Ham Radio is There, as Honolulu Hosts a Successful 10th Annual ?Gee…

Location, Location, Location! In the middle of Honolulu, with the yacht club, harbor, the ocean, and the beach, Amateur Radio was there on July 2 for the 10th annual ?Geek Meet,? at Magic Island. Hawaii?s Geek Meet is a fun, casual, family-friendly, grassroots gathering for people who are curious and have a passion they want to share, including Amateur Radio. Members of the Emergency Amateur Ra...

The Doctor Will See You Now!

?Power Supplies? is the topic of the latest (July 20) episode of the ?ARRL The Doctor is In? podcast. Listen...and learn!

Sponsored by DX Engineering, ?ARRL The Doctor is In? is an informative discussion of all things technical. Listen on your computer, tablet, or smartphone -- whenever and wherever you like!

Every 2 weeks, your host, QST Editor-in-Chief Steve Ford, WB8IMY, and the Doctor himself...

Revised FCC Form 605 Will Ask Applicants ?the Felony Question?

Dave Kalter, KB8OCP, Memorial Youth DX Adventure Set to Start on Au…

Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure (YDXA) Team Leader Jim Storms, AB8YK, said this year?s YDXA contingent of three youths, three parents, and two leaders will travel to Costa Rica on August 3 and plan to be on the air that evening. TI5/<home call sign> operations will continue until the evening of August 7.

?There may be times of being off the air due to conditions, as we will be on a moun...

IARU Region 1 President Expresses Concern Regarding Spectrum Challe…

International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU R1) President Don Beattie, G3BJ, told an audience at Ham Radio 2017 (Friedrichshafen) that he is ?deeply concerned about our ability to maintain a usable radio spectrum in some parts of suburban Europe.? Beattie said that Amateur Radio spectrum allocations are of little value if they are ?made unusable by the presence of multiple sources of inter...

ARRL Inviting Orders for Very Limited Supply of ARRL International…

Former Arizona Section Manager Jim Swafford, W7FF, SK

Former ARRL Arizona Section Manager Jim Swafford, W7FF, of Tucson died on July 7. An ARRL Life Member, Swafford was 94. He served as Arizona SM from 1985 until 1991. Swafford was licensed in 1937 as W9ZAW in Kansas and served in the US Navy during World War II. He later worked in the aerospace and broadcasting industries. His survivors include his wife Maria, KB7INH.

VY0RAC on the Air for RAC 150 Award

The K7RA Solar Update

Spaceweather.comreported that at 0209 UTC on July 14 a powerful M2 class solar flare and CMEerupted, so geomagnetic predictions in this bulletin for the next few days mayalready be out of date.

Average daily sunspot numbers were 28.3 during this reporting week (July 6-12)up from 8 during the previous week. Average daily solar flux increased from71.7 to 87.

Average planetary A index increased from...

WRTC 2018 Teams Prep for the Big Event in Europe

There?s no substitute for being there, and for elite contester and WRTC 2018 participant Tim Duffy, K3LR, and other competitors, this meant traveling to Germany, where WRTC 2018 will take place in 1 year, in part to prepare for the big show. Duffy said getting on the air from Germany during the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) HF Championship this past weekend provided an opportunity to...