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12/19/2022 | When All Else Fails: Amateur Radio Helps Rescue Lost Hiker

The amateur radio repeater on the summit of Gunstock Mountain helped connect the lost hiker in a remote area of New Hampshire. Read More
12/16/2022 | The K7RA Solar Update

Heightened sunspot activity over the past week no doubt produced the great conditions during last weekend's ARRL 10 Meter contest. Read More
12/16/2022 | New Section Managers Appointed -- Incumbent Section Managers to Continue New Terms in April 2023

Betsey Doane, K1EIC, has been appointed by ARRL Headquarters as the Connecticut Section Manager, as of November 23, 2022, to fulfill the role on a limited basis, while the search continues for a full-time Section Manager. Read More
12/16/2022 | Amateur Radio Featured on Montana Public Television

On Thursday, November 24, 2022, Thanksgiving evening, MontanaPBS aired a documentary about amateur radio that was appropriately titled, HAM. Read More
12/16/2022 | Deadline for 2023 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program is January 4, 2023

The application deadline for the 2023 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program is January 4, 2023, at 12 PM Eastern Time. Read More
12/09/2022 | Santa is On the Air Via Ham Radio

As Christmas approaches, many amateur radio clubs carry out an annual tradition of helping kids talk directly to Santa Claus while he is still at the North Pole before his big ride. Read More
12/09/2022 | Grimeton Station to Transmit Christmas Message

On Christmas Eve morning, December 24, 2022, the Alexander Grimeton Friendship Association, in southern Sweden will be on the air sending out a special Christmas message to the world. Read More
12/09/2022 | Amateur Radio Operators and National Weather Service Mark SKYWARN Alliance

Saturday December 3, 2022 was SKYWARNÂ® Recognition Day (SRD), an event that recognizes SKYWARN volunteers for their contribution to public safety. Read More
12/09/2022 | New General Question Pool Released for Ham Radio Licensing Effective July 1, 2023

The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators' (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has released the 2023 - 2027 General Class FCC Element 3 Syllabus and Question Pool to the public. Read More
12/09/2022 | Youth on the Air Camp 2023 Application Period Now Open

Applications are now being accepted for campers interested in attending Youth on the Air (YOTA) Camp 2023. Read More
12/09/2022 | The K7RA Solar Update - December 8, 2022

Solar activity bounced back in our reporting week, December 1 - 7. Tad Cook, K7RA, of Seattle, Washington, reports for this week's ARRL Propagation Bulletin, ARLP049. Read More
12/09/2022 | ARDC Awards Grant for New Amateur Radio Station

Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) has awarded a $16,495 grant to fund a modern amateur radio station in the soon-to-open Museum of Information Explosion (MIE) in Huntsville, Alabama. Read More
12/06/2022 | Amateur Radio Operators Commemorate Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

At the request of ARRL, the FCC granted a waiver allowing amateur radio operators to participate in a special event commemorating the 81st anniversary of National Pearl Harbor Rembrance Day. Read More
12/02/2022 | The K7RA Solar Update

No new sunspots appeared over the past reporting week, November 24 to 30. But sunspots were visible every day. Read More
12/02/2022 | Radio Amateur Dr. Kristina Collins, KD8OXT, Earned PhD in Electrical Engineering

Dr. Kristina Collins, KD8OXT, earned her PhD in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University on November 18, 2022. Read More
12/02/2022 | Amateur Radio Club Provides Communications Support for Thanksgiving Day Race

The BEARS of Manchester Amateur Radio Club in Manchester, Connecticut, spent Thanksgiving Day providing amateur radio communications support for the 86th Manchester Road Race. Read More