KC Northland ARES (WØKCN)

• International: World Amateur Radio Day is Friday, April 18
• Regulatory: ARRL Asks FCC to Dismiss "Fatally Flawed" Petition for Rule Making Affecting 10 GHz
• Public Service: Amateur Radio Volunteers Provide Critical Support for 30th Challenge Cup Relay
• Ham Radio in Space: Astronaut Emcees Live Amateur Radio Digital TV Test from the ISS
• Ham Radio in Space: FUNcube/AO-73 Transponder Will Be Active Each Weekend
• Ham Radio in Space: KickSat Project Announces Telemetry Download Competition
• Your League: Deadline is May 1 to Apply for ARRL Teachers Institute
• Centennial: W1AW Centennial Operations are in Mississippi and North Dakota until April 23 (UTC)
• Technology: HAARP Facility in Danger of Being Dismantled
• Feature: A Century of Amateur Radio and the ARRL
• In Brief...
• Getting It Right!
• The K7RA Solar Update
• Just Ahead in Radiosport
• Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events

To read full letter go to:    http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2014-04-17

• The "Served Community"
• Amateur Radio in Government HF Radio Communications Test
• 2014 National Hurricane Conference
• CARIBE WAVE/LANTEX 2014
• TEMA Spring 2014 Exercise
• Letters: 16^th Annual Communications Academy
• 2014 GAREC Planned with Huntsville Hamfest, Alabama in August
• ARRL Partners: REACT is Not Just CB Radio
• Letters: Ability to Operate in a Net and Pass Messages are Critical Training
• Amateur Radio Team Supports Half Marathon as Prep for Boston Marathon
• Ohio ARES Group Supports St. Patrick's Day Events
• K1CE For a Final: Hospital Communications

To read the full letter go to:   www.arrl.org/FandES/field/ares-el/?issue=2014-04-16

• Public Service: Amateur Radio-Developed Software Assisting in Search for Missing Airliner
• Regulatory: FCC Makes the First Move in 5 GHz U-NII Devices Proceeding
• Technology: WWV's 25 MHz Signal Back on the Air
• Legislative: Washington Aeronautic Safety Law Exempts Amateur Radio "Guyed Towers"
• Your League: ARRL Releases First Repeater Directory App for Android Devices
• ARRL Centennial: W1AW Centennial Operations Now in Massachusetts, Virginia, and Puerto Rico
• DX: Mellish Reef DXpedition Yields to Weather
• International: UK Amateurs Losing Access to Part of 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz Bands
• On the Air: The ARRL Rookie Roundup SSB is Sunday, April 20!
• On the Air: HI-SEAS Project Inaugural Ham Radio Event Will Commemorate Yuri Gagarin's Space Flight
• People: AMSAT-NA Names New Vice President of Engineering
• Awards: Eric Hall, K9GY/T6MO, Named Intrepid Spirit Award Winner
• Awards: Nominations Open for Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year
• Feature: A Century of Amateur Radio and the ARRL
• In Brief...
• The K7RA Solar Update
• Just Ahead in Radiosport
• Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events

To read the full letter go to:   http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2014-04-10

• ARRL Calls for Timely, Visible FCC Amateur Radio Enforcement
• Public Service: Washington Governor Visits Snohomish County EOC Radio Room
• Public Service: Hams on Alert in Wake of Chile Earthquake
• DX: Stormy Weather May Force Retreat of Mellish Reef VK9MT DXpedition Team
• Radiosport: WRTC-2014 Receives ARRL Colvin Grant Award
• Centennial: W1AW Centennial Operations in Pennsylvania, Oregon, until April 9 (UTC)
• Ham Radio in Space: Lithuania's President Relays Greetings via Amateur Radio CubeSat
• Events: ARRL to Be Represented at National Association of Broadcasters Convention
• Milestones: Voice of Russia Goes Dark After All
• Milestones: AMSAT-NA Board Member, Officer Tony Monteiro, AA2TX, SK
• Feature: A Century of Amateur Radio and the ARRL
• In Brief...
• The K7RA Solar Update
• Just Ahead in Radiosport
• Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events

To read the full letter go to:  http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2014-04-03

• Amateur Radio, Federal Government Engaged in Joint 5 MHz Communication Exercise
• Public Service: Amateur Radio Volunteers Staff Shelters, EOC in Washington Landslide Response
• Public Service: Amateur Radio Credited in Rescue of Wayward Hikers
• Your League: ARRL Executive Committee to Meet in St Louis
• Your League: Challenge Fund Helping ARRL Second Century Campaign to Engage Amateur Radio's Future
• Regulatory: Radio Amateur Facing Substantial Fine for CB Violation
• ARRL Centennial: Centennial Operations in Iowa and Vermont until April 2 (UTC)
• Special Event: HI-SEAS Mission Team Set for Mars "Landing" on March 28
• People: Maxim Inventive Genius Lives On
• Ham Radio in Space: Qatar's Es'hailSat 2 Satellite to Carry Amateur Radio Transponder
• Feature: A Century of Amateur Radio and the ARRL
• In Brief
• The K7RA Solar Update
• Just Ahead in Radiosport
• Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events

To read the full letter go to:   http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2014-03-27