Recent news from HQ ARRL

Accessed on 06 April 2018, 0048 UTC, Post #515.

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Here are the current news articles released by HQ ARRL, Newington, CT, 06111.  Views expressed in this summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.

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  04/05/2018 | ARRL Searching for its Next CEO

  ARRL is seeking a full-time Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Newington, Connecticut, to direct its day-to-day activities.
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  04/05/2018 | CW Enthusiast Joins VP6D Ducie Island DXpedition Team

  CW enthusiast Ken Karr, NG2H, is joining the VP6D Ducie Island DXpedition, set to take place October 20 – November 3, 2018.
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  04/05/2018 | Apparent First 2200-Meter Transatlantic Contact by US Radio Amateur Reported

  In late March, Paul Kelley, N1BUG, of Milo, Maine, completed what may have been the first transatlantic 2200-meter contact by a US radio amateur under Amateur Radio rules.
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  04/04/2018 | Frequency Measuring Test Set for April 6 UTC

  The April Frequency Measuring Test (FMT) will take place on Friday, April 6, 0100 until 0225 UTC (the evening of Thursday, April 5 in US time zones).
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  04/04/2018 | ARRL Public Relations Committee Gets New Leadership, Updated Mission and Goals

  The ARRL Public Relations Committee is undergoing some changes under the leadership of new committee chair Steve “Sid” Caesar, NH7C.
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  04/04/2018 | New ARRL CEO Comes Aboard Facing Challenges and Change

  ARRL’s New CEO is settling in at League Headquarters.
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  04/04/2018 | IARU Region 1 President Warns of Wireless Power Transfer Interference Threat

  IARU Region 1 President Don Beattie, G3BJ, is expressing concern that Wireless Power Transfer for Electric Vehicles — also referred to as WPT(EV) — equipment could pose a threat to Amateur Radio spectrum.
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  04/04/2018 | More than 30,000 New Ham Licensees and 7,000 Amateur Radio Exam Sessions in 2017

  The Amateur Radio continues to inch upward.
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• Hawaii Island Radio Amateur events:  Don’t forget the HPP Radio Day, set for Saturday, 28 April 2017, at the Hawaiian Paradise Park Community Center, 17th and Maku’u Drive in the Puna District. The event runs between 0900 and 1600 HST.  For details, contact Mike Stratton (KH6PAC) at jefffan@hotmail.com.
• You still have time to signup for the Big Island Amateur Radio Club’s (BIARC) QTH.NET Listserve.  For more information, please email Les Hittner (K0BAD) at lhittner@hbci.com.
• Hawaii Island radio amateurs will hold an informal breakfast meeting this Saturday, 07 April 2018, 0800 HST, at the Lava Rock Cafe in Volcano.  No agenda, just good conversation and tasty food.

      General Comments:

For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please check the blog sidebars and links.  These news feeds are updated daily and weekly.  Thanks for joining us today.

Please send your Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio news items to kh6jrm@arrl.net at least two weeks prior to your event so I can contact our local print and broadcast media in a timely manner.

Aloha es 73 de

Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)

Public Information Coordinator

Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section