DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #21:

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Friday, 24th May 2013

This Week in Radiosport:

This Week in Radiosport:

Amateurs in Oklahoma Respond to Storm Aftermath:

After an EF5 tornado swept through Oklahoma on May 20, radio amateurs in that state assisted the American Red Cross with its communications efforts. "Amateur Radio operators were asked to support voice communications from the American Red Cross Oklahoma City Chapter Headquarters to their feeding station at the Incident Command Post located in Moo... [continue]

Dayton Hamvention: Foggy Skies, Friendly Faces, Fantastic Event:

Hamvention 2013 began on a foggy May 17 morning in Dayton, Ohio. As soon as the doors opened, it didn't take long for the streams of humanity to fill the indoor aisles.

QST Managing Editor Joel Kleinman, N1BKE (SK) Inducted into CQ Hall of Fame

CQ magazine announced its 2013 Hall of Fame inductees on May 17, welcoming eight new members into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, including former QST Managing Editor Joel Kleinman, N1BKE (SK), who helmed QST from 2001 until his untimely death in 2012. In addition, CQ named two new members to the CQ DX Hall of Fame and two new members to the CQ... [continue]

Take Part in WX4NHC's Annual On-The-Air Station Test from the NHC:

The annual WX4NHC On-the-Air Station Test from the National Hurricane Center in Miami will take place Saturday, June 1, 1300-2100 UTC (9 AM-5 PM EDT). "The purpose of this annual station test is to test all of our radio equipment, computers and antennas using as many modes and frequencies as possible in preparation for this year's hurricane season... [continue]

FCC Now Down to Three Commissioners:

With the departure of Chairman Julius Genachowski and Commissioner Robert McDowell this past weekend, the FCC now only has three of its full complement of five Commissioners.

Section Manager Election Results Announced:

This spring, the ARRL held two balloted elections for Section Manager. ARRL members in Nebraska elected a new Section Manager, while members in Utah -- faced with a three-way race -- voted to keep their Section Manager.

Logbook of The World Reaches 500 Million QSOs:

On May 21 at approximately 9:40 PM EDT (0140 UTC on May 22), Logbook of The World (LoTW) -- the ARRL's online QSO confirmation system - reached a new record: 500 million QSOs. This milestone was reached as Gabor Horvath, VE7JH, of Crofton, British Columbia, uploaded a log from 2011 for VC7M, the Canadian Multi/Multi Team in the 2011 CQ WPX CW Cont... [continue]

Release of TQSL 1.14 for LOTW Delayed:

Last week, the ARRL announced that the introduction of the new TQSL 1.14 software for Logbook of The World (LoTW) would be available on May 20.

13 Colonies Special Event:

For the 5th consecutive year the "13 Colonies Special Event" will be on the air again! Special event calls are K2A thru K2M.