ARRL Letter” (22 June 2017):

• “Hamvention Reports Second-Largest Attendance Ever for 2017 Show
• More State and Local Governments Honor Amateur Radio in Advance of Field Day 2017
• W1AW Announces Field Day Bulletin Schedule
• The Doctor Will See You Now!
• President to Name Jessica Rosenworcel for New FCC Term
• China Launches Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio Transponders
• Thirteen US Schools/Groups Move Closer to Hosting ARISS Contacts
• US Fish and Wildlife Service Okays Baker Island DXpeditions, with Strict Conditions
• INSPIRE-2 Ground Controllers Turn to Amateur Radio to Rescue Stalled Satellite
• Hundreds of Stations Report Hearing WSPR Signal from Canada C3 Expedition
• In Brief…
• The K7RA Solar Update
• Just Ahead in Radiosport”
• Don’t forget the 2017 ARRL Field Day Emergency Communications Exercise this Saturday and Sunday, 24-25 June 2017.  Hawaii Island radio amateurs will meet at the Eden Roc park and community pavilion, beginning at 8:00 a.m.  The event will end at 8:00 a.m., Sunday, 25 June 2017.
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• Thanks for joining us today.
• Aloha es 73 de Russell Roberts (KH6JRM), Public Information Coordinator, Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section.