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10/16/2009 | Pizza, Macaroni and a CheeseburgerOne of the great things about Amateur Radio is that it is a key that can open many doors to opportunity. It can help you meet people, make friends and sometimes take you to another country for a contact. This is what happened to me thanks to the common li
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10/16/2009 | [email protected]: A Position for Youth, by YouthEvery section has them -- Assistant Section Managers whose goal is to help the Section Manager whenever possible. Their job is to have an ear for the members to talk to and fill in wherever the SM can't. But some Sections have gone even further and create
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10/16/2009 | Surfin': Telling Your StoriesThis week, Surfin' visits Web sites that encourage you to recount your adventures in ham radio.
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10/13/2009 | I’ve Got My Ham Radio Hobby BackFolks, I was in ham radio nirvana. What’s so special about this contact? I made it on something that many hams say is not radio, but for hams who live where they can’t have any HF antennas it makes operating possible. If you have a computer an
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10/12/2009 | ARRL Gears Up for Fourth Annual Online Auction
The Fourth Annual ARRL On-Line Auction begins its preview week on Thursday, October 15. With more than 160 items up for bid -- and more being added every day -- this event promises to have something for just about everyone. The auction kicks off Thursday,
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10/06/2009 | Columbus Antennas to Take to the SkiesAstronauts will be doing antenna work next month. A space shuttle crew will be installing several antennas on the new Columbus module on the International Space Station. Several of these will be Amateur Radio antennas.
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10/02/2009 | ThunderstruckMost hams know a little about Guglielmo Marconi’s work in bringing radio into the realm of practical use. This book tells the tale of Marconi’s invention in a thrilling way that you will enjoy, as well as the contemporary — and convergin
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09/02/2009 | W1AW Earns TPA #306
On September 1 -- after W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, made contact #149 (CW) and #150 (RTTY) with Mark Stull, AB8WV, of Parkersburg, West Virginia -- W1AW received Tripl
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