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The ARRL Letter
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John E. Ross, KD8IDJ [ mailto:jross@arrl.org ] , Editor | August 22, 2024

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In this Issue:
т-ЂARRL Expands Publications Archive 
т-ЂARRL IT Security Incident - Report to Members 
т-ЂCandidates Named for ARRL Director and Vice Director Elections 
т-ЂLost and Found: EME WAC Award Application 
т-ЂAmateur Radio in the News 
т-ЂARRL Podcasts 
т-ЂIn Brief... 
т-ЂAnnouncements 
т-ЂThe K7RA Solar Update 
т-ЂJust Ahead in Radiosport 
т-ЂUpcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions

ARRL Expands Publications Archive

ARRL [ http://www.arrl.org/ ] ТЎ has expanded member access to its rich
archive of publications. The ARRL Periodicals Archive and Search [
https://www.arrl.org/arrl-periodicals-archive-search ] now includes content
from two more popular ARRL magazines: QEX т-" A Forum for Communications
Experimenters, which features technical articles and columns of interest to
radio amateurs and communications professionals; and NCJ т-" the National
Contest Journal, which covers information, scores, and advice from the world
of competitive radiosport and the contributions of top contesters.


Before accessing the archive, members should ensure they are first logged in
to the ARRL website [ http://www.arrl.org/arrl-periodicals-archive-search ] .
Members may now view and download articles from across the extensively
indexed archive of QEX from 1981 to 2011, and NCJ from 1973 to 2011. Members
can access an index and view copies of articles from the huge ARRL
periodicals archive.

 
A sample search from the archive can be seen below:

An example of search results from the QEX content in the ARRL Periodicals
Archive and Search


A table of what's available in the ARRL Periodicals and Archive Search

The ARRL Periodicals Archive and Search was first introduced to members in
2008, providing PDF copies of articles from the QST magazine archive. Since
then, thousands of members have enjoyed searching, viewing, and printing
their favorite articles, projects, and more. The archive is populated with
QST articles from 1915 to 2011.

 
While this archive includes access to downloading many older articles, the
more recent and current issues of ARRL magazines continue to be available to
members in a digital edition. See www.arrl.org/magazines [
https://www.arrl.org/magazines ] for more information. ARRL members have
access to four digital edition magazines: QST, On the Air, QEX, and NCJ.


Access to the archive is an ARRL membership benefit and a service of the ARRL
Technical Information Service (TIS [ https://www.arrl.org/tis ] ). Not an
ARRL member? Join today: www.arrl.org/join [ https://www.arrl.org/join ] .


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ARRL IT Security Incident - Report to Members

Sometime in early May 2024, ARRL's systems network was compromised by threat
actors (TAs) using information they had purchased on the dark web. The TAs
accessed headquarters on-site systems and most cloud-based systems. They used
a wide variety of payloads affecting everything from desktops and laptops to
Windows-based and Linux-based servers. Despite the wide variety of target
configurations, the TAs seemed to have a payload that would host and execute
encryption or deletion of network-based IT assets, as well as launch demands
for a ransom payment, for every system.

 
This serious incident was an act of organized crime. The highly coordinated
and executed attack took place during the early morning hours of May 15. That
morning, as staff arrived, it was immediately apparent that ARRL had become
the victim of an extensive and sophisticated ransomware attack. The FBI
categorized the attack as "unique" as they had not seen this level of
sophistication among the many other attacks, they have experience with.
Within 3 hours a crisis management team had been constructed of ARRL
management, an outside vendor with extensive resources and experience in the
ransomware recovery space, attorneys experienced with managing the legal
aspects of the attack including interfacing with the authorities, and our
insurance carrier. The authorities were contacted immediately as was the ARRL
President.

 
The ransom demands by the TAs, in exchange for access to their decryption
tools, were exorbitant. It was clear they didn't know, and didn't care, that
they had attacked a small 501(c)(3) organization with limited resources. READ
MORE [ https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-it-security-incident-report-to-members
] .


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Candidates Named for ARRL Director and Vice Director Elections

ARRLТЎ has announced that the candidates for the 2024 ARRL Division elections
are now official. ARRL members will choose between two candidates for
Director in the Hudson, New England, and Northwestern Divisions. The sole
candidates in the Central and Roanoke Divisions for both Director and Vice
Director are unopposed. The Vice Director incumbents in the Hudson, New
England, and Northwestern Divisions are also unopposed.

 
Declared Elected without Opposition
т-Ђ	In the Central Division, candidate and current Vice Director Brent
Walls, N9BA, will be the next Director, having served as Vice Director since
2021, and candidate Josh Long, W9HT, will be the next Vice Director, both
candidates running unopposed.

т-Ђ	In the Hudson Division, Vice Director David Galletly, KM2O, who has
held the seat since 2024.

т-Ђ	In the New England Division, Vice Director Phil Temples, K9HI, who
has served in the role since 2020.

т-Ђ	In the Northwestern Division, Vice Director Michael Sterba, KG7HQ,
who has served in the role since 2024.

т-Ђ	In the Roanoke Division, Director Jim Boehner, N2ZZ, who was elected
back to the board in 2022, and Vice Director Bill Morine, N2COP, who has held
the seat since 2016.

 
Contested Seats
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