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  New Idaho and North Dakota Section Managers to Take Office October 1

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 3:01pm EDT

  On August 19, members of the ARRL's Membership and Volunteer Programs Department counted ballots for contested Section Manager races in Idaho and Western New York. Section Managers serve two year terms.
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  New Tower, Antenna Modifications for W1HQ

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 2:06pm EDT

  On August 13, Matt Strelow, KC1XX, and Andrew Toth of XX Towers installed a new 40 foot tower on top of the ARRL Headquarters building for use at W1HQ, the Laird Campbell Memorial HQ Operators Club. This new tower supports the 3 element SteppIR 20-6 meter Yagi antenna that was moved from the old tower; the antenna was placed on the old tower in November 2007. The antenna also received modifications, allowing operations on 30 and 40 meters. Both the antenna and the 30-40 meter modification kit were donated by Mike Mertel, K7IR, of SteppIR.
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  Hams Ready for Fay

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 10:08am EDT

  While Tropical Storm Fay made landfall over Key West, Florida at 3 PM EDT on August 18, Amateur Radio operators throughout Florida were prepared "just in case." As Fay crossed Key West, Florida Emergency Management officials noted that while "Fay is no Hurricane Charley," it is following the same general path as 2004's Charley, a Category 4 hurricane and one of the most destructive hurricanes in recent history for the area; at least 13 people were killed in that storm. A tropical storm warning is still in effect for the Florida Keys and the majority of Florida's Atlantic coast. All hurricane warnings have been discontinued.
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  ARRL Lab Manager to Serve as Technical Session Chair at IEEE EMC Conference

  Posted: August 17th, 2008, 8:56am EDT

  ARRL Lab Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, will chair a Technical Session at this year's Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC). It will be held at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, August 18-22. Mark Steffka, WW8MS, a member of the ARRL EMC Committee, invited Hare to chair the session due to Hare's involvement with a number of international committees on EMC standards. The session, covering the topic of EMC emissions and immunity, will take place on Thursday afternoon, August 21.
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  ARRL Executive Committee Approves Nine Education & Technology Program Grants

  Posted: August 16th, 2008, 8:40am EDT

  In May, the ARRL Executive Committee reviewed grant applications for the ARRL's Education & Technology Program (ETP), awarding nearly $14,000 to nine schools. More than 300 schools across the country have received support from the ETP in the form of grants for equipment, curriculum and resources, as well as teacher in-service training through the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology. The Executive Committee reviews applications for equipment and resource grants twice each year, in December and May.
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  Amateur Radio Exams, Licensing Return to Bangladesh

  Posted: August 15th, 2008, 2:04pm EDT

  Since 2004, Amateur Radio operators in Bangladesh have not been able to get an Amateur Radio license or sit for an examination. But thanks to the efforts of the Bangladesh Amateur Radio League (BARL) -- that country's IARU Member-Society -- the Bangladeshi government will once again issue ham licenses; exams will also be given on a monthly basis beginning August 13, 2008.
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  ARRL Audio News: Aug 15, 2008; Vol 27 Number 32

  Posted: August 15th, 2008, 1:58pm EDT

  ARRL Audio News--OPEN--In this edition . . .; Educators Go "Back to School" at ARRL's Teachers Institutes; ARRL's "Big Project" Makes a Big Impact on Youth; ARRL Audio News ID--Satellite Update--BREAK; FCC to Raise Vanity Call Sign Fees; The ARRL VC and VCE Programs: Hams Helping Hams; ARRL Executive Committee Approves Nine Education & Technology Program Grants; ARRL Audio News--News Briefs--CLOSE
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  The K7RA Solar Update

  Posted: August 15th, 2008, 10:58am EDT

  Our Sun is still not producing any sunspots. As mentioned in previous bulletins, the peak of the last Solar Cycle was a double peak, so perhaps we are in the midst of an extended bottom. Sunspot numbers for August 7-13 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 and 0 with a mean of 0. The 10.7 cm flux was 66.1, 65.5, 65.5, 65.6, 65.7, 65.2 and 65.3 with a mean of 65.6. Estimated planetary A indices were 4, 4, 18, 13, 7, 6 and 5 with a mean of 8.1. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 3, 3, 16, 9, 6, 6 and 3 with a mean of 6.6.
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  See You Next Year! 2008 ARRL Teachers Institutes a "Great Experience"

  Posted: August 15th, 2008, 9:38am EDT

  During a record six ARRL Teachers Institutes this summer -- Tampa, Florida; Rocklin, California; Tucson, Arizona; Dayton, Ohio, as well as two sessions at ARRL HQ in Connecticut -- instructors and participants tried new ways of bringing the excitement of wireless technology to classrooms across the country.
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  Surfin': Conferencing in the Center of the USA

  Posted: August 15th, 2008, 8:00am EDT

  This week, Surfin’ plugs the annual meeting of the movers and shakers of the digital Amateur Radio world.