ARRL News

FEMA Administrator Calls Amateur Radio “The Last Line of Defense”

In an FCC forum on earthquake communications preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate described the Amateur Radio operator as “the ultimate backup, the originators of what we call social media.” The forum-- held May 3 at FCC Headquarters in Washington, DC -- brought together officials from the White House, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the...

Radio Amateurs Assist American Red Cross, Served Agencies During Joplin Storm

On Sunday, May 22 at 5:41 PM (CDT), the single deadliest twister in almost 60 years -- and the second major tornado disaster in less than a month -- swept through the southwestern Missouri city of Joplin, slamming straight into St John’s Regional Medical Center. The tornado killed 117 people. As soon as the storm cleared, area Amateur Radio operators responded to requests from the American Red ...

ARRL West Gulf Division to Present Webinar on Antennas and Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs)

On Wednesday, June 1 at 9 PM (EDT), ARRL West Gulf Division Director David Woolweaver, K5RAV -- along with ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, and noted antenna zoning lawyer Fred Hopengarten, K1VR -- will present Antennas, CC&Rs and You. The webinar is hosted by ARRL Atlantic Division Director Bill Edgar, N3LLR.The scope of the webinar will be an overview of the impact that private contrac...

QST Vintage Radio Columnist to Speak at Ham-Com June 10-11

John Dilks, K2TQN, the QST Vintage Radio columnist, will be speaking at Ham-Com, the ARRL National Convention, in Plano, Texas.John’s presentation is titled “Wireless North Pole, Don Mix 1923 Adventure” and he’ll be offering it Friday at 4PM in Fairview rooms 1 and 2, and Saturday at 8AM in Northbrook room 3As John sets the scene for his presentation . . .“Imagine for a minute you are a young 2...

Nevada Members Re-Elect ARRL Section Manager

In the only Section Manager election this spring to be decided by member balloting, ARRL members in Nevada re-elected Section Manager Joe Giraudo, N7JEH, of Spring Creek, to a new two-year term of office. Giraudo received 347 votes; his opponent J.D. Weiss, NK7W, of Reno, received 124 votes. Giraudo has been Section Manager since August 2008. His new term of office starts on July 1. Ballots wer...

Nevada Members Re-Elect ARRL Section Manager

In the only Section Manager election this spring to be decided by member balloting, ARRL members in Nevada re-elected Section Manager Joe Giraudo, N7JEH, of Spring Creek, to a new two-year term of office. Giraudo received 347 votes; his opponent J.D. Weiss, NK7W, of Reno, received 124 votes. Giraudo has been Section Manager since August 2008. His new term of office starts on July 1. Ballots wer...

Youth DX Adventure #1, 2010

The Youth DX Adventure was a dream born at the end of the 2009 CQWW SSB contest. Don, N6JRL; Dave, KB8OCP; Todd, KD4YHY; Jim, AB8YK, and Keko, TI5KD, had operated the contest at Guacima de Alajuela (TI5N), a DX vacation villa that Keko operates in Costa Rica. The purpose of the adventure would be to introduce youth operators to the world of DXing at a young age and early moment in their ham rad...

ARDF Update: Foxhunters Prepare for National and IARU Championships in Albuquerque

By Joe Moell, K0OVARRL Amateur Radio Direction Finding Coordinatork0ov@homingin.comWho is best at finding radio transmitters in the woods? Could it be you? Plan to attend the 11th USA ARDF Championships to find out.Fans of on-foot hidden transmitter hunts are getting ready for the most important event of their year: The annual USA Championships of Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) will tak...

ARRL to Testify on Interoperable Public Safety Network

The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the US House of Representatives has invited the ARRL to testify at a hearing on “Creating an Interoperable Public Safety Network.” ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, will appear before the Subcommittee on Wednesday, March 25. Other scheduled witnesses are Jeffrey D. Johnson, Chief Executive, Western Fire Chiefs Association, on behalf of ...

Senate “Companion” Bill to HR 607 Avoids Impacting Amateur Spectrum

On Thursday, May 19, Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced S 1040 -- The Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 -- in the Senate (see below for link). While it has a similar objective to HR 607 -- introduced in February by Representative Peter King (R-NY-3) -- this Senate bill, unlike HR 607, does not call for auctioning any portions of Amateur Radio spectrum. Bot...