ARRL News
- September 23, 2020
- International Telecommunication Union Releases 2020 ITU Radio Regulations
- September 23, 2020
- Former West Virginia Section Manager Karl Thompson, K8KT, SK
Former West Virginia Section Manager Karl Thompson, K8KT, of Charleston, West Virginia, died on July 28. He was 80. Thompson served as West Virginia Section Communications Manager (SCM) from 1979 until 1983, and, after the position was renamed, as Section Manager from 1984 until 1994. He continued serving the Section as an Assistant Section Manager and Technical Coordinator.
Current West Virgini...
- September 23, 2020
- AMSAT Announces Board of Directors Elections Results
After counting the ballots, AMSAT has announced its Board of Directors. In order of votes received, Mark Hammond, N8MH (707); Paul Stoetzer, N8HM (703), and Bruce Paige, KK5DO (667), were elected as AMSAT Directors for terms ending in 2022. Stoetzer, a former Board member and current Executive Vice President, fills the seat being vacated by AMSAT veteran Tom Clark, W3IO. Howie DeFelice, AB2S (5...
- September 22, 2020
- KM4BLG Wins the September 2020 QST Cover Plaque Award
- September 22, 2020
- Venerable AO-7 Satellite Approaching a Return to Full Solar Illumination
AMSAT-OSCAR 7 (AO-7), the oldest amateur radio satellite still in operation, is nearing a return to full illumination by the sun, which should take place around September 25 and continue until around December 26. AMSAT’s vice president of operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, says that during this period, AO-7 likely will switch between modes A (2 meters up/10 meters down) and B (70 centimeters u...
- September 21, 2020
- MARS Communications Exercise will Involve Amateur Radio Community
Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) volunteers will take part in the Department of Defense (DOD) Communications Exercise 20-4, starting on October 3 and concluding on October 26.
The MARS focus is interoperability with ARRL and the amateur radio community. “Throughout the month of October, MARS members will interoperate with various amateur radio organizations that will be conducting their an...
- September 18, 2020
- Hurricane Watch Net is Tracking New Weather Systems
- September 18, 2020
- The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Lots of news lately about the solar cycle, but no sunspots. Today, September 18, is the 29th consecutive day with no sunspots.
The news this week was about the Solar Cycle 24 minimum, announced recently as having occurred during December 2019 and indicating the start of Solar Cycle 25. The reason that announcement is just coming out now has to do with the nature...
- September 17, 2020
- FCC Grants ARRL Rules Waiver Request for Fire Emergencies, Hurricanes
- September 17, 2020
- Hurricane Watch Net Wraps Up Marathon Activation for Two Storms
- September 16, 2020
- Northern Florida ARES Requests Clear Frequencies for HF Nets
Northern Florida Section Emergency Coordinator Karl Martin, K4HBN, is requesting that stations not directly involved in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) response to Hurricane Sally please avoid 3.950 MHz (primary) and 7.242 MHz (backup). ARES has activated in four Northern Florida counties. Shelters are open, and power and telecommunications outages are widespread, Martin reports.
- September 15, 2020
- 5-MHz Interoperability Channels Designated for Wildfires and Hurricane Sally Response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that two 60-meter channels have been made available, as necessary, for interoperability between US Government stations and US amateur radio stations involved in emergency communications related to the wildland firefighting response in California, Oregon, and Washington, and to Hurricane Sally. These interoperability channels will rema...
- September 14, 2020
- Attention Turns to Tropical Storm Sally after Hurricane Paulette Hits Bermuda
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) said this morning that it will continue to gather any reports from Bermuda in the wake of Hurricane Paulette, which made landfall on the resort island today (Monday, September 14). Paulette is slowly moving away from Bermuda, a British overseas territory. The HWN is currently active on 14.325 MHz, seeking damage and storm surge reports.
“The Atlantic Basin is very b...
- September 13, 2020
- Hurricane Watch Net to Activate as Paulette Bears Down on Bermuda
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) has announced plans to activate today (Sunday, September 13) at 2100 UTC on both 14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz as Hurricane Paulette is predicted to make landfall on Bermuda early on September 14 as a Category 2 storm. HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, noted that activation plans are subject to change as weather forecasts unfold.
As of 1500 UTC on Sunday, Hurricane Paule...
- September 11, 2020
- ARRL Technical Service Award Conferred