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08/24/2009 | Hurricane Bill Passes New England, Finds Newfoundland
Along Coastal New England and the Canadian Maritimes, residents boarded up windows in preparation for Hurricane Bill. Even though the storm -- downgraded from Category 4 to Category 1 -- was considerably weaker than it had been when it was in the Caribbea
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08/09/2009 | ARRL President Presents League's Views on Distracted Driving Laws to Safety Advocacy Group
To ensure that Amateur Radio is not an unintended victim of the growing public debate over what to do about distracted drivers, ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, has written a letter to the National Safety Council (NSC), highlighting issues regarding th
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06/18/2009 | Fun, Fresh Air, Friends and Food: It Must Be Time for ARRL Field Day!
The 2009 ARRL Field Day will be here before you know it, so now is the time to grab your rig, grab your friends, grab some grub and get ready to get outside June 27-28. If you haven't yet started planning for this year's Field Day, it's not too late -- Fi
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![The AREC team, from left: Dean LaBarba, KI6CUX; Saheem Abushousheh, KI6HCM; David Strachan-Olsen, KI6UXJ; Ahir Redding (ready to take test), and ARES® District Director Joe Provenza, W6UPN. [Devon Day, KF6KEE, photo]](/img/122x89/News/nms_951.jpg)
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06/12/2009 | California Emergency Radio Team Reaps Huge ResultsRecently, the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (AREC) team at Long Beach’s Wilson High School gave a PowerPoint presentation about their team. In attendance were school administrators; ARES®, CERT and Long Beach government and emergency pe
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06/11/2009 | High Speed Telegraphy on the World Stage
The October 1936 issue of QST reported on the first official "Amateur Code Speed Contest" ever held. Eugene A. Hubbell, W9ERU, took home the silver trophy with his winning speed of 52.2 words per minute. Held at the ARRL Central Division
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06/08/2009 | Alabama Hams Assist During Statewide Emergency Drill
During the week of May 4-8, emergency responders and support personnel gathered in Robertsdale, Alabama for a communications interoperability training and full-scale exercise, sponsored by the Alabama Department of Homeland Security (ADHS). Gathering in a
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06/05/2009 | Surfin': One Ham's Garbage Is Another Ham's ArtThis week's Surfin' finds old radio parts recycled as new radio art.
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05/08/2009 | ARRL Grassroots Legislative Action Program Solicits Member Support for HR 2160
One of the biggest challenges that amateurs face is antenna restrictions -- those implemented by local governments and those originating from deed restrictions and building development covenants. As many hams know, the FCC's PRB-1 limited preemption order
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