ARRL News
08 April 2020
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.-
New TQSL Version 2.5.2 Provides Better LoTW Rover Support, Other Improvements
The latest version of TrustedQSL (TQSL), version 2.5.2, offers improved Logbook of The World (LoTW) support for operations from several locations, as well as the ability to detect uploads that contain incorrect location data. The primary new feature in TQSL 2.5.2 allows logging programs, in conjunction with TQSL, to avoid incorrect contact uploads, while adding mechanisms to allow easy uploadin...
- Ned Stearns, AA7A, Appointed as ARRL Southwestern Division Vice Director
- World Amateur Radio Day on April 18 Celebrates 95th Anniversary of the IARU
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Past ARRL Atlantic Division Director Bernie Fuller, N3EFN, SK
Past ARRL Atlantic Division Director Bernard E. “Bernie” Fuller, N3EFN, of Saegertown, Pennsylvania, died on April 2. He was 86. Fuller moved into the Atlantic Division Director’s position in 2000, after the ARRL Board elected then-Atlantic Division Director Kay Craigie, WT3P (now N3KN), as a Vice President. He served as an ARRL Director until 2006.
A US Army veteran, Fuller retired with the ra...
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Use of Special Call Sign Suffixes in the US During COVID-19 Pandemic
Some countries have authorized selected radio amateurs or organizations to identify with longer-than-normal suffixes that relate to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as “STAYHOME.” FCC Part 97 Amateur Radio Service rules do not provide for amateur call sign suffixes longer than three characters, but a potential workaround exists.
As §97.119(c) of the FCC’s Amateur Radio Service rules states: “One or m...
- Icom Announces Delay in Delivery of New IC-705 Transceiver
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Randy Thompson, K5ZD, Named as Interim CQ WPX Contest Director
Randy Thompson, K5ZD, is filling in as CQ WPX Contest Director. CQ’s Rich Moseson, W2VU, announced the appointment of Thompson as interim director following the resignation of Terry Zivney, N4TZ, who had been the director for 7 years. Thompson previously served as director of the CQ World Wide Contest and is a long-time CQ Contest Committee member. Anyone interested in taking on the WPX Directo...
- Japan to Expand Access to 160 Meters
- The May Issue of Digital QST is Now Available!
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Past ARRL Treasurer Jim McCobb, K1LU, SK
Past ARRL Treasurer James E. “Jim” McCobb, Jr., K1LU (ex-K1LLU, W1LLU), of West Newbury, Massachusetts, died on April 1. An ARRL Life Member, he was 77. McCobb served as ARRL Treasurer, a volunteer post, for nearly 32 years, from 1980 until 2012, when he was succeeded by current ARRL Treasurer Rick Niswander, K7GM. An active DXer and contester, McCobb was active from Belize, where he held the c...
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The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Now Available
Listen to the new episode of ARRL Audio News on your iOS or Android podcast app, or online at https://www.blubrry.com/arrlaudionews/. Audio News is also retransmitted on a number of FM repeaters. Click here and then scroll down to see the list.
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The K7RA Solar Update
A new sunspot appeared on the last day in March and the first days of April, with daily sunspot numbers of 12, 13 and 12. Total sunspot area increased on each day from 10 to 20 to 30 millionths of a solar hemisphere.
Fortunately, this was a Cycle 25 spot, according to the magnetic signature.
Prior to this no sunspots were seen since earlier in March, when daily sunspot numbers were 13 and 12 on M...
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Some Countries Permitting “STAYHOME”-Suffix Call Signs during COVID-19 Pandemic
[UPDATED: 2020-04-06 @ 1508 UTC] Some countries around the world are allowing radio amateurs to use special “STAYHOME” call sign suffixes. For example, listen for A60STAYHOME/# call signs from the United Arab Emirates.
In Canada, Michael Shamash, VE2MXU, is using VC2STAYHOM “to raise awareness for social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Canada limits call sign suffixes to seven characte...
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Spain Grants Unlicensed Individuals Permission to Use Amateur Stations During Lockdown
Spain’s International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-society URE has obtained temporary permission from the country’s telecommunications regulator for unlicensed people to use amateur stations during the coronavirus lockdown.
“The main objective of the request is to disseminate and promote amateur radio among schoolchildren who must be confined at home,” the announcement from the Ministry of...
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To All ARRL Members and ARRL VEC Accredited Volunteer Examiners
We know many examiners have canceled amateur radio license exam sessions to meet the requirements and recommendations of national and local government and of health officials. The health and safety of examinees and our Volunteer Examiners (VEs) is first and foremost in any decision-making process. The ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) does not offer video-supervised online amateur radio...
QRZ Amateur Radio News
08 April 2020
Newsworthy articles about Amateur Radio.- Amateur Radio Newsline headlines for Ham Nation. April 8, 2020.
- My 2020 Ham Shack !
- YouTube 'Lockdown Morse' Course
- Online Training for Amateur Radio
- CQMM DX CONTEST CW
- Ham Radio - Tuning and testing the Elk Pack portable end fed half wave antenna kit.
- Updates - 630M antenna progress, virus safety, etc.
- NewsWest for Sunday 5th April 2020 - History of Amateur Radio Edition
- Hamvention Mail List Scam
- US-Made Spirit Morse Key Takes Off On Kickstarter
- Spain Grants Unlicensed Individuals Permission to Use Amateur Stations During Lockdown
- DAH-DAH-DAH: A News ThrowBack for CW, in 1941
- Ham projects to pass time during quarantine
- The ARRL Letter, April 2, 2020
- From Radio Scouting: West Point Special Event Station W2P Cancelled
Ham of the Year
Here is the list of past winners of the BARA Ham of the Year:
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08 April 2020
Latest Amateur Radio News from around the world-
Coronavirus: International understanding and help
Germany's DARC reports in 2018 and 2019, Reinhard Kühn, DK5LA, supported the Harbin Institute of Technology in China with the EME system for the Chinese Longjiang 2 moon mission
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Special Calls OH*PYSYKOTONA and OH*STAYHOME in Finland
Finnish radio spectrum management, TRAFICOM, has authorized Lahden Radioamatoorikerho ry, OH3AC; to use ten ' OH*PYSYKOTONA' special calls 4.4.2020-3.7.2020
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Coronavirus: On-line knowledge sharing
Don Beattie G3BJ reports on the IARU Region 1 site that Member Societies ARA (Algeria) and ARAT (Tunisia) have started this week a series of online knowledge sharing sessions for their members and the public
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Ofcom sets out licensing plans for small-scale DAB
Local radio listeners will be able to tune into new stations following measures announced by Ofcom today
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AMSATSA reports good progress with AFRICUBE
https://www.southgatearc.org/news/2020/april/amsatsa-reports-good-progress-with-africube.htm
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Minute by Minute - Norwegian TV
In the summer of 2011, NRK (Norway’s equivalent of the BBC) set a Guinness World Record. They broadcast live, continuously, minute-by-minute from 11 cameras set up on MS Nordnorge during a Classic Voyage North
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The Space Weather Woman
New Bright Signs of Cycle 25 | Solar Storm Forecast - The latest space weather forecast from Dr Tamitha Skov WX6SWW
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EURAO Award: rewarding Hams and SWLs around the world
We offer you an entertainment for these days of confinement: try to get the EURAO Award
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Special event callsign VI2020STAYHOME
The Radio Amateur Society of Australia have been issued with the distinctive special event callsign VI2020STAYHOME
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SRAL - The Finnish Amateur Radio League
In the world-wide amateur radio community, social distancing is not an issue. The ham radio network operates by radio waves with signals flying high and wide, across all borders near and far
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IOTA news from the DARC
Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
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QST Magazine - The Future is Fragmented
The editorial by Steve Ford WB8IMY that appears in the May issue of the ARRL's QST magazine is available for download as a PDF
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Celebrating the 95th World Amateur Radio Day
With millions of Americans now isolated at home because of the coronavirus pandemic, there is a renewed interest in Amateur Radio, which allows “hams” to talk with each other all over the world independent of traditional communication systems.
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QO-100 geostationary satellite contact video
In this video Matthew Miller M0DQW describes his first amateur radio QO-100 Transmit and Receive setup using a LimeSDR Mini
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Update on USA online ham radio exams
In this video Richard Bateman KD7BBC provides an update on moves towards Online Exams in the USA following the first successful all-online Technician Exam on March 26
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Use of special call sign suffixes in the US during COVID-19 pandemic
The ARRL has clarified how USA Amateur Radio stations can use a STAYHOME suffix as part of their callsign during the COVID-19 pandemic
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144 MHz band opens up accross the Atlantic again between Cape Verde and the Caribbean
In the Summer of 2019, there was a remarkable opening on 144 MHz between Cape Verde Islands off the coast of Africa and the Caribbean which lasted for several days
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Comet ATLAS might be breaking apart
New images reported today by astronomers from the University of Maryland and Caltech suggest that Comet ATLAS (C/2019 Y4) is breaking apart
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Love Sport is taking a broadcasting break during the coronavirus outbreak by pausing all programmes
The national DAB station has told listeners about the change via a pre-recorded announcement from owner Kelvin MacKenzie, saying it was due to effects the evil COVID-19 virus
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World Amateur Radio Day
On Saturday, April 18, 2020 (1200Z to 2359Z), Radio Amateurs of Canada is organizing a special on-air event to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day
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Radio Caroline North at Easter
Our Easter broadcast will be happening this weekend, although due to the current Coronavirus crisis we won't be able to use our radio-ship Ross Revenge
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NASA coverage set for Chris Cassidy, crewmates flight to space station
A trio of space travelers, including NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, KF5KDR is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, April 9
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