The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
Eastern Iowans Rely On Ham Radio When Severe Weather Strikes 01/21/2021
A derecho with winds of 80 to 100 MPH struck eastern Iowa last August, disrupting power and telecommunications for some 400,000 residents. But, as ARRL member and Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) volunteer Scott Haney, N0GUD, recently explained to
The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, that’s when amateur radio shines.
Haney, the president of the Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club (
CVARC), was the focus of the January 19
feature, “2nd-largest per-capita group of amateur radio operators in the world calls Eastern Iowa home,” by Molly Rossiter.
“For some people, [amateur radio is] merely a hobby, but for a lot of us, it’s much more than that,” Haney said. “Ham radio operators are involved in emergency management, in large event management, in a large variety of things. A lot of times people don’t know we’re there, but we’re actually a large part of planning and carrying out many even
Contest University to Host Propagation Summit on January 23 01/20/2021
Contest University (
CTU) is holding a Virtual Propagation Summit on Saturday, January 23. The Zoom-platform event will get under way with introductory remarks from Tim Duffy, K3LR, and Ray Novak, N9JA, at 1600 UTC.
At 1605 UTC, Scott Jones, N3RA, and George Fremin, K5TR, will moderate a session “Update on the Personal Space Weather Station Project &
HamSCI activities for 2021” with Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF.
At 1700 UTC, Carl Luetzelschwab will discuss “Solar Cycle 25 Predictions & Progress.”
At 1800 UTC, Bill Fehring, W9KKN, and Marty Sullaway, NN1C, will moderate a session, “Maximizing Performance of HF Antennas with Irregular Terrain” with Jim Breakall, WA3FET.