Short Wave News –
ARRL, McSnyder Software Team Up to Provide iTunes Apps
ARRL is pleased to announce the availability of a new suite of Amateur Radio mobile software — designed specifically for use with the Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch. The applications — or “apps” — are named ARRL Technician, ARRL General and ARRL Extra and function as an electronic version of practice exam flash cards.
The K7RA Solar Update
This edition of the Solar Update will be brief. Since ARRL Headquarters is closed on Thanksgiving Day and the day after, I hope to have another bulletin out Monday morning to catch up with the sunspot, solar flux and geomagnetic data information.
FCC Looks to Revise, Clarify Vanity Call Sign Rules
On Wednesday, November 25, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) — WT Docket No. 09-209 — seeking to amend the Commission’s Amateur Radio Service rules to clarify certain rules and codify existing procedures governing the vanity call sign system, as well as revise certain rules applicable to club stations.