Welcome to the “ARRL News-Features” update from Big Island ARRL News.
Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.
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Accessed on 06 February 2020, 2020 UTC, Post 1308.
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News & Features
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02/05/2020 | Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, Elected AMSAT President
the AMSAT Board of Directors have elected Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, of Granbury, Texas, as AMSAT President.Read More
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02/05/2020 | International Amateur Radio Union Debuts New Websites
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has completed the makeover of its main website and the three regional websites — all with the same basic design.Read More
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02/05/2020 | IARU Region 1 Youngsters on the Air Summer Camp 2020 will be in Croatia
The 10th annual Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) camp will be held this summer in Karlovac, Croatia.Read More
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02/05/2020 | Former ARRL East Bay Section Manager, Ti-Michelle Connelly, NJ6T, SK
Ti-Michelle Connelly, NJ6T, of Yuma, Arizona, who served as ARRL East Bay Section Manager from 2003 until 2007, died recently.Read More
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02/05/2020 | ARRL HF Band Planning Committee Seeks Comments on Recommendations
The ARRL HF Band Planning Committee isseeking comments and suggestionsfrom the Amateur Radio community on itsreportto the ARRL Board. At the Board’s January meeting, the committee presented itsspecific recommendationsin graphical form for each HF…Read More
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02/04/2020 | “The Auroral Connection” to be Focus of 2020 HamSCI Workshop
Registration is open for the third annual HamSCI Workshop for amateur radio operators and professional scientists, Friday and Saturday, March 20 – 21, at The University of Scranton.Read More
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02/04/2020 | QRZ.com Ends Identity Verified Program
The popularQRZ.comamateur radio website has dropped its verified member program.Read More
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02/04/2020 | President Signs PIRATE Act to Combat Illegal Broadcasting
President Donald Trump has signed into law the “Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act” or the “PIRATE Act.”Read More
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02/04/2020 | ARISS Announces Hosts for Space Station Ham Radio Contacts
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has announced the names of schools and organizations selected to host amateur radio contacts with ISS crew members.Read More
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02/04/2020 | Informal Special Event to Commemorate Amateur Radio Newsline Cofounder Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF
The Amateur Radio Newsline Amateur Radio Club will sponsor an informal activation of WA6ITF, the call sign long held by Bill Pasternak, who died 5 years ago.Read More
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02/04/2020 | Undersea Expedition Planned to Retrieve Titanic’s Radio Gear
The company with sole rights to salvage artifacts from the RMS Titanic has gone to court to gain permission to carry out a “surgical removal and retrieval” of the Marconi radio equipment on the ship.Read More
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01/31/2020 | AMSAT-NA President Joe Spier, K6WAO, Steps Down
AMSAT-NA President Joe Spier, K6WAO, has resigned.Read More
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01/31/2020 | Amateur Radio Volunteers in Turkey Support Earthquake Response
Radio amateurs affiliated with the national International Amateur Radio Union member-society TRAC assisted in the response in Turkey.Read More
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01/31/2020 | The K7RA Solar Update
Good conditions continue on 80 and 160 metersRead More
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01/29/2020 | Foundation for Amateur Radio Invites 2020 – 2021 Academic Year Scholarship Applications
The Foundation for Amateur Radio Inc. (FAR) has invited applications for the 2020 – 2021 academic year for the scholarships it administers.Read More
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01/29/2020 | W9DXCC Convention Location to Change in 2020
The location of the W9DXCC ARRL Specialty Operating Convention has changed.Read More
