Growing Number of Operators Completing WAS on 222 MHz01/12/2022 [UPDATE: 2022-01-12 @ 1510 UTC] After this story was posted, ARRL announced that it has validated the 222-MHz WAS application of JohnSwiniarski, K1OR, for WAS # 13. His last contact was with NH6Y in Hawaii on January 9.] Until very recently, it had been some 35 […]
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Winlink Thursday Trainings Have Resumed
More EmComm news: Winlink Thursday trainings have resumed. Details are here – https://emcomm-training.org/Winlink_Thursdays.html […]
Santa Cruz Ares Runs Another Successful S.A.F.E. Event
SANTA CRUZ ARES RUNS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL S.A.F.E. EVENTBy Allison Hershey (KM6RMN, PIO) Santa Cruz area ARES organizers ran their fourth SAFE (Scavenge Around Field Exercise) on January 9th, 2022. Designed in the early days of the pandemic with social distancing in mind, this event allowed participants to get outdoors and communicate with a multi-location incident […]
ARRL Welcomes New Director of Emergency Management
ARRL Welcomes New Director of Emergency Management01/04/2022 The National Association for Amateur Radio® is pleased to announce the hiring of Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, into the role of Director of Emergency Management. Johnston is from Ozone, Arkansas, and comes to ARRL with 16 years of experience as the Director of Johnson County (Arkansas) Department of Emergency […]
The Volunteer Monitor Program Report for December 2021
The Volunteer Monitor Program Report for December 2021 The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service. This is the December 2021 activity report of the VM Program. Operators in Center Hill and Coconut Creek, Florida, were issued notices for excessive signal […]
3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island Updates its Progress
3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island Updates its Progress12/30/2021 Two new team members of the upcoming 3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet have come aboard to replace, in part, three operators who have determined they’d be unable to make the trip — Sandro Nitoi, VE7NY; Laci Radócz, HA0NAR, and Dimtry Zhikharev, RA9USU. Joining the 3Y0J crew will be […]
ARRL to Oppose Forest Service Administrative Fees for Amateur Facilities
ARRL to Oppose Forest Service Administrative Fees for Amateur Facilities12/24/2021 The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to implement a statutorily required annual fee for new and existing communications use authorizations to cover the costs of administering its authorization program. ARRL plans to vigorously oppose the imposition of the proposed fees on Amateur Radio. The Forest […]
Observations of Over-the-Horizon Radar Interference in Ham Bands Top All Others
Observations of Over-the-Horizon Radar Interference in Ham Bands Top All Others12/15/2021 The volume of reports of over-the-horizon (OTH) radar interference from observers working with the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) dwarfs that of all other interference sources, the November IARUMS newsletter reports. https://www.iaru-r1.org/2021/iarums-region-1-newsletter-november-2021/ Nearly 800 OTH radars were observed during […]
World Radio TV Handbook to Cease Publication
World Radio TV Handbook to Cease Publication12/15/2021 The EI7GL blog reports that publication of the World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH) will cease with the current 76th edition. For many years, the WRTH provided information about shortwave broadcast times and frequencies, but the number of listeners has dwindled as broadcasting has shifted to the internet. In […]
November 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report
November 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report12/08/2021 This is the November 2021 report of Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program activity. The VM program is a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service. Operators in Ardmore, Tennessee; Lithonia, Georgia; Coconut Creek and Miramar, Florida, and East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, were issued […]