Category: amateur radio

  • April Club Meeting – Cross Band Repeat

    First Baptist Church Morristown https://www.facebook.com/events/250840917344244/?ref=newsfeed

  • QRP Operator Logs

    QRP Operator Logs One Contact per Day for Nearly 30 Years From August 5, 1994, through December 20, 2021 — a span of nearly 10,000 days — ARRL member John Shannon, K3WWP, of Kittanning, Pennsylvania, made at least one CW contact while running 5 W or less to simple wire antennas. That includes one that’s in his…

  • Put Ham Radio on your list of New Year’s Resolutions

    From Dale, AB4DK, Public Information Officer for ARRL TN SECTION Happy New Year, I’m thankful for each one of you that has been involved with Amateur Radio this year across the Lakeway regional Area and our great State of Tennessee and as we slide out of 2021 and into 2022, it’s natural to think about…

  • HEATKIT BOOKS

    THE HEATHKIT TRILOGY Three books about the legendary company by Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE The Heath company, originally based in Benton Harbor, Michigan, grew from its humble beginnings in 1935 to become the largest manufacturer of kit-form electronic equipment in the world. Originally a manufacturer of light aircraft and aircraft parts and accessories, the company entered…

  • ARRL Learning Network

    ARRL Learning Network Webinars Visit the ARRL Learning Network (a members-only benefit) to register, check on upcoming webinars, and to view previously recorded sessions. More webinars are coming soon! ARRL members may register for upcoming presentations and view previously recorded Learning Network webinars. ARRL-affiliated radio clubs may also use the recordings as presentations for club meetings, mentoring new and current hams, and discussing…

  • Amateur Radio in the News

    Amateur Radio in the News ARRL Public Information Officers, Coordinators, and many other member-volunteers help keep amateur radio and ARRL in the news. “Radio to the rescue” / Georgetown Gazette (California), January 20, 2022 “Tecumseh School Project Catches NASA’s Attention” / Countywide & Sun (Oklahoma), January 20, 2022 “Networks of service” / The American Legion, January 20, 2022 “How the huge volcanic eruption in…

  • Monthly Zoom Meeting for Collegiate Clubs

    Monthly Zoom Meeting for Collegiate Clubs Offers a Variety of Topics Each month, ARRL hosts a Zoom meeting with student representatives and advisors from the large community of college radio clubs. The group met on January 11, led by ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Advisors Tony Milluzzi, KD8RTT, and Andy Milluzzi, KK4LWR. Among the schools represented…

  • Online Examinations and Remote Testing

    Go Fully Electronic in 2022! Look for a session here https://hamstudy.org/sessions/w4wre/all Join the LARC VE TEAM, Email Rodney Webb @ w4wre66@gmail.com for details! By Maria Somma, AB1FM, ARRL VEC Manager Online Examinations and Remote Testing Your club’s VE team can become part of the fun and excitement of remotely administered Online Examinations. The remote exam…

  • ARRL NEWS

    ARRL Foundation to Create Club Grants Program 01/13/2022 A new ARRL Foundation Club Grants program, funded by a grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), will make $500,000 available to radio clubs. The program will provide up to $25,000 for worthy club projects. Requests for more than that will be referred back to ARDC. ARRL has long…

  • 13 Colonies Special Event

    Don’t forget this Special Event, Starts today July 1ST.The 13 Colonies Special Event 2019 Event Dates / July 1 (9AM Eastern) to July 7 (Midnight Eastern)(July 1, 2019-1300 UTC to July 8, 2019-0400 UTC)YOU DO NOT NEED ALL 13 COLONIES TO GET THE CERTIFICATEYOU DO NOT NEED TO GET THE 2 BONUS STATIONS FOR A…