Rochelle Cocco – Two Meter Area Spectrum Management Association

December 9, 2023: Annual Meeting

By Rochelle Cocco Posted on November 21, 2023 Posted in Uncategorized

All are invited to the next TASMA Annual Meeting to be held online on Saturday, December 9, 2023, starting at 9am. If you are a TASMA member, you will automatically receive the link to join this meeting. If you are …

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TASMA Band Plan Update

By Rochelle Cocco Posted on November 3, 2022 Posted in Notices

TASMA has updated the two-meter band plan to designate the simplex frequencies that are recommended for Digital Voice. Only page 3 of the band plan is affected. A briefing explaining the changes can be found HERE. Please see the updated …

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ARRL Advocacy Win: FCC Approves Request for Pearl Harbor Day Crossband Operations

2 December 2023

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® sought a waiver on behalf of the activators, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted it. The waiver allows amateur radio operators to participate in a special event commemorating the 82nd annual National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.The Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association (BIARA), with authority from the US Navy and Sou [...]

The K7RA Solar Update

1 December 2023

"GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 23/74 ISSUED AT 2321UT/29 NOVEMBER 2023 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE. "Several CMEs are expected to impact Earth over 30 Nov and 01 Dec. Two CMEs were observed on 27 Nov that were expected to arrive on 30 Nov, followed shortly by a very mild glancing blow from a third. "One or possibly two halo CMEs were observed on 29 Nov which are Earth d [...]

WX1AW Active for 2023 SKYWARN™ Recognition Day

1 December 2023

As part of the celebrations for SKYWARN™ Recognition Day (SRD) on December 2, 2023, hams will be on the air as WX1AW from the ARRL® Radio Laboratory station, W1HQ. ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, and other amateurs plan to be on the air for several hours Saturday morning and midday. The event honors all SKYWARN storm spotters and amateur radio operators for their co [...]

ARRL RF Safety Committee Develops New Guidelines to Communicate RF Safety

1 December 2023

Radio amateurs now have a new tool from ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® to help answer questions about their stations. Neighbors of amateur radio operators are sometimes concerned about transmissions and radio frequency exposure from amateur stations. The ARRL RF Safety Committee, with their international counterparts at the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), the Irish Rad [...]

The K7RA Solar Update

27 November 2023

Geomagnetic conditions were very quiet last weekend, good conditionsfor the ARRL Phone Sweepstakes. But there was much more geomagneticactivity toward the end of the reporting week, when the planetary Aindex jumped to 30 and Alaska's College A index reached 60, a veryhigh value.This past weekend was the CW portion of the CQ World Wide DXContest.Solar activity really picked up in the past few da [...]

2023 Fall Section Manager Election Results

22 November 2023

Two balloted Section Manager elections were conducted this fall. Ballots were counted on Tuesday, November 21, at ARRL Headquarters. All two-year terms of office will begin on January 1, 2024.For Section Manager of the ARRL Alaska Section:David Stevens, KL7EB (incumbent), received 105 votes Jeffrey Wolf, N8EX, received 72 votesDavid Stevens, KL7EB, of Anchorage, Alaska, has been declared re-el [...]

ARRL Headquarters to Be Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

21 November 2023

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 23, 2023, and Friday, November 24, 2023. There will be no W1AW bulletins, code practice, or visitor operations during that time. ARRL Headquarters will reopen at 8:00 AM Eastern Time on Monday, November 27, 2023. We wish you and yours a hap [...]

Former Illinois Section Manager Tom Ciciora, KA9QPN, SK

21 November 2023

ARRL is sad to report that Thomas "Tom" T. Ciciora, KA9QPN, of Sandwich, Illinois, has become a silent key. He was 66 years old. Ciciora served as the Section Manager of the ARRL Illinois Section from 2006 - 2017. He was an ARRL Life Member.According to an obituary, Ciciora was active in several amateur radio clubs and had been the director of the Sandwich Emergency Management Agency. Ciciora w [...]

2023 ARRL Board of Directors Election Results

17 November 2023

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® announces the results of the 2023 ARRL Division elections.ARRL Great Lakes Division Vice Director Scott Yonally, N8SY (2,175 votes), of Lexington, Ohio, defeated candidate Michael Kalter, W8CI (2,023 votes), for the position of Division Director. Yonally will assume the role when Director Dale Williams, WA8EFK, who has held the seat since 2014, [...]

The K7RA Solar Update

17 November 2023

"ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 2306 UTC 16 NOVEMBER 2023 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE."Two recent CMEs associated with small solar filament eruptions areexpected to increase geomagnetic activity from mid 19-Nov to 20-Nov."INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED DUE TO CORONAL MASS EJECTION FROM 19-20 NOVEMBER 2023."Solar activity was lower this week, Nove [...]

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