Big Island ARRL News, 09 February 2018, 0445 UTC, Post #454.

Source:

http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2018-02-08

Here are the topics covered in the current edition of the “ARRL Letter”:

• 3Y0Z Bouvet Island DXpedition Aborted over Safety Concerns
• ARRL Suggests FCC May Need to Intervene to Ensure Effective Antenna Rights
• The Doctor Will See You Now!
• Foxes and Hounds — FT8 DXpedition Mode is in the Works for WSJT-X
• ARRL Foundation Announces Joel R. Miller (W7PDX) and Martha C. Miller STEM Scholarship
• Z60A Fielding Three Stations to Handle Huge Pileups for New DXCC #1
• Dominica Post-Disaster Needs Assessment Cites Amateur Radio’s Role after Maria
• USA ARDF Championships Set for June 13-17 in California
• In Brief
• The K7RA Solar Update
• Just Ahead in Radiosport
• Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions

New Series of Technician License Prep Classes being offered on Hawaii Island.

Source:

BIARC Newsletter, February 2018 edition.

Here is the schedule for the upcoming Technician License Prep Classes:

Hilo (Aupuni Conference Room):  Classes begin on 15 February 2018.  Final exam set for 22 March 2018.

Kona (West Hawaii Civic Center):  Classes begin on 22 March 2018.  Final exam set for 26 April 2018.

Ocean View (HOVE Community Center):  Classes begin on 03 May 2018.  Final exam set for 07 June 2018.

Kea’au (Kea’au Community Center):  Classes begin on 01 November 2018.  Final exam on 13 December 2018.

Contact Doug Wilson (KH7DQ) at douscelle@aol.com.  The test fee is $15 in exact change due at time of each exam.

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Thanks for joining us today.

Aloha es 73 de

Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)

Public Information Coordinator

Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section