December 2011 minutes added

The December minutes have been added to the Members Only portion of the website.

NY QSO Party scores added

The NY QSO Party scores have been added to the Contest Scores portion of the website.

October 2011 minutes added

The October minutes have been added to the Members Only portion of the website.

Contest Scores refreshed

Our contest scores page has been refreshed and cleared out and is now ready for the 2011 to 2012 contest season! A new page has been created for previous contest scores from the 2010 to 2011 contest season. Access to this page is off the current contest scores page.

Contest calendar and meetings updated

The website has been updated to add the October and November meetings plus all the contests in October and November.

May 2011 minutes added

The May minutes have been added to the Members Only portion of the website.

Website update 3-10-11

Added K2QMF and K2LE to the list of participants in the ARRL DX SSB contest – see Contest Results

Noted additional silent keys on list of Past Owls.

March minutes added

The March minutes have been added to the Members Only portion of the website.

2011 ARRL DX CW Scores

The Owls scores for the 2011 ARRL DX CW contest have been added to the Contest Scores page. Congratulations to all of the participants!

ARRL Outgoing QSL Service Announces New Rate Structure

01/10/2011

Effective January 17, 2011, a new pricing structure will go into effect for the ARRL Outgoing QSL Service. With the new rate structure, amateurs will no longer need to count outgoing cards and then guess as to what to pay based upon a half-pound rate; a simple weighing of the cards is all that is necessary to determine what amount to send to the Bureau. This new structure also accommodates a small rate increase in response to recent postage, shipping and handling costs.

The last rate revision for the Outgoing QSL Service was in January 2007. Even though international shipping costs have remained flat over the last 4 years, domestic shipping costs have risen more than 16 percent since 2007, while material and handling costs continue to climb 1 to 2 percent each year.

The new rate will be:

    * $2 for 10 or fewer cards in one envelope.
    * $3 for 11-20 cards in one envelope, or
    * 75 cents per ounce, for packages with 21 or more cards. For example, a package containing 1.5 pounds — 24 ounces, or about 225 cards — of cards will cost $18.

If you have any questions concerning the ARRL Outgoing QSL Service or the rates to use the service, please send them via e-mail to buro@arrl.org.