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• Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Postponed 04/08/2020
  Due to the ongoing COVID-19 response and mitigation actions, the 2020 Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test scheduled for Saturday, May 9, has been postponed. Because it’s uncertain just when stay-at-home orders will be lifted across the US, AFD planners chose to postpone this year’s event, because the government stations that typically support this event […]
• New TQSL Version 2.5.2 Provides Better LoTW Rover Support, Other Improvements 04/07/2020
  The latest version of TrustedQSL (TQSL), version 2.5.2, offers improved Logbook of The World (LoTW) support for operations from several locations, as well as the ability to detect uploads that contain incorrect location data. The primary new feature in TQSL 2.5.2 allows logging programs, in conjunction with TQSL, to avoid incorrect contact uploads, while adding […]
• Ned Stearns, AA7A, Appointed as ARRL Southwestern Division Vice Director 04/07/2020
• World Amateur Radio Day on April 18 Celebrates 95th Anniversary of the IARU 04/07/2020
• Past ARRL Atlantic Division Director Bernie Fuller, N3EFN, SK 04/06/2020
  Past ARRL Atlantic Division Director Bernard E. “Bernie” Fuller, N3EFN, of Saegertown, Pennsylvania, died on April 2. He was 86. Fuller moved into the Atlantic Division Director’s position in 2000, after the ARRL Board elected then-Atlantic Division Director Kay Craigie, WT3P (now N3KN), as a Vice President. He served as an ARRL Director until 2006. […]
• Use of Special Call Sign Suffixes in the US During COVID-19 Pandemic 04/06/2020
  Some countries have authorized selected radio amateurs or organizations to identify with longer-than-normal suffixes that relate to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as “STAYHOME.” FCC Part 97 Amateur Radio Service rules do not provide for amateur call sign suffixes longer than three characters, but a potential workaround exists.As §97.119(c) of the FCC’s Amateur Radio Service rules […]
• Icom Announces Delay in Delivery of New IC-705 Transceiver 04/06/2020
• Randy Thompson, K5ZD, Named as Interim CQ WPX Contest Director 04/06/2020
  Randy Thompson, K5ZD, is filling in as CQ WPX Contest Director. CQ’s Rich Moseson, W2VU, announced the appointment of Thompson as interim director following the resignation of Terry Zivney, N4TZ, who had been the director for 7 years. Thompson previously served as director of the CQ World Wide Contest and is a long-time CQ Contest Committee […]
• Japan to Expand Access to 160 Meters 04/06/2020
• The May Issue of Digital QST is Now Available! 04/06/2020