After seeing our quarterly training drills disappear some time ago Ihave appointed a Preparedness Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator.Their primary job will be to work with ARES/RACES/ACS managers and teamleaders to reinstitute the quarterly communications drills.These drills provide a vital opportunity
Here we are at the end of 2021 and embarking upon a new year ofopportunities and successes. I would like to thank you very much foryour membership in the ARRL during the past year. COVID-19 has not beenkind to many
The 2nd graders in SC are studying all 50 States and their Capitals//map skills//etc. They’d like a Xmas card from all 50 States. As a ham, I’m reaching out to States that might be hard to get. If you have
The ARRL Eastern Washington (EWA) Section Manager C Jo Whitney and I areproud to announce the new Washington State Emergency Net (WSEN) managereffective November 1, 2021. The new Net Manager (NM) is Michael Ditmore,W7HUT. Michael, W7HUT, has been an amateur
Jeffery Stidham, AL1Q, is stepping down as the Washington StateEmergency Net Manager at the end of November 2021 and we are looking fora leader with organizational skills to become the new WSEN Net Manager. Prior to the Mount Saint Helens
In Whatcom County, Washington, in the far Northwest corner of the continental US, a group of Amateur Radio operators that are enthusiastic about data communications have created a number of Multipurpose Remote Nodes (MRNs) in key locations within the county
Join the celebration! 2021 World Amateur Radio Day is this Sunday, April It was on this day in 1925 that the International Amateur RadioUnion (IARU) was formed in Paris, France. ARRL Co-Founder Hiram PercyMaxim was its first president. On World
I am very pleased to announce we have a new Assistant Section Manager tohelp the section attract visually impaired people who want to becomehams or to help us to find ways to make visually impaired more welcomein the hobby and the
Edit: Additional information has come out clarifying this announcement…. Please visit this link on the ARRL Northwestern Division Page: https://arrlnwdiv.org/2021/03/21/special-bulletin-clarification-of-fcc-35-fee-collection-start-date/*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* It has been announced in the Federal Register that the $35 fee forAmateur Radio Service licenses will be implemented on
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