Here are today’s top Amateur/Ham Radio news stories compiled by HQ ARRL.
Views expressed in this post are those of the reporters and correspondents.
Content supplied by HQ ARRL.
Accessed on 18 August 2020, 2202 UTC, Post 1589.
Source: http://www.arrl.org/news-features
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News & Features
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08/18/2020 | New Contest for Portable Stations to Debut in October
A new amateur radio contest for portable operators — the Fox Mike Hotel Portable Operations Challenge (POC) — will debut October 3 – 4.Read More
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08/17/2020 | Past Puerto Rico Section Manager Victor Madera, KP4PQ, SK
Victor Madera, KP4PQ, who served as Puerto Rico’s Section Manager from 2000 until 2007, died on July 23.Read More
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08/14/2020 | IARU Announces HF Digital Mode Band Plan Review
An International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) working group has been formed to develop solutions to reduce congestion within very popular mode segments while preventing mutual interference between “incompatible modes” as much as possible.Read More
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08/14/2020 | The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: New Sunspot Cycle 25 continues to make a strong showing.Read More
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08/13/2020 | Intrepid-DX Group Announces Winners of Youth “Dream Rig” Essay Contest
The Intrepid-DX Group has announced the winners of its first annual Youth “Dream Rig” Essay Contest.Read More
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08/13/2020 | QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo to Become Twice-Yearly Event
The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo over the August 8 – 9 weekend appears to have been an unmitigated success.Read More
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08/12/2020 | Arecibo Observatory Reflector Dish Damaged after Cable Snaps
A cable broke at the Arecibo Observatory, damaging the reflector dish.Read More
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08/12/2020 | US Department of Defense to Share 3450 – 3550 MHz with 5G Commercial Operations
The FCC will auction sharing rights to the upper 50 MHz of the 3300 – 3500 MHz secondary amateur radio allocation to commercial 5G interests.Read More
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08/12/2020 | ARRL Hires Paul Z. Gilbert, KE5ZW, as Director of Emergency Management
ARRL has hired Paul Z. Gilbert, KE5ZW, of Cedar Park, Texas, as its first Director of Emergency Management.Read More
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08/12/2020 | Grid and Prefix Award Program Announces Digital Awards Program
The Grid and Prefix Award Program (GAPA) has announced the establishment of a comprehensive Digital Awards Program.Read More
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08/07/2020 | Outages Affect Receipt of Applications, FCC License Processing
Outages have affected receipt of exam session paperwork and FCC processing.Read More
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08/07/2020 | The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Now Available
Start listening now!Read More
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08/07/2020 | The September Issue of Digital QST is Now Available!
Start reading now!Read More
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08/07/2020 | Campus Radio Clubs Face an Altered Fall Landscape
Many colleges and universities are preparing incoming students for fall classes, amid a complex landscape of re-entry plans due to COVID-19.Read More
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08/07/2020 | The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspot Cycle 25 is under way.Read More
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08/06/2020 | SAQ Alexanderson Day in the Age of COVID-19
Despite mid-summer conditions, at least seven US listeners, most of them radio amateurs, were able to copy the 17.2-kHz signal from the SAQ Alexanderson Alternator.Read More
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Aloha es 73 de Russell Roberts (KH6JRM), Public Information Officer, Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section.