ARRL News
News about amateur (ham) radio, from ARRL (Amateur Radio Relay League).
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ARDC and ARRL Announce $2.1 Million for the Next Generation of Amateur Radio
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NCVEC Question Pool Committee Removes Two General-Class License Questions
The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has removed two General-class license questions.
Pursuant to the November 13, 2023, FCC rule change to remove symbol rate restrictions on amateur radio digital emissions (http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-hails-fcc-action-to-remove-symbol-rate-restrictions), the QPC of the NCVEC has deleted two question...
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Florida Hams Make Contact 100 Miles Apart via 10-Meter Repeater… in Switzerland.
When 10 meters is open, amazing things can happen. Lu Romero, W4LT, knows that well. He said, “When 10 is open, I often venture up into the top of the band to see if there is any FM activity. I’ve always liked to use 10 FM, especially when conditions are marginal to observe the Faraday phase distortion on signals. Before FT8, 10 FM was always a good way to discover where the band was propagatin...
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ARRL Advocacy Win: FCC Approves Request for Pearl Harbor Day Crossband Operations
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® sought a waiver on behalf of the activators, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted it. The waiver allows amateur radio operators to participate in a special event commemorating the 82nd annual National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
The Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association (BIARA), with authority from the US Navy and Sou...
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The K7RA Solar Update
"GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 23/74 ISSUED AT 2321UT/29 NOVEMBER 2023 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE.
"Several CMEs are expected to impact Earth over 30 Nov and 01 Dec. Two CMEs were observed on 27 Nov that were expected to arrive on 30 Nov, followed shortly by a very mild glancing blow from a third.
"One or possibly two halo CMEs were observed on 29 Nov which are Earth d...