ARRL
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World Amateur Radio Day – International Amateur Radio Union Formed 100 Years Ago
April 18th is honored as World Amateur Radio Day, when we celebrate the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). The organization was born out of a meeting in Paris on April 17, 1925. ARRL took a leadership role in its founding, with ARRL Founder Hiram Percy Maxim, then 1AW, serving as the first President of IARU.
As reported by Kenneth B. Warner, 1BHW, in the June 1925 edition...
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ARRL Videos Document Next Generation DXing Program at International DX Convention
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ARRL Files Comments Responding to FCC Request for Input
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® filed comments [PDF] with the Federal Communications Commission in response to its request for public input on alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens by deleting or modifying rules, In the Matter of Delete, Delete, Delete.Implementing ARRL’s suggestions would promote and protect the art, science, and enjoyment of amateur radio, and enhance...
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The ARRL Solar Report
Due to most of the regions on the solar disk being fairly simple in
their magnetic complexity, solar activity is expected to remain at
low levels with a chance for M-class flares (R1 to R2, or Minor to
Moderate).
Solar wind parameters are expected to trend further towards nominal
levels as the Coronal Hole High-Speed Stream effects continue to
wane.
Additional enhancements from another negative polari... -
Effort to Save Marconi Towers in Canada – Public Invited to Vote on Project
There’s an effort underway to save some of Marconi’s original towers, and an online poll is open for people to vote on it being a restoration project through the “Next Great Save” project from the National Trust for Canada.
Some of Marconi’s first messages were received and transmitted using the Battle Harbour Marconi Towers, thought to be the last of their kind standing in North America. News o...