• 8 | The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Now Available!

  

  Listen now on your PC, smartphone, or tabletRead More

• 10/19/2018 | Correction: Practice Contest for ARRL RTTY Roundup Participants Planning to Use FT8

  

  A 1-hour “practice contest” will be held next week on Thursday, October 25, 0200 – 0300 UTC (Wednesday, October 24, in North American time zones).Read More

• 10/19/2018 | The K7RA Solar Update

  

  Relatively quiet conditionsRead More

• 10/19/2018 | WRTC 2018 QSL Cards on Order; No Return Cards Wanted

  

  World Radiosport Team Championship 2018 (WRTC 2018) chair Christian Janssen, DL1MGB, says QSL cards for contacts with the competing Y8-prefix stations now are on order at the printer’s.Read More

• 10/19/2018 | Philippine Organizations Join Forces for “Robust” JOTA-JOTI Presence

  

  The National Headquarters of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) and the Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA) joined forces to prepare early for the 61st Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and the 22nd Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI), October 19 – 21.Read More

• 10/18/2018 | ARRL Northern Florida Section Seeks Volunteers to Deploy to Hurricane Zone

  

  Northern Florida ARES is seeking volunteers to deploy for up to a week to areas of the state devastated by Hurricane Michael.Read More

• 10/18/2018 | Norwegian Radio Amateur Being Prevented from Leaving Chad

  

  A saga that has reached the diplomatic and foreign ministry level is playing out in Africa’s Republic of Chad.Read More

• 10/18/2018 | The Doctor Will See You Now!

  

  “Winterizing Your Station” is the topic of the current (October 11) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast.Read More

• 10/17/2018 | New Islands on the Air Groups Announced

  

  Islands on the Air (IOTA) General Manager Roger Balister, G3KMA, has announced the first tranche of six new IOTA groups.Read More

• 10/17/2018 | SAQ Alexanderson Alternator Transmission to Celebrate UN Day

  

  An Alexanderson alternator transmission from Sweden’s Grimeton Radio Station, SAQ, will be part of UN Day festivities on October 24 at the World Heritage Site in Grimeton, Sweden.Read More

• 10/17/2018 | VP6D Ducie Island 2018 DXpedition Team Under Way aboard the Braveheart

  

  After 18 months of intensive planning, the 14-member international VP6D team now is en route on the long voyage to Ducie Island.Read More

• 10/17/2018 | ARRL Website Security Software Update Could Affect Certain LoTW ADIF Downloads

  

  The ARRL website updated its security software on October 15 in order to meet standards required to continue accepting credit cards for internet purchases.Read More

• 10/17/2018 | FT8 to be Permitted in 2019 ARRL RTTY Roundup

  

  The ARRL Contest Branch has announced that participants in the 2019 ARRL RTTY Roundup will be permitted to use the new FT8 protocol, which is part of the WSJT-X software suite.Read More

• 10/16/2018 | DX Group Seeks Reconsideration of Kure Atoll DXpedition Permit Application

  

  The Pacific Islands DXpedition Group (PIDXG) is hoping to gain approval of its latest application for a DXpedition from Kure Atoll — currently the 7th most-wanted DXCC entity according to Club Log.Read More

• 10/15/2018 | Bidding in ARRL On-Line Auction Set to Begin on October 19

  

  More than 230 items will be on the block as bidding gets under way on Friday, October 19, for the 13th Annual ARRL On-Line Auction.Read More

• 10/15/2018 | ARRL Executive Committee to Meet in Minneapolis

  

  The ARRL Executive Committee (EC) is set to meet on Saturday, October 20, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Read More

Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio notes:

The final round of Amateur Radio Technician License classes for this year begins on 01 November 2018 at the Keaau Community Center in Keaau (Hawaii Island).  The VE-administered test will be given on 06 December 2018.  A test fee of $15.00 will be collected at the time of each exam. For details, contact Doug Wilson (KH7DQ) at douscelle@aol.com.

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.

Aloha es 73 de

Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)

Public Information Coordinator

Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section