ARRL Straight Key Night begins January 1 2023 at 0000 UTC
ARRL Straight Key Night (SKN) is January 1, 2023, from 0000 UTC through 2359 UTC. In the US, SKN begins on New Year’s Eve.
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ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator Needed for the Dakota Section
The ARRL North Dakota Section Manager is looking for someone interested in assuming the position of Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC).
Mark, NY0W, the current North Dakota Section Emergency Coordinator, would like to step down from that responsibity.
QST Vintage Holiday Covers
Take a walk down memory lane with ARRL’s collection of holiday themed QST covers from the 1950s to 1980s.
Running an Amateur Radio Net
In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “For many new operators, nets are one of the easiest and best ways to connect with other hams. Some nets are focused solely on emergency communications, others provide the opportunity to pass formal traffic throughout a region, while others are purely social occasions where you can get to know other active hams. Scheduled nets can take place monthly, weekly, or daily, and no matter their frequency (see what we did there!), nets are a great way to practice using your radio and get comfortable with the conventions of communicating on the air.”1
Operating Amateur Satellites
In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “Even if you’re accessing a repeater, the range of your VHF/UHF handheld can be a bit constraining. You’ll probably never achieve coverage of, say, the entire US Eastern Seaboard or the Continental Divide in the lower 48. But with a couple of handhelds and the right Yagi antenna, you can access satellites in low Earth orbit that will provide you with a much wider footprint than just about any repeater.”1
