Are we entering a Maunder Minimum?

Listen to the Doctor discuss long-term propects for propagation improvements in this episode of the ARRL The Doctor is in podcast.

Are you one of those hams who have not tried FT8 yet? Then you might be interested in an introduction to this relatively new mode, presented by Steve Ford (WB8IMY and QST Editor In Chief), in this episode of the ARRL The Doctor is in podcast.

At its annual meeting January 18–19, the ARRL Board of Directors decided that the organization needs to “review, re-examine, and reappraise ARRL’s regulatory and legislative policy with regard to private land use restrictions.”

In order to effectively undertake such a review, the Board adopted a resolution to withdraw its December 18 Petition for Rule Making to the FCC, which sought to amend the Part 97 Amateur Service rules to incorporate the provisions of the Amateur Radio Parity Act (ARPA), without prejudice to refiling. The resolution also is asking members of Congress who had refiled legislation to enact the Amateur Radio Parity Act (ARPA) to refrain from seeking to advance that legislation pending further input from the ARRL.¹

Despite the HF-centric nature of many Amateur Radio publications, discussions, and activities, there is Life Above 50 MHz.

Listen to a discussion about VHF & UHF with ARRL Radiosport Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, in this episode of the ARRL The Doctor is in podcast.

All antenna designs are a compromise. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of Log Periodic Antennas, including what gives them their wide bandwidth capability, in this episode of the ARRL The Doctor is in podcast.