KX9X Wins the June QST Cover Plaque Award

The winning article for the June 2018 QST Cover Plaque award is “Get on the Satellites for ARRL Field Day” by Sean Kutzko, KX9X. The QST Cover Plaque… Read more 

13 Colonies Special Event to Mark 10th Anniversary this Year

The annual Original 13 Colonies Special Event will mark its 10th anniversary this year. The event gets under way on July 1 at 1300 UTC and runs throug… Read more 

Atlantic Hurricane Season 2018 – QRG

The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from 1st June to 30th November this year. So it is time to remind the wider Amateur Radio community that the follow… Read more 

Residents make cross country connections at the Amateur Radio National Field Day

WTVM.com-Columbus, GA News Weather & Sports COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM)- The Columbus Amateur Radio Club held an event that was full of fun for those who… Read more 

HF Managers Handbook V9.0

” The 9th edition of the HF Manager’s Handbook now available for download. Thank you to those who commented on the draft version. This new editi… Read more 

FEMA Region X Field Day Weekend Event to Use 5 MHz Interoperability Channels

FEMA Region X (10), headquartered in Bothell, Washington, will exercise 5 MHz interoperability channels, as an option for disasters and emergencies, o… Read more 

ARES® Continues Move Toward Enhanced Training, Paperless Reporting

As part of upgrades to the ARES® program, ARRL will phase out traditional hard-copy report forms later this year in favor of an online system, ARES® C… Read more 

Experiments Look to Leverage Low-Latency HF to Shave Microseconds off Trade Times

Experimental operations now under way on HF appear aimed at leveraging low-latency HF propagation to shave microseconds from futures market trades and… Read more 

Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio Notes:

Jim Sugg (AH6AE) needs a radio amateur volunteer “to demo how ham radio works at (the) upcoming emergency preparedness fair in Waimea (Hawaii Island)…on Saturday, August 25, 2018, from 8am-12pm…” The event will be held in the Mana Christian Ohana Hall near the Kahilu Theatre.  If you can help with this event, please call Jim at (808) 747-4500 (mobile).

The 2018 Hawaiian Islands VHF/UHF Simplex Event known as the “Hawaiian Grid Madness” is set for Sunday, 16 September 2018, from 1300 to 1700 HST.  The Aulani Hui Amateur Repeater Club sponsors the event which “is designed to be FUN, and to test your equipment, coverage and operating skills using simplex FM on 2 meters and 70 cm…”  For details, visit https://gridmadness.blogspot.com.

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Aloha es 73 de

Russell Roberts (KH6JRM).

Public Information Coordinator.

Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section.