Accessed on 11 December 2018, 0457 UTC, Post 799.
Source: http://www.arrl.org/news-features
Author: HQ ARRL, Newington, CT, 06111.
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Comment: Here today’s top Amateur/Ham Radio news stories from HQ, ARRL, Newington, CT, 06111. Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.
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12/10/2018 | Fox-1Cliff/AO-95 Receiver Suffers Apparent Failure
The receiver on the newly launched Fox-1Cliff/AO-95 CubeSat seems to have suffered a receiver failure that could render the satellite unusable, AMSAT said over the weekend.Read More
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12/10/2018 | News from the ARRL Contest Branch
Preliminary results are available for two operating events.Read More
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12/10/2018 | WSJT-X 2.0 Full Release Now Available; FT8 Enthusiasts Urged to Upgrade Now
Users urged to upgrade to WSJT-X by January 1.Read More
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12/07/2018 | 2018 QST Antenna Design Competition Winners Announced
ARRL has announced the winners of the 2018 QST Antenna Design Competition.Read More
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12/07/2018 | ARRL Bill Leonard Audio Reporting Award Presented in New York City
The 2017 ARRL Bill Leonard W2SKE Professional Media Award for Audio Reporting was presented in New York on December 6 to the producers and staff of the radio program “The Takeaway.”Read More
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12/07/2018 | Attorney Jane Hinckley Halprin Named as FCC’s Administrative Law Judge
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced that Jane Hinckley Halprin will serve as the agency’s Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).Read More
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12/07/2018 | ExseedSat Designated as VO-96
AMSAT has designated the 1U ExseedSat CubeSat, launched on December 3 on a Falcon 9 vehicle, as VUsat-OSCAR 96 (VO-96).Read More
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12/07/2018 | The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Available
Start listening now!Read More
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12/07/2018 | The January Edition of Digital QST is Now Available!
Start reading the January issue today!Read More
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12/07/2018 | The K7RA Solar Update
A group of weak sunspots has returnedRead More
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12/07/2018 | ARRL 2018 Philip J. McGan Award Presented
The 2018 Philip J. McGan Award for outstanding efforts in public relations on behalf of Amateur Radio was presented on December 3 to E. Gordon Mooneyhan, W4EGM.Read More
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12/06/2018 | The Doctor Will See You Now!
“RF Safety” is the topic of the new (December 6) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast.Read More
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12/05/2018 | 2018 ARRL International Grid Chase Certificates Page Now Live
The ARRL International Grid Chase Certificates page is now live.Read More
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12/05/2018 | New Two-Ham ISS Crew Launched to ISS is the First Since Aborted October Flight
Three astronauts — including two radio amateurs — have docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on the first crewed Soyuz vehicle launch since a dramatic failure in October.Read More
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12/04/2018 | Canadian National Parks on the Air Event Set to Start on January 1
The Canadian National Parks on the Air event (CNPOTA) will get under way on January 1, 2019, and continue until year’s end.Read More
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12/03/2018 | AMSAT’s Fox-1Cliff Amateur Radio CubeSat Launched Successfully
SpaceX has announced that the SSO-A: SmallSat Express mission carrying AMSAT’s Fox-1Cliff CubeSat has been deployed into orbit.Read More
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Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio notes:
- Alan (AD6E/KH6TU) will begin a new online CW class in January 2019. According to Alan, “This is an on-line video chat meeting twice a week for eight weeks, most likely Monday and Thursday at 6 pm HST for an hour each.” Alan says “The class is free…it is a great course…a chance to acquire a new skill with a 1-on-1 instructor.”
- Sign up for the CW course here: https://cwops.org/cw-academy-2/cw-academy-student-sign-up/
- The Original 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). The event will be open to the public from 0930 HST to 1400 HST. The venue includes a swap meet, vendor tables, an EMCOMM forum, and VE testing for new and upgraded amateur radio licenses. For details, contact Steve Milner (WH6N) at wh6n@arrl.net.
- For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please check the blog sidebars and links. These news feeds are updated daily. Thanks for joining us today.
- Aloha es 73 de Russell Roberts (KH6JRM), Public Information Coordinator, Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section. You can find this website at https://atomic-temporary-116934757.wpcomstaging.com.