With the CW portion of the ARRL International DX Contest now a series of fading dits and dahs in the memories of participants, preparations for the SSB portion of the DX Contest -- the weekend of March 3-4 -- are already underway.

According to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, for this contest, stations in the US and Canada work only DX stations, and DX stations only work the US and...

Two ARRL Sections -- Eastern Pennsylvania and Louisiana -- will get new Section Managers, as of April 1, 2012. Two other Sections -- San Diego and Virginia -- will keep their incumbent Section Managers. Ballots for these races were counted Tuesday, February 21 at ARRL Headquarters.

Eastern Pennsylvania

After serving more than 11 years as Eastern Pennsylvania Section Manager, Eric Olena, WB3FPL, o...

After a wait of more than seven months after being accepted as a member of the United Nations, the Republic of South Sudan received its prefix block from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Z8. On July 14, 2011 -- after South Sudan’s admittance to the UN -- the new country became a DXCC entity by way of Section II, 1(a) of the DXCC rules.  -- Thanks to The Daily DX for the information

I’m pleased to report that Oscar, DJ0MY, has created an open source hardware initiative and kit offering called nanoKeyer.  This project utilizes my Arduino keyer code and the Arduino Nano, a smaller cousin of the Arduino Uno, but fully software compatible. Oscar is offering the kit at a reasonable price, but also provides Gerber files [...]

Welcome to Handiham World. Have you ever belonged to a book club or discussion group? Sometimes public libraries or local bookstores sponsor such activities. The idea is for everyone in the group to read a book and then come together to discuss it ...

The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast episode 52 is now available for download or stream.  You can subscribe via iTunes, Zune or stream directly from MyAmateurRadio.com  Want to stream on the go from your favorite smart phone device?  You can do … Continue reading →

“Quality and Ham spirit is better than Quantity” wrote Rudy HB9CCL on his QRZ.com page. “No Contests!” said Rudy. I am no contester either. In the weekends I spent more time with the family and I do other social activities. One or two qso’s d...

I’ve long been a user of smartphone’s and always felt that in the past they were able to offer a lot in terms of being able to make and receive calls then the applications or apps that run on them we additional bonuses. Nowadays the primary selling point of a smartphone is not to do [...]

Part 1 of the DIY Magnetic Loop Antenna covered mostly theory and materials so now its time to move on to designing the magnetic loop antenna (MLA).If you have priced a commercially made MLA you'll see prices start at $400 and keep going up, ...

Mont. ham radio operator helps with emergency communications, talks with Space ... The Republic But that's Shields Valley resident Doug Dunn's hobby. Dunn, a retired 65-year-old, is an amateur radio — more commonly known as "ham radio" — operator. And like so many ham radio aficionados around the world, he is passionate about the hobby. and more »

Arlington seeking licensed ham radio users Boston.com By Brock Parker, Town Correspondent Arlington is putting out a call for a local licensed ham radio operator to help the town with a back-up emergency communication system. The town has issued a notice seeking an amateur radio operator to volunteer with ...

Village Voice Drummoyne

Forget Skype: this whiz kid prefers radio Village Voice Drummoyne Jason Brand, of Dulwich Hill, passed his ham radio test earlier this month - which adults usually do. When Jason receives his licence, he will be able to operate an HF radio station. He is looking forward to transmitting from an underground bunker at ...

Ham radio club signals Marble Falls High School students to design banner The River Cities Sunday Tribune (blog) MARBLE FALLS — When Highland Lakes Amateur Radio Club member Brooks Blake considered finding someone to create a wraparound graphic for the organization's trailer, he could have kept the project in the family. “My two sons are graphic designers,” he ...

Ham radio operators gather for Freeze Fest WBRC But there's one method of communication that never fails – amateur radio. On Saturday about 100 ham operators gathered at Locust Fork High School in Blount County for Freeze Fest. During this time ham radio operators can buy, sell, and trade amateur ...

Clear Lake Amateur Radio Operators Spot For National Weather Service KUHF-FM The volunteers include concerned citizens, pilots, public service officials, emergency management personnel, mariners — and amateur radio operators like Steve Hester with the Clear Lake Amateur Radio Club. Ham operators gathered last week at a ... and more »

Amateur radio operators launch balloon aimed for China Katy Times Launched at 3:15 pm from No Label Brewery in Katy, the balloon was expected to stay afloat for over a week, and local amateur radio “ham” operators were hoping it would reach Nanjing, China, where the balloon was made. However, the last signal ...

Amateur radio operators prep in Jonesboro KAIT The group is mainly interested in using amateur radio, also known as ham radio, to communicate during an emergency or disaster. John Nordlund facilitated the class as tactical communication specialist for the Arkansas Department of Health.