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October 2, 2022 Knut

IAN – Messaging Into and Out of Naples

I was listening to the VOIP Hurricane Net / Hurricane Observation Network on DMR TG 3199. Great quality digital voice

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July 16, 2022 Knut

Generational Change in Ham Radio and Events

I am sure this title has been said before. Prior to pocket-sized cellphones ham radio was a must for all

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July 16, 2022 Knut

Lack of Public Service Events Dims Focus

Since public service events during Covid was non-existent and has been very slow in restarting, many of us have lost

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June 3, 2022 Knut

Too Busy

Familiar words. We have stressed over Covid, stressed over the economy, stressed over rebuilding businesses post covid. When will there

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June 20, 2020 Knut

Part Time Ham Radio Operator and Dead Bands

Can you be a part time ham? Yes, I do not normally turn on a Ham Radio at home, but

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November 23, 2017 Knut

Happy Thanksgiving!

Prayers of thanks and special Thanksgiving ceremonies are common among almost all religions after harvests and at other times. The Thanksgiving

ARRL Ham Radio Open House Events Making Headlines April 21, 2025
ARRL Ham Radio Open House events are garnering press around the country. In Yaphank, New York, on Long Island, an event held by the Suffolk County Radio Club was featured in Newsday (paywall).Reporter Joe Werkmeister profiled the club’s event that drew out a crowd of visitors. ARRL Hudson Division Director Ed Wilson, W2XDD, who serves […]
The ARRL Solar Report April 18, 2025
Spaceweather.com reports a Cannibal Coronal Mass Ejection on April 15 sparked geomagnetic storms. On April 16, the storm became severe (G4) with Northern Lights sighted as far south as France. The storm is subsiding now to a category G1/G2, which could still produce high-latitude auroras. Although Regions AR4062 and AR4064 have been relatively quiet they […]
Former ARRL Vice Director Wayne Overbeck, N6NB, SK April 18, 2025
Former ARRL Vice Director and Contest Advisory Committee Chairman Wayne Overbeck, N6NB, passed away Saturday April 12, 2025. He was 82 years old. Overbeck held an Amateur Extra-class license and was active in amateur radio for over 68 years. He served four terms as an elected ARRL Vice Director, from 1984 to 1993, and was […]
Paul “Tad” Cook, K7RA, SK April 18, 2025
Paul “Tad” Cook, K7RA, passed away on April 13, 2025. For 36 years, Cook wrote the weekly W1AW Propagation Forecast Bulletin and the K7RA Solar Update for the ARRL Letter. He retired in January 2025, citing a recent ALS diagnosis and on March 8, Cook received the ARRL President’s Award presented to him by ARRL Northwestern […]
World Amateur Radio Day – International Amateur Radio Union Formed 100 Years Ago April 17, 2025
April 18th is honored as World Amateur Radio Day, when we celebrate the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). The organization was born out of a meeting in Paris on April 17, 1925. ARRL took a leadership role in its founding, with ARRL Founder Hiram Percy Maxim, then 1AW, serving as the first […]