December 23, 2009 by kb3ljm.

Periodically, the ARRL’s Atlantic Division hosts a “webinar” — an interactive Web-based seminar, designed to facilitate communication between a small number of presenters and a large remote audience using the Internet. On Wednesday, January 6 at 9 PM EST, ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, along with attorneys Bob Famiglio, K3RF, and Mike Lazaroff, K3AIR, will present a webinar for Amateur Radio club officers or prospective club officers entitled Presentation on Legal Issues for Amateur Radio Clubs. According to Bill Edgar, N3LLR, this presentation will touch on legal issues for Amateur Radio clubs or organizations. The panel will cover club incorporation, liability issues and legal issues for clubs. Please click here to register for this informative, interactive Internet meeting.

http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9341

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December 23, 2009 by kb3ljm.

Radio amateurs are making true advances in the state of the art through antenna experimentation. The most effective effort begins with an idea — and that idea is developed into a workable antenna design. Aided by personal computers and antenna modeling software, today’s reliable antenna solutions move from the drawing board to construction with greater ease. The ARRL Antenna Designer’s Notebook by Brian Cake, KF2YN, is certain to open a window into the mind of the antenna designer as the design is imagined, perfected and finally constructed.

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/12/22/11262/?nc=1

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December 21, 2009 by kb3ljm.

The true story of a shanghaied ham and his radio rescue.

http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/12/11/11244/?nc=1

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October 1, 2009 by kb3ljm.

It is now time to start dumping your old International Reply Coupons (IRCs): The “Beijing Model No 2″ must be redeemed before December 31, 2009.

Full Story: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/09/30/11103/?nc=1

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October 1, 2009 by kb3ljm.

With more than 60 authors and reviewers contributing over 70 percent of new or completely revised content, The 2010 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications is the biggest Handbook ever. Since it was first published in 1926, the Handbook has been a mainstay for the radio electronic experimenter. A core resource for radio amateurs, hobbyists, engineers and scientists, the Handbook is the single most authoritative reference on practical communications topics. It is both reference book and tutorial, woven together with practical applications and solutions. The 2010 Handbook — the 87th edition — is both a useful introduction to radio communication and features the most current material on electronics and Amateur Radio.

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/10/01/11102/?nc=1

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September 28, 2009 by kb3ljm.

On Friday, September 25, veteran Army communicator Jim Griffin, KE7LJA, became Chief of the Army Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS). Major General Susan Lawrence, Commanding General of the 9th Signal Command (Army), named Griffin to succeed Stuart Carter; Carter has held the Chief’s post since December 2006. MARS, the Defense Department-sponsored organization of Amateur Radio operators who volunteer for communications support in emergencies, is a component of the 9th SC(A).

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/09/26/11093/?nc=1

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September 26, 2009 by kb3ljm.

After several delays, South Africa’s SumbandilaSat satellite finally blasted to orbit aboard a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 17. The main payload is a multi-spectral imager, but the satellite also carries an Amateur Radio component consisting of a 2 meter/70 cm FM repeater. After SumbandilaSat is fully commissioned, the repeater will be activated with an uplink at 145.880 MHz and a downlink at 435.350 MHz; there will also be a voice beacon at 435.300 MHz. The transponder mode will be controlled by a CTCSS tone on the uplink frequency. The CTCSS tone frequencies have yet to be announced. SumbandilaSat was sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology and was built at SunSpace in cooperation with the Stellenbosch University. In addition to the SA-AMSAT amateur module, the satellite carries Stellenbosch University’s radiation experiment and software defined radio (SDR) project, an experiment from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and a VLF radio module from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9183

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September 26, 2009 by kb3ljm.

On September 15, Michael Seedman, AA6DY, announced that his company, RF Concepts, had purchased Boulder, Colorado-based Alpha Radio Products. Seedman explained in a press release that when he contacted Alpha to purchase a new amplifier, he was “disappointed to learn that I would not receive it for months.” He was told that as each amplifier is made by hand, there was not enough shelf inventory to send a new one right away. Working with Alpha Products president Molly Hardman, W0MOM, “we created a way to capitalize the company in order to put amplifiers in inventory for immediate availability. Customers will no longer have to wait weeks or months to add an Alpha product to their station.” Seedman said that RF Concepts “will focus on shipping our backlog of Alpha amplifiers and building sufficient product to ship from stock. We will honor our existing customer commitments — including warranties, customer and technical support and repairs — and keep our extensive parts inventories to support the more than 10,000 Alpha amplifiers in the market.” Hardman will be staying on as Vice President of Sales for RF Concepts.

http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9180

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September 14, 2009 by kb3ljm.

On September 10, three more Congressmen — Geoff Davis (R-KY-4), Bill Posey (R-FL-15) and Michael Turner (R-OH-3) — pledged their support for HR 2160, The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009, bringing the total number of cosponsors to 24, including original sponsor Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX-18). HR 2160 is also sponsored by W. Todd Akin (R-MO-2), Michael Arcuri (D-NY-24), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD-6), John Boozman (R-AR-3), Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam), Bob Filner (D-CA-51), Bart Gordon (D-TN-6), Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY-22), Michael Honda (D-CA-15), Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH-15), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-16), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO-9), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI-11), Charlie Melancon (D-LA-3), Dennis Moore (D-KS-3), Bennie Thompson (D-MS-2), Peter Welch (D-VT), David Wu (D-OR-1) and Don Young (R-AK). Click here for information on how to encourage your Congressional representative to sponsor HR 2160.

http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9175

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September 14, 2009 by kb3ljm.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced on September 9 that he has appointed P. Michele Ellison as Chief of the Enforcement Bureau. Ellison will take the helm of the Enforcement Bureau starting on September 28, 2009. “Protecting and empowering consumers through effective and timely enforcement of the Commission’s rules and policies is a top priority for the FCC,” said Chairman Genachowski. “Michele is a talented leader with vast communications experience and sound legal judgment, and I look forward to working with her in her new capacity.”

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/09/10/11062/?nc=1

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