The Christmas Day bombing brought regional wireless communications from Georgia to Kentucky to a halt – affecting 911 call centers, hospitals, and the Nashville airport. The outage included the much touted AT&T FirstNet – a commercial priority product for first responders. As telecommunication experts and amateur radio operators know – a centralized communications hub can […]
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- A Weekend of January ContestsThere are two great contests for amateur radio operators this weekend, January 18 - 20, 2025, and a bonus opportunity for a college club station to win a national championship. Whether you’re interested in contesting on the HF bands, the VHF bands of 50 MHz and above, or both, there’s likely a contest to fit […]
- The K7RA Solar UpdateSorry to say this is the last ARRL Propagation Forecast Bulletin Iwill write. I took over in 1991 from Ed Tilton, W1HDQ when he wastoo ill and weak to continue, and now with ALS I have similarproblems.Geomagnetic influencers were more stable this week (planetary Aindex shifted from 16.9 to 10.7) and solar indicators were weaker.Average […]
- DXCC Application Processing Caught UpDXCC® application processing is back to typical processing times.In October, we reported that the ARRL DXCC® System had been returned to service following work that was completed to ensure the security and integrity of the system following the cyber-attack in May. Over 4,000 DXCC applications have been logged into the system for processing since returning […]
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- 16-Jan 1100 144 MHz EME calendar 2025The 144 MHz EME calendar for 2025 is available
- 29-Jul 0700 New version 3.1 (build 766) of VQLogNew version 3.1 build 766 of VQLog is available
- 06-Jul 0800 VE7BQH 50, 144 and 432 MHz antenna charts updatedVE7BQH 50, 144 and 432 MHz antenna comparison table updated
