Here’s the latest Amateur Radio News compiled by HQ ARRL.
Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio News summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.
Accessed on 26 August 2021, 2058 UTC.
Content provided by HQ ARRL, Newington, CT, 06111.
Source: http://www.arrl.org/news-features
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News & Features
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08/26/2021 | Three-Way Races for Director Set in New England and Roanoke Divisions
ARRL members in the New England and Roanoke Divisions will choose among three candidates running for Director in each Division.Read More
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08/26/2021 | Huntsville Hamfest Hosts 2021 ARRL Southeastern Division Convention
The annual Huntsville Hamfest this past weekend, August 21 – 22, served as host for the 2021 ARRL Southeastern Division Convention.Read More
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08/26/2021 | Registration Now Open for AMSAT Space Symposium
Registration is now open for the 39th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, Friday through Sunday, October 29 – 31.Read More
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08/25/2021 | Grace and Henri Keep Amateur Radio Weather Spotters Busy
Hurricane Grace and Hurricane Henri drew the attention of weather spotters over the past week.Read More
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08/22/2021 | Hurricane Watch Net Turns Attention to Henri as Storm Hits New England
Now a tropical storm with sustained winds of about 60 MPH, Henri came ashore along the Rhode Island Coast with its sights set on Southern New England.Read More
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08/20/2021 | Hurricane Watch Net has Eyes on Hurricane Grace and Tropical Storm Henri
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is mustering as Hurricane Grace, a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 85 MPH, is expected to make landfall between Túxpam and Veracruz, Mexico.Read More
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08/20/2021 | The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Weak solar activity persists, but Friday, August 13, was the sole spotless day in the current August 12-18 reporting week.Read More
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08/19/2021 | SAQ Reports “an Incredible Number” of Listeners for July 4 Transmissions
The Alexander Grimeton Friendship Association reports “an incredible number” of listener reports — 524 in all — for its July 4 Alexanderson Day transmissions.Read More
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08/19/2021 | Sailing Vessel with Ham Radio History Marks 100 Years
The schooner Bowdoin is a century old this year.Read More
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08/19/2021 | OMIK Amateur Radio Association President Cliff Peoples, KE8QR, SK
The president of OMIK Amateur Radio Association, Cliff Peoples, KE8QR, of Clayton, Ohio, died on August 5.Read More
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08/18/2021 | Hurricane Watch Net Plans Two Activations as Grace Reaches Hurricane Status
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) plans to activate today (Wednesday, August 18) and Friday as Grace attains Category 1 hurricane status.Read More
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08/17/2021 | Hurricane Watch Net Ramps Up Alert Level for Tropical Storm Grace
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Grace and has bumped up to Level 3.Read More
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08/17/2021 | Radio Club of Haiti President Reports Significant Structural Damage from Earthquake
In the immediate aftermath of the magnitude 7.2 earthquake on August 14, Radio Club of Haiti President Jean-Robert Gaillard, HH2JR, reported significant structural damage in the region.Read More
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08/16/2021 | FCC Application Fees Unlikely to Go into Effect Until 2022
The schedule of FCC amateur radio application fees likely will not go into effect before 2022.Read More
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08/14/2021 | Following Earthquake in Haiti, Radio Amateurs Asked to Keep Frequencies Clear
IARU-R2 has requested that radio amateurs in the Americas keep the following frequencies clear to support emergency communications in Haiti following an earthquake this morning: 3750 kHz, 7150 kHz and 14330 kHz.Read More
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08/13/2021 | Intrepid-DX Group Takes Itself Out of the Running to Activate Bouvet Island
Intrepid-DX Group President Paul Ewing, N6PSE, said his team is pulling out of the race to activate Bouvet Island.Read More
