The ARRL Board of Directors held its Second Meeting of 2010 July 16-17 in Windsor, Connecticut, under the chairmanship of President Kay Craigie, N3KN. International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD, and Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) President Geoff Bawden, VE4BAW, were guests of the Board. At the two-day meeting, the Board considered a number of reports and acted on sev...

Sunspot activity increased again this week, but on Tuesday and Wednesday -- July 27-28 -- a stiff solar wind increased Earth’s geomagnetic activity, which is a negative for HF propagation. Sunspot numbers for July 22-28 were 39, 45, 41, 39, 39, 15 and 31, with a mean of 35.6. The 10.7 cm flux was 87.7, 86.4, 85.2, 85.2, 84.4, 82.6 and 85.3, with a mean of 85.3. The estimated planetary A indices...

Community Meetings 7-31
Walton Sun
This club welcomes new and old Ham Radio operators. There are no business meetings on these Tuesdays. We have classes and a great time together. ...

By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
ARRL Contributing Editor

This week, Surfin’ scours the Internet for yet another musical ham. 

Two weeks running, I have written here about hams I know who sing or sang for a living. In response, Paul Walcott, WD8H, e-mailed me that the late rock crooner Gene Pitney was a ham, too.

That was news to me! Gene Pitney was a Connecticut native, lived 30 miles up I-84 from me, att...

The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is holding a consultation on Smart Meters. There are fears the meters could use polluting Power Line Communications (PLT/PLC)

This DXpedition, with a team of four Australian radio amateurs, will be operating for six days, 0001 UTC on 27 August through to 0100 UTC on 2 September

ICPO - Islands, Castles and Portable Operations. Probably the most comprehesive ham radio activity listings available anywhere on the internet

The 2010 Space Colloquium - the 25th held by AMSAT-UK, is taking place this Saturday and Sunday, July 31 and August 1, at the Holiday Inn in Guildford, England. You can watch it live on the web!

On Tuesday August 3, Murray Niman, G6JYB, will give a talk to the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) titled Digital TV and Radio - What's Next?

The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity

The UK regulator Ofcom has published a statement setting out its policy on making Wireless Telegraphy licence information available to the public

Special event station GB2VET is operating on 31 July and 1 August, 2010 celebrating the army, navy and air force reunion at East Park, Holderness Rd, Hull, East Yorks

National Public Radio (NPR) has broadcast an item on DIY satellites in which Audie Cornish interviewers one of the early purchasers of these $8000 TubeSat kits

From 30 July to 1 August, 2010 Bob, KD0GAF/p will activate several islands in Namakan Lake, located in the Voyageurs National Park (WFF KFF-067), St. Louis County, Minnesota

ICPO Bulletin (29 July - 06 August 2010)
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
[425 DX News] 31/07/2010: Members of the Portuguese Navy Ham Radio Club - NRA (CS5NRA), namely Antonio CT1CZT, Alvaro CT1FOG, Rodrigo CT1BXT and Pedro ...

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Daily Dunklin Democrat
Local Scouts participate in 'National Jamboree' event
Daily Dunklin Democrat
... action alley, action centers, air-rifle shooting, amateur (ham) radio operators, American Indian village hosted by the order of the arrow, aquatics, ...

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A slightly different format today. The DX actually heard by some one is in red and the DX spotters are in blue. It’s an odd thing but there are not many that fall into both categories i.e. are both transmitting and spotting

The funeral of Gordon King G4VFV will take place on Wednesady August 4th at St. Mary's Church in Brixham. The funeral takes place at 2pm

Icom UK will again be sponsoring Contest University UK (CTU) at this year's RSGB Convention to be held at the new venue of Horwood House near Milton Keynes, on Saturday 9th October 2009

Wireless Institute of Australia directors have attended a briefing presentation by the Australian regulator ACMA on the proposed re-arrangements for the 400 MHz band (403 – 520 MHz) that includes the 70cm amateur radio spectrum and the UHF CBRS band