Some ARRL Reversals and Deferred Decisions

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In addition to changing its membership policy by offering fulltime students who are 21 years of age or younger a free Associate membership, the ARRL is also reintroducing Life Membership which it suspended last year. It is also introducing a 70+ Life Membership, for hams 70 and older.

Even more significantly, though, was the board’s decision at the meeting on 19th amd 20th January to defer scheduled action on proposed revisions to its Conflict of Interest Policy, and establish a committee to review ethics guidelines and standards.

ARRL Member Bulletin - http://www.arrl.org/member-bulletin?issue=2024-01-21

Ham Club Provides Mobile-Radio Donation to Humanitarian Effort

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Ham Club Provides Mobile-Radio Donation to Humanitarian Effort

An example of amateur radio transcending politics - as well it should: A donation of 14 mobile radios and simple designs for homebrew antennas have gone the distance from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to a humanitarian organization providing social support and medical care to displaced families in Ukraine.

The radios and the plans for antenna construction are a project of the Bosque Amateur Radio Club, N5BRC. When Joseph Nichols,the founder of Care4Ukraine.org, asked his brother Art Nichols, KI5GOL, if the hams could assist with the volunteers' communication needs as they address the sheltering, educational and social concerns of the families, Art decided to approach the club for ideas. Bill Kent, N5UJC, Larry Elkin, NY5L, Terry Zipes, W4RCN and club president, Jerry Aceto, K6LIE, have since established BARCnetUA, the program by which the hams are providing assistance.

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QRP Self-Spotting Website

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QRP Cluster enables hams operating low power to self-spot for others to work them.

...low power is fun, but especially if we manage to make QSO's or contacts. QRP signals are usually weak and easily missed in noise and interference. That's why we came up with the idea of creating a QRP self spotting Cluster, where every QRP broadcasting enthusiast can announce on which frequency they are working, in which mode, or with what equipment and power they are working.

More Information - https://www.qrpcluster.com/