Accessed on 28 November 2018, 0552 UTC, Post 784.

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Comment:  Here are some of the leading Amateur/Ham Radio news stories being covered by the ARRL.  Views expressed in this news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.

• 11/27/2018 | Extreme High-Altitude Winds Postpone Fox-1Cliff Launch

  

  SpaceX has announced that the SSO-A SmallSat Express mission has been postponed.Read More

• 11/26/2018 | New WSJT-X 2.0-rc5 Beta Version Now Available, First “Serious” FT8 Contest this Weekend

  

  A fifth “candidate release” — or beta version — of WSJT-X 2.0 now is available for download and use by beta testers.Read More

• 11/26/2018 | Reminder: SKYWARN Recognition Day 2018 is December 1 UTC

  

  SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) 2018 takes place on Saturday, December 1, from 0000 until 2400 UTC.Read More

• 11/26/2018 | California Radio Amateur Receives Notice of Unlicensed Operation from FCC

  

  The FCC Enforcement Bureau on November 7 issued a Notice of Unlicensed Operation (NoUO) to Technician licensee Daryl Thomas, KE6MWS, of Carmichael, California, for allegedly operating an unlicensed FM radio station. On October 10, 2018, an Enforcement …Read More

• 11/26/2018 | After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Give Back on #GivingTuesday, November 27

  

  ARRL encourages its members to give something back on #GivingTuesday, November 27.Read More

• 11/25/2018 | Fox-1Cliff Launch Rescheduled for Wednesday, November 28

  

  The launch of AMSAT’s Fox-1Cliff CubeSat has been rescheduled for Wednesday, November 28, at 1832 UTC.Read More

• 11/23/2018 | The K7RA Solar Update

  

  Sunspots returned, but only brieflyRead More

• 11/21/2018 | Broadcaster Jamie Dupree, NS3T, Receives Radio & Television Correspondents’ Association Career Achievement Award

  

  The Radio & TV Correspondents’ Association (RTCA) has honored Cox Media Group Senior Washington Correspondent Jamie Dupree, NS3T, with its 2018 Career Achievement Award for Distinguished Reporting on Congress.Read More

• 11/21/2018 | FCC Rejects 2004 AMSAT Petition to Reconsider Applying Orbital Debris Rules to Ham Satellites

  

  The FCC has rejected a Petition for Reconsideration that AMSAT filed 14 years ago, seeking to exempt Amateur Radio satellites from the FCC’s satellite orbital debris mitigation requirements.Read More

• 11/21/2018 | Jack Tiley, AD7FO, Appointed as Eastern Washington Section Manager

  

  Jack Tiley, AD7FO, of Spokane Valley, Washington, has been appointed as the new ARRL Eastern Washington Section Manager (SM) starting on January 1.Read More

• 11/20/2018 | W8TEE and AC8GY Win the November QST Cover Plaque Award

  

  For their dummy load/wattmeter articleRead More

• 11/20/2018 | Robert Wareham, N0ESQ, Appointed as Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director

  

  ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has named Robert Wareham, N0ESQ, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, as Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director.Read More

• 11/20/2018 | Amateur Radio Marketing and Advertising Executive Melissa Reinhardt, KD6BIT, SK

  

  Amateur Radio Marketing and Advertising Executive Melissa Reinhardt, KD6BIT, died on November 9.Read More

• 11/19/2018 | AMSAT Congratulates Qatar Amateur Radio Society, AMSAT-DL for Successful Es’hail-2 Launch

  

  MSAT-NA has congratulated AMSAT-DL (Germany) and the Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS) for their roles in the successful launch on November 15 of the Es’hail-2 satellite.Read More

• 11/19/2018 | Repeaters, Amateur TV Play Communication Role in California Fire Emergency

  

  Amateur Radio repeaters and TV (ATV) have helped to keep the broader community informed on the local status of widespread fires, radio amateurs say.Read More

• 11/18/2018 | AMSAT’s Fox-1Cliff CubeSat Launch Delayed

  

  AMSAT has announced that the SpaceX Spaceflight SSO-A SmallSat Express launch carrying the Fox-1Cliff Amateur Radio CubeSat has been delayed.Read More

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• Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio notes:

• The Big Island of Hawaii International Swap meet/Ham Fest is set for Saturday, 02 February 2019, at the Waimea Community Center, next to the ball field off the Mamalahoa Highway in Waimea (Kamuela).  Doors open to the public at 0930 HST and will close at 1400 HST.  Events include a vendor sales, a swap meet, an EMCOMM forum, and VE testing for new and upgraded Amateur Radio Licenses.  For details, contact Steve Miller (WH6N) at wh6n@arrl.net.
• Alan (AD6E/KH6TU) is offering another edition of his popular CW class under the auspices of the CW Academy. According to Alan, “The class is free.  It is a great course-a chance to acquire a news skill with a 1-on-1 instructor.”  The class will be conducted as an online video chat, with meetings twice a week for eight weeks. Alan says the class will most likely run on Monday and Thursday at 1800 HST for an hour each.  You can register for the course here:
• https://cwops.org/cw-academy-2/cw-academy-student-2/
• For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please check the blogs sidebars and links. These news feeds are updated daily and weekly.
• Aloha es 73 de Russell Roberts (KH6JRM), Public Information Coordinator, Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section. https://bigislandarrl.com.