ARRL Audio News
February 16, 2012
Amateur Radio gets a secondary MF allocation at WRC-12; WRC-12 delegates place possible 5 MHz allocation on the agenda for next WRC; the RAC splits its Ontario Section into four new Sections; the ARRL will be closed on Monday, February 20 in observance of Presidents Day; Bruce Paige, KK5DO, with this week’s Satellite Update, and more.
February 9, 2012
In this edition: The FCC sets the date for the new rules governing Amateur Radio’s 60 meter band; at the 2012 World Radio Communication Conference in Geneva, Agenda Item 1.23 moves on to the Plenary; Nobel Laureate Joe Taylor, K1JT, addresses the Plenary at WRC-12; ARRL Field Day packets are now available; Bruce Paige, KK5DO, with this week’s Satellite Update, and more.
February 2, 2012
Delegates at the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference begin to focus on items that impact the Amateur Radio Service, the FCC sets the date for the new rules governing medical devices that operate on 70 cm; take a live, virtual tour of W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station; the 2012 Field Day packets are now available on the ARRL website; Bruce Paige, KK5DO, with this week’s Satellite Update, and more.
January 26, 2012
In this edition: WRC-12 gets underway, with delegates considering a portion of the MF spectrum to be allocated the the Amateur Service on a secondary basis; hams in Arkansas and Alabama help provide assistance to the National Weather Service during some severe Sunday storms; the FCC denies a Waiver Request from the Anchorage VEC; hams who work 4U1WRC during WRC-12 can receive a special QSL card; Bruce Paige, KK5DO, with this week’s Satellite Update, and more.
January 19, 2012
In this edition: The ARRL Board greenlights electronic balloting, beginning with the Director and Vice Director elections this fall; Rick Niswander, K7GM, is elected as the new ARRL Treasurer; Army MARS changes its mind about using Winlink 2000; be prepared to pay more when you send that QSL card direct; Bruce Paige, KK5DO, with this week’s Satellite Update, and more.
January 12, 2012
In this edition: The FCC denied the ARRL’s Petition for Reconsideration concerning vanity and club call signs; the February issue of QST -- on its way to your mailbox -- celebrates 50 years of the Amateur Satellite Service; the ARRL thanks its members and friends for ensuring that it met its 2011 fundraising goals; find ways you can help define the 60 meter band; Bruce Paige, KK5DO, with this week’s Satellite Update, and more.
January 5, 2012
In this edition: The last of the BPL providers using the amateur bands calls it quits; celebrate 75 years of DXCC with the Diamond DXCC Challenge; ARISSat-1 is believed to have been destroyed after it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere; Amateur Radio makes its debut on ABC’s hit comedy Last Man Standing; Bruce Paige, KK5DO, with this week’s Satellite Update, and more.
December 15, 2011
In this edition: Comedian Tim Allen is Mike Baxter, KA0XTT, on the new hit comedy Last Man Standing; the National Transportation Safety Board recommends that all 50 states ban all portable electronic devices, including hands-free cell phone operation; there’s a bill in the US Senate with provisions for a study on Amateur Radio during emergencies and disaster relief; the ARRL announces its holiday schedule for 2011; Bruce Paige, KK5DO, with this week’s Satellite Update, and more.
December 8, 2011
In this edition: FCC Commissioner Michael Copps will resign, effective January 1, 2012; round up those CW QSOs in the ARRL CW Rookie Roundup; warm up this winter with the January 2012 issue of QST, our annual DIY issue; hams need to wait a bit more for the new rules on 60 meters to take effect; Bruce Paige, KK5DO, with this week’s Satellite Update, and more.
December 1, 2011
In this edition: The FCC grants secondary service allocation to wireless broadband medical micropower networks; the Logbook of The World backlog is clearing; AMSAT announces the end of the OSCAR 51 mission; get ready for the ARRL 10 Meter Contest; a ham presents his perspective of A Night Before Christmas; Bruce Paige, KK5DO, with this week’s Satellite Update, and more.
November 17, 2011
In this edition: Three new astronauts -- one of them a radio amateur -- arrive on the International Space Station; Logbook of The World is continuing to receive and process logs; NASA is accepting applications from schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations who are interesting in hosting an ARISS contact; a British ham is planning a PSK31 DXpedition to Myanmar; be a star in the ARRL’s Second Annual Video Contest; Bruce Paige, KK5DO, with this week’s Satellite Update, and more.
November 10, 2011
In this edition: US amateurs go for the gold at the High Speed Telegraphy World Championships; freshman engineering students at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California get bitten by the bug; the National Contest Journal welcomes a new editor; W1AW releases its winter operating schedule; Bruce Paige, KK5DO, with this week’s Satellite Update, and more.