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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #4:

Posted: 28 Jan 2016 07:30 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36062


This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
NN7A, QRZ DX, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the
ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.


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Just Ahead In Radiosport:

Posted: 28 Jan 2016 07:05 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36058


Just Ahead In Radiosport:


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Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, Will Succeed David Sumner, K1ZZ, as ARRL CEO:

Posted: 28 Jan 2016 07:04 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36057


Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, of West Palm Beach, Florida, will succeed David
Sumner, K1ZZ, as the chief executive officer of ARRL, effective April
18. In that role, he will oversee all activities at ARRL Headquarters
in Newington, Connecticut. Meeting in a special webinar session on
January 25, all 15 ARRL Directors voted to elect Gallagher as CEO and
Secretary, positions that Sumner will relinquish on April 18. Gallagher
will join the ARRL staff as CEO-Elect on February 29, and a transition
period will follow.


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Hams Turn out to Help as Massive Snowfall Stuns Several States:

Posted: 28 Jan 2016 07:04 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36056


Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)and SKYWARN volunteers were at the
ready as a
storm of historic proportions over the January 23-24 weekend dropped up
to 3 1/2 feet of snow, some of it on states not used to seeing much
snow at all.


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ARES Volunteers Support Major Flood Responses:

Posted: 28 Jan 2016 07:04 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36055


Amateur Radio operators put their skills to work during flooding in the
Centralia area of Southwest Washington and during historic flooding in
the Greater St Louis, Missouri, area in December and January. In
Missouri ARES volunteers from three counties pitched in.


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Congressman Intercedes with FCC Chairman on Amateur Radio RFI Concerns:

Posted: 28 Jan 2016 07:03 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36054


New York Congressman Peter King has asked FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to
put some Enforcement Bureau heat on those interfering with various
radio communication services, including Amateur Radio, in the New York
City Metropolitan Area.


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National Parks On the Air Update:

Posted: 28 Jan 2016 07:02 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36053


NPOTA activations of smaller or urban units will pose significant
challenges for both the Activator and the NPS staff on site. If you're
planning an activation of a small NPS site for NPOTA, you must reach
out to the NPS unit's Centennial Coordinator far in advance for advice
on how a NPOTA activation might be successfully staged from that unit.
Work together to address any concerns long before you activate, and
your chance of success and good relations with NPS staff will increase.


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A VHF Contest In January -- How Cool Is That?

Posted: 28 Jan 2016 07:02 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36052


If El Nino has your weather upside down, perhaps the ARRL January VHF
Contest will get you right side up and back in a contesting mood! This
annual event begins at 1900 UTC on
Saturday, January 30, and it wraps up at 0359 UTC on Monday, February
1. The object is for amateurs in the US and Canada (and possessions) to
work as many stations in as many different Maidenhead grid squares as
possible using frequencies above 50 MHz. It's the US and Canada (and
possessions) working each other and the rest of the world (think F2
propagation!).


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Severe Weather Curtails VP8STI South Sandwich Operation; South Georgia Next

Posted: 28 Jan 2016 07:01 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36051


It's been a tense time for the Intrepid-DX Group's VP8 DXpedition team on
South Sandwich, which had
been operating as VP8STI. A fierce South Atlantic storm bearing 70 MPH
winds and dropping 2 to 3 feet of snow slammed the VP8STI encampment,
threatening to shut down the operation.


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In Brief...

Posted: 28 Jan 2016 07:00 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36050


ARRL Network Maintenance Set for January 30: The ARRL IT Department
will conduct overnight maintenance on its network Saturday, January 30,
to improve reliability and security. The work will occur between 8 PM
EST on Saturday, January 30, and 6 AM EST on Sunday, January 31.
(January 31, from 0100 UTC until 1100 UTC). During this period, some or
all systems may be temporarily unavailable. The website will remain up,
but online purchasing will not be available. E-mail will also be
offline, but all messages will be queued for later delivery. We
apologize for any inconvenience.


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Gerald Youngblood FLEX Live Feb 2:

Posted: 27 Jan 2016 01:37 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36049


Our guest on Amateur Radio Roundtable this
Tuesday night Feb 2 will be Gerald
Youngblood, K5SDR. Gerald will talk about
Flex and answer questions.


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Jackson, MS Live Hamfest Stream:

Posted: 27 Jan 2016 01:39 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36047


Tune in to w5kub.com on Friday afternoon Jan
29 starting about 1:00 PM Central you can
watch and ride along as we drive the 200
miles from Memphis, Tn to Jackson, MS.