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02/04/2014 | School Club Roundup is February 10-14!
The "Winter/Spring" term of the School Club Roundup starts February 10.
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09/17/2013 | Republic of Kosovo is Re-Establishing a Ham Radio Presence
Kosovo presently does not qualify as a DXCC entity, but hams there are gearing up, with help from a well-known DXer.
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01/11/2013 | #1 Mixed DXCC John Dack, W7KH (SK)
On Monday, January 7, John Dack, W7KH, of Seattle, Washington, passed away. He was 91. An ARRL Life Member, Dack sat at the top of the DXCC mixed standings with 398 entities, including all 340 current entities and 58 deleted entities.
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11/20/2012 | Top Off the Year on Top Band in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest
While Solar Cycle 24 is making the high bands the focal point for HF operators, 160 meters -- Top Band -- is still chock full of DX. There’s no better time to get on 160 meters than the ARRL 160 Meter Contest, November 30-December 2.
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07/27/2012 | Surfin’: How About DXCC Entities?This week, Surfin’ considers another replacement for HyperTerminal and a new blog that digs up the low-down on DXCC entities.
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06/20/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: No GuessingYou’ll have to work extra hard on this quiz because it’s not a “multiple guess.” Some answers may require a little calculation, some may require exercising the memory banks -- and all will require a little head scratching.
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02/21/2012 | Republic of South Sudan Assigned Prefix
After a wait of more than seven months after being accepted as a member of the United Nations, the Republic of South Sudan received its prefix block from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Z8. On July 14, 2011 -- after South Sudan’s admittan
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12/30/2011 | ARRL Diamond DXCC Challenge
The new Diamond DXCC Challenge commemorates the 75th anniversary of the ARRL DXCC program.
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