News
ARRL Podcasts:
by AB7RG 2023-06-01With this year's ARRL June VHF Contest fast approaching on the weekend of June 10, seasoned VHF operator Bob Witte, K0NR, joins the podcast to talk about how to prepare yourself and your station to join in the fun of this beginner-friendly event.
ARRL Hudson Division Has New Vice Director:
by AB7RG 2023-06-01Ed Wilson, N2XDD, of Shirley, New York has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Hudson Division by ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR.
Ham Operator Faces Fine for Disruptions to WARFA Net:
by AB7RG 2023-05-31A California man faces a possible 24,000 dollar fine for allegedly playing recordings during an amateur radio net and not providing his call sign. Philip Beaudet has been issued a notice of apparent liability by the Federal Communications Commission for "apparently willfully and repeatedly interfering with the radio communications of the Western Amateur Radio Friendship Association while it was attempting to hold a regularly scheduled net and for failing to provide station identification on amateur radio frequencies."
Public Invited to Watch Ham Radio Operators in Action:
by AB7RG 2023-05-31The Madison County Amateur Radio Club will participate in a national emergency communications preparedness exercise on June 24-25. The exercise, known as Field Day, involves setting up and operating emergency radio communications using amateur (ham) radio to communicate with similar operations throughout the country. Operations will include digital messaging, as well as voice and Morse Code communications. The Madison County club members will demonstrate the "magic" of ham radio by contacting hams across the country while using wire antennas, low power radios and emergency power.
Section Manager Update: Austin Elected Bigley Re-elected, Gendron Appointed
by AB7RG 2023-05-30The results of two balloted Section Manager elections held this spring were determined when the ballots were counted at ARRL Headquarters on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.
