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07/01/2019 | A New QST QuickStats Poll Has Been Posted
Cast your votes today!Read More
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07/01/2019 | World Wide Radio Operators Foundation Announces Global Digital DX Contest
The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF), in collaboration with the Slovenia Contest Club (SCC), has announced the World Wide Digi DX Contest (WW Digi).Read More
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07/01/2019 | Canada Day Contest Under Way
Radio Amateurs of Canada sponsors the annual Canada Day Contest each July 1.Read More
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07/01/2019 | ARRL Headquarters Will be Closed on July 4 and 5 for Independence Day
ARRL HQ will be closed on July 4 and 5.Read More
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06/28/2019 | The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Available
Start listening now!Read More
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06/28/2019 | The K7RA Solar Update
One small sunspot group appeared this weekRead More
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06/27/2019 | So Now What? Podcast
“Available Operating Modes to Us New Hams” is the focus of the new (June 27) episode of the So Now What? podcast for Amateur Radio newcomers.Read More
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06/27/2019 | HAM RADIO 2019 in Friedrichshafen Reports 14,300 Attended from 50 Countries
Some 14,300 visitors from more than 50 countries arrived on the shores of Lake Constance in Friedrichshafen, Germany, for HAM RADIO 2019.Read More
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06/27/2019 | Petition for Rulemaking Asks FCC to Create a New 8-Meter Amateur Band
The FCC is seeking comments a petition for rulemaking seeking a new 40-MHz ham band.Read More
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06/26/2019 | 13 Colonies Special Event to Mark 11th Anniversary this Year
The annual Original 13 Colonies Special Event will mark its 11th anniversary this year.Read More
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06/26/2019 | LightSail 2 Launches, Will Transmit CW Beacon
The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 CubeSat, launched on June 25.Read More
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06/26/2019 | Nature Article Suggest a “Grand Solar Minimum” Lies Ahead
A juried research paper in Nature suggests a “grand solar minimum” is approaching.Read More
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06/26/2019 | ARRL Field Day Deemed a Hit; Entries Due by July 23!
ARRL Field Day isn’t over until participants take that final step of submitting their logs. By Tuesday, June 25, more than 1,300 had done so. The preferred method of submitting a Field Day entry is via the2019 Field Day Entry Formon the ARRL website….Read More
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06/26/2019 | Islands on the Air Announces Another Six New Island Groups
The Islands on the Air (IOTA) Amateur Radio awards program has announced six new island entities.Read More
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06/25/2019 | No Strong Opposition to 144 – 146 MHz Reallocation Proposal at CEPT Meeting
A World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) agenda item proposed to study a range of frequencies, including potentially reassigning 144 – 146 MHz as a primary Aeronautical Mobile Service allocation, drew little opposition at a CEPT meeting.Read More
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06/21/2019 | The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Available
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Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio News:
Doug Wilson (KH7DQ) will offer one more free Technician License Class this year. That class begins on 17 October 2019 at the Keaau Community Center in Keaau, Hawaii Island. The classes are free, with the normal $15 testing fee to the ARRL, whose volunteer examiners (VEs) conduct the testing for the FCC. To register or for more information, contact Doug at douscelle@aol.com
“Grid Madness 2019”, the Hawaii Island-based VHF/UHF Simplex Contest is set for Sunday, 15 September 2019, from 1300 to 1700 HST. You can download the complete contest package with revisions here: https://gridmadness.blogspot.com. Also, you can contact Stan (AH6KO), the event coordinator, at ah6ko@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