• 12/24/2018 | Radio Amateurs Position to Support Emergency Communication in Tsunami’s Wake

  

  Radio amateurs in Indonesia’s Banten Province are in position to support emergency any necessary emergency communication in the wake of a “stealth tsunami” on December 22.Read More

• 12/21/2018 | The K7RA Solar Update

  

  Solar activity remains low, but the Geminid meteor shower was a hitRead More

• 12/20/2018 | Holiday Serenade on Sideband Set from Antarctica

  

  Each year, volunteers at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, celebrate the holidays by serenading those at the remote, Antarctic field camps via HF radio.Read More

• 12/20/2018 | US Radio Amateurs Help to Make YOTA Month Happen in Ethiopia

  

  Two US radio amateurs helped to make Youngsters on the Air Month (YOTA Month) a success in Ethiopia.Read More

• 12/20/2018 | New Section Manager in Southern New Jersey, Eight Incumbents to Continue in Office

  

  Southern New Jersey will have a new Section Manager starting on January 1.Read More

• 12/20/2018 | “Hunt for Santa Claus” Event Gets Under Way on December 21

  

  The “Hunt for Santa Claus” (HSC) will start on Friday, December 21.Read More

• 12/20/2018 | The Doctor Will See You Now!

  

  “Ground Plane Antennas” is the topic of the new (December 20) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast.Read More

• 12/19/2018 | ARRL’s Logbook of The World Tops 1 Billion QSO Records

  

  One billion records and nearly 1.8 million contacts confirmedRead More

• 12/19/2018 | FCC Releases Plan in the Event of a Partial Government Shutdown

  

  The FCC has released its Plan for Orderly Shutdown in case funds become unavailable to continue operation.Read More

• 12/19/2018 | ARRL Petitions FCC to Incorporate Parity Act Provisions into its Amateur Radio Rules

  

  The ARRL has filed a Petition for Rulemaking (PRM) asking the FCC to amend its Part 97 Amateur Service rules to incorporate the provisions of the Amateur Radio Parity ActRead More

• 12/18/2018 | Countdown to Third Annual AM Rally Has Begun

  

  The third annual AM Rally is on the near horizon — just about 6 weeks away — getting under way at 0000 UTC on February 2 and continuing until 0700 UTC on February 4.Read More

• 12/18/2018 | New Amateur Radio Packet Gear Awaits Unpacking, Installation on Space Station

  

  New Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) packet equipment awaits unpacking and installation on board the station.Read More

• 12/17/2018 | WD9EWK Wins the December QST Cover Plaque Award

  

  For his article about digital communication with the International Space StationRead More

• 12/17/2018 | Registration is Open for QRP-ARCI Four Days in May 2019

  

  Registration now is open for the QRP Amateur Radio Club International “Four Days in May” (FDIM), Thursday – Sunday, May 16 – 19.Read More

• 12/16/2018 | Registration Opens for 2019 ConTest University in Dayton

  

  Registration now is open for 2019 ConTest University (CTU), Thursday, May 16, 2019, at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Dayton, Ohio. This is the day before Hamvention® opens in Xenia. More than 7,500 students have attended CTU sessions over the last 13 y…Read More

• 12/16/2018 | Radio Amateurs in Turkey Gain Access to Two Bands

  

  Turkey’s telecom regulator has released two new allocations to Amateur Radio.Read More

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Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio notes:

The Original Big Island of Hawaii International Swap Meet/HamFest 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 will open at 0930 HST and close shortly after 1400 HST.  The program includes a swap meet, vendor sales, an EMCOMM forum, and VE testing for new and upgraded amateur radio licenses. For details,contact Steve Milner (WH6N) at wh6n@arrl.net.

Alan (AD6E/KH6TU) is still taking student enrollments for his January 2019 online CW class.  According to Alan, the class “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…”  Sign up here:

https://cwops.org/cw-academy-2/cw-academy-student-sign-up/

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

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