ARRL Board Completes 2024 Second Meeting, Approves Report to Advance a 3-Year Strategy

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ARRL Board Completes 2024 Second Meeting, Approves Report to Advance a 3-Year Strategy

ARRL Board Completes 2024 Second Meeting, Approves Report to Advance a 3-Year Strategy

ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, gaveled in the 2024 Second Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors on Friday, July 19, in Windsor, Connecticut. The Board meeting was preceded by standing committee meetings held on Thursday, including Administration & Finance chaired by Rocky Mountain Division Director Jeff Ryan, K0RM; Emergency Communications and Field Services chaired by Great Lakes Division Director Scott Yonally, N8SY, and Programs & Services chaired by Dakota Division Director Bill Lippert, AC0W.

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From Hackers to Hams? Sure!

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Fellow ICQ Podcast presenter, ham radio lecturer and educator Dan Romanchik KB6NU came to New York City to help those in the hacker and STEM/STEAM community blaze a trail into amateur radio. By the time he had finished teaching his one-day course, "Ham Radio for Hackers," on 13th July, 25 hackers had passed the Technician test. The Hackers On Planet Earth, or HOPE, conference turned out to be a ripe place for nurturing amateurs along this non-traditional path to radio. Ed, N2XDD and Nicole, AD2IM, who were part of the Volunteer Examiner team, told Newsline that the new licensees included a 9-year-old girl. They said they shared Dan's hope that the worlds of hackers and hams will continue to merge successfully.

More Information - https://www.kb6nu.com/back-to-the-future-are-hackers-the-future-of-amateur-radio/

Broadcasters Grapple With Global IT Outage

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Broadcasters Grapple With Global IT Outage

A faulty Windows software update deployed to computers overnight ended up grounding flights, disrupting medical services and knocking banks offline. Amidst the chaos, broadcast outlets across the globe grappled with their own obstructed services and intermittent blackouts while working to keep the public informed.

In a statement online, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz confirmed that the global IT outage was caused by a problematic Falcon content update for Windows Hosts, which was deployed by his company. CrowdStrike Holdings is an American cybersecurity technology company based in Austin, Texas. It provides cloud workload protection and endpoint security, threat intelligence and cyberattack response services.

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