Amateur Radio Administration Course (ARAC) Presented In Mexico for 2nd Year

For the second year in a row, ARRL, IARU Region 2, and the Federación Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores (FMRE) have presented the Amateur Radio Administration Course (ARAC) in Mexico City. The course was held August 7-9 at Mexico City's World Trade Center. The ARAC is aimed at the people in charge of administering the Amateur Radio and Amateur Sa... [continue]

Friday, 18th August 2017

Plane Crash Drill Turns to Major Fire Response:

Over the course of a single day, ARES Los Angeles (ARES LAX) Northwest District operators on July 8 pivoted from a plane crash mass-casualty drill to a real major fire response. With the area suffering under record 108 degree heat, the ARRL Los Angeles Section's ARES Northwest District Emergency Coordinator Roozy Moabery, W1EH, had no idea that an... [continue]

The Doctor Will See You Now!

"S-Units" is the topic of the the latest episode of the "ARRL The Doctor is In" podcast. Listen...and learn!

Radio Eritrea and Radio Ethiopia Still Battling on 40 Meters:

It was a now-familiar story in the July edition of the International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU R1) Monitoring System (IARUMS) newsletter, which reports that Radio Eritrea and Radio Ethiopia are still slugging it out within the 40-meter amateur band. IARU Region 1 includes Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and northern Asia.

Ham Hoping to Crowdfund Experimental Time at HAARP Facility:

Another Luxembourg Effect experiment could take place at Alaska's High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) facility during its September research campaign. Jeff Dumps, KL4IU -- a self-described construction worker, electronics technician, and radio enthusiast -- wants to purchase 12 minutes at the HAARP controls to carry out his inve... [continue]

In Brief...

In Brief...

Huntsville Hamfest Live Webcast August 18-20:

Join us on w5kub.com for the live webcast of Huntsville, AL webcast. Thousands of dollars in prizes for our viewers. Just join in the chat and if you name is called and you answer you win.

DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #33:

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by HL4CCM, RW6HS, SP8TK, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

Just Ahead In Radiosport:

Just Ahead In Radiosport:

Solar Eclipse QSO Party will Facilitate Real Science:

Amateur Radio will be in the service of science on Monday, August 21, as a total solar eclipse causes the shadow of the Moon to traverse the US from Oregon to South Carolina in a little more than 90 minutes, obscuring the sun completely for a few minutes at any given location along the way. The sudden absence of sunlight -- and especially of solar... [continue]

Amateur Radio Communication Resources to be Available During Eclipse Day:

ARRL, the American Red Cross, and The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) will partner on Monday, August 21, to provide a nationwide communication link for local and regional American Red Cross units should a communications failure occur during the solar eclipse.