Here are today’s top Amateur/Ham Radio News stories from HQ ARRL.
Views expressed in this post are those of the reporters and correspondents.
Content provided by HQ ARRL, Newington, CT, 06111.
Accessed on 13 April 2021, 0421 UTC, Post 1977.
Source: http://www.arrl.org/news-features
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News & Features
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04/12/2021 | Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become Effective on May 3
he FCC has announced that rule changes detailed in a lengthy 2019 Report and Order governing RF exposure standards go into effect on May 3, 2021.Read More
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04/09/2021 | The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspots were only visible on 4 days of the current reporting week — on April 3-6 — and now on Friday morning, still no sunspots.Read More
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04/08/2021 | March 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report
The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service.Read More
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04/08/2021 | ARISS USA Gets IRS 501(c)(3) Recognition
ARISS-USA, a Maryland nonprofit corporation, has earned recognition from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a Section 501(c)(3) charitable, scientific, and educational organization.Read More
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04/08/2021 | Traditional Amateur Radio Contesting Faces a Demographic Cliff
Frank Howell, K4FMH, followed up his two-part National Contest Journal (NCJ) series, “The Demographics of Contesting,” with a post to his Social Circuits blog.Read More
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04/08/2021 | YOTA Announces New Three-Times-a-Year Contest
“Team YOTA” of Youngsters on the Air in IARU Region 1 has announced it will sponsor a new contest, the YOTA Contest.Read More
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04/07/2021 | Amateur Radio Community Invited to Take Part in MARS Exercise on 60 Meters
Radio amateurs are invited to take part in the MARS exercise now under way until April 10 in support of the US Department of Defense.Read More
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04/05/2021 | Oklahoma SM Kevin O’Dell, N0IRW, Stepping Down; Mark Kleine, N5HZR, Appointed as OK SM
Mark P. Kleine, N5HZR, appointed as Oklahoma Section Manager, succeeding Kevin O’Dell, N0IRW.Read More
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04/02/2021 | The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Average daily sunspot numbers declined this week from 17.9 to 11.9.Read More
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04/01/2021 | Celebrate World Amateur Radio Day 2021 on April 18
Sunday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day.Read More
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03/31/2021 | Past ARRL San Diego Section Manager and Southwest Division Vice Director Tuck Miller, NF9T, SK
Past ARRL San Diego Section Manager (SM) and Southwest Division Vice Director Tuck Miller, NF9T (ex-NZ6T), of Danville, Illinois, died on March 10.Read More
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03/31/2021 | In-Person Friedrichshafen HAM RADIO Exhibition is Canceled for 2021
The in-person HAM RADIO international amateur radio exhibition in Friedrichshafen, Germany — typically held in late June — has again been canceledRead More
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03/31/2021 | Online Comm Academy 2021 is set for April 10 – 11
The 2021 Comm Academy is 2 days of training, talks, and information on emergency communications and amateur radio.Read More
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03/31/2021 | Ham Bootcamp Program to Be Offered in April
The Nashua Area Radio Society (NARS) will again offer its popular Ham Bootcamp program on Saturday, April 24.Read More
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03/30/2021 | Ward Silver, NØAX, Wins the March 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the March 2021 QST Cover Plaque award is “About High-Voltage Safety.”Read More
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03/26/2021 | The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: On March 21 and 22 two new sunspot groups, 2811 and 2812, appeared.Read More
