ARRL News-Features

• 05/14/2019 | Amateur Radio Roundtable to Livestream 50 Hours of Dayton Hamvention®

  

  Amateur Radio Roundtable and host Tom Medlin, W5KUB, will be back at Dayton Hamvention to livestream the activity and action.Read More

• 05/14/2019 | ARRL Invites Applications for Volunteer Monitor Positions

  

  ARRL is now accepting applications from individuals interested in becoming part of the new Volunteer Monitor program.Read More

• 05/13/2019 | Puerto Rico Declares May 14 as “Radio Amateur Day”

  

  The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has declared Tuesday, May 14, as “Radio Amateur Day,” recognizing ham radio’s “mission of transcendental service for the safeguard of life and property of the people.”Read More

• 05/13/2019 | Arizona Homeowners Association and Hams Agree on Outdoor Antenna Guidelines

  

  The Board of Directors of an antenna-restricted community in Arizona voted overwhelmingly in April to allow radio amateurs to erect certain outdoor antennas on their properties.Read More

• 05/13/2019 | Dayton Hamvention® to Conduct HF “Talk-In” Nets May 13, 14

  

  Hamvention is holding an HF “Talk-In” net Monday and Tuesday, May 13 and 14.Read More

• 05/12/2019 | GNU Radio Conference 2019 Seeks Papers, Presentations

  

  The 2019 GNU Radio Conference (GRCon19), September 16 – 20 in Huntsville, Alabama, is seeking papers and presentations for the event. Submissions are due by July 1.Read More

• 05/10/2019 | The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Available

  

  Start listening now!Read More

• 05/10/2019 | The June Edition of Digital QST is Now Available!

  

  Start reading the June issue today!Read More

• 05/10/2019 | The K7RA Solar Update

  

  Two weak sunspots appeared this weekRead More

• 05/09/2019 | PVRC Members to Activate NSS for Armed Forces Day Crossband Test

  

  Twenty members of the Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC) will activate the historic NSS call sign during the Armed Forces Day Crossband Test.Read More

• 05/09/2019 | May 14 FT4 Mock Contest Session Canceled, New WSJT-X Beta Version Pending

  

  A second hour-long FT4 “practice contest” set for May 14 UTC has been cancelled, following the success of the initial mock contest.Read More

• 05/09/2019 | The Doctor Will See You Now!

  

  “It’s About Time!” is the topic of the new (May 9) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In“ podcast.Read More

• 05/08/2019 | Two Es’hail-2 (QO-100)-Related Awards Presented

  

  Satellite veteran Peter Gülzow, DB2OS, was the recipient of the Louis Varney Cup for Advances in Space Communication, one of two Es’hail-2 (QO-100)-related awards at the RSGB annual general meeting on April 28.Read More

• 05/07/2019 | Hams Help Trace “Mystery” Signal Disrupting Keyless Entry Devices in Ohio

  

  A recent article in The New York Times reported that many garage door openers and keyless vehicle entry fobs in an Ohio town near Cleveland mysteriously stopped working.Read More

• 05/07/2019 | Former ARRL Headquarters Staffer Ellen White, W1YL, is Krenkel Medalist

  

  ARRL Headquarters staff alumna Ellen White, W1YL, is among those awarded the Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal.Read More

• 05/07/2019 | Dayton Hamvention Again Providing Information Radio Station on 1620 AM

  

  Dayton Hamvention® will provide an Information Radio Station at 1620 kHz on the AM band to help ease the trip for inbound attendees.Read More

Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio News:

Doug Wilson (KH7DQ) is offering two more free Technician License Classes on Hawaii Island:  23 May 2019 in Waimea (location TBA) and 17 October 2019 at the Keaau Community Center in Keaau, Hawaii Island.  For details, contact Doug at douscelle@aol.com.

Hawaii Island radio amateurs are urged to sign up for the new ARRL EMCOMM Course (EC-001).  According to ARRL Pacific Section Manager Joseph Speroni (AH0A), “The new EC-001 course addresses Hawaii’s situation as an island state…Students will be assigned mentors in Hawaii who are knowledgeable in relationships with our local served agencies…Course mentors will be assigned in the same county as the student whenever possible.”  The first class scheduled for Hawaii begins in June 2019.  To register, contact Pacific Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC), Clem Jung (KH7HO) at kh7ho@arrl.net.

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