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Results Available for ARRL Contests 03/12/2021 2020 ARRL Contests web page. The full results article, a searchable database of all scores, line scores, certificates and Log Checking Reports are available there. Also available on the ARRL Contests web page: Raw scores for the 2021  ARRL International DX CW Contest. Raw scores are the scores before any log checking has been performed and are based on the contents of the submitted logs before any adjudication has been done. Participants sh...

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

03/12/2021 ARRL will have two exhibits at the the  QSO Today Ham Expo. One will offer opportunities to meet ARRL Lab engineers, who will answer questions and share tips on an array of topics. ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, will deliver the Expo’s keynote address at 2000 UTC on Saturday, March 13. The Expo has a packed line-up of 87 speakers and workshops spread across 10 different virtual theatres. March 13 and 14 sessions start at 1600 UTC. Presentation topics will appeal to amateur ra...

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

January 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report 03/06/2021 The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service. In January 2021, Volunteer Monitors reported 2,277 hours monitoring the HF frequencies and 2,162 hours monitoring VHF frequencies and above. The Volunteer Monitor Coordinator issued 11  Advisory Notices. An  Advisory Notice is an attempt to resolve rule violation issues informally before FCC interv...

The K7RA Solar Update 03/05/2021 Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: We saw one day during the February 25 – March 3 reporting week — Monday, March 1 — with no sunspots, so the average daily sunspot number declined slightly from 19.6 to 18.9. Two new sunspot groups (2806 and 2807) appeared on Tuesday, March 2. Average daily solar flux increased only slightly during the reporting week, from 75.7 to 76.7. Average daily planetary A index softened slightly from 16 to 14.7, and the middle l...

ARISS, NASA, and ESA Continue to Probe Amateur Radio Problems on ISS 03/03/2021 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station ( ARISS) International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, reports that the ARISS team has been working closely with NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) to identify what may have caused what ARISS is calling a “radio anomaly” on January 27. The net result has been an inability to use the NA1SS ham station gear in the ISS Columbus module. For the time being, ARISS...

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

Approaches to Tackle Noise Problems Vary, Remedies Elusive 03/03/2021 RF noise is a frequent discussion topic among radio amateurs. A proliferation of electronics has cluttered and complicated the noise environment; it’s not just power lines anymore. Unless isolated from civilization, most hams experience RF interference (RFI) — sometimes without even realizing it, although spectrum scopes on modern transceivers make RF noise much more apparent. Various approaches to address the appare...

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.