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Find Your Way Around the New ARRL Web Site

(April 16, 2010) When the new ARRL^® Web site launched on April 13, they received a mixed response to it. They have received a few questions on how to find certain features on the new site. The following is a quick summary of their advice to find some of the more popular features on the new ARRL^® Web site.

ARRL^® Periodical and Archive Search: This can be found in the "Technology" section of the web site. Once you are in the "Technology" section, look on the left-hand side of the screen for "ARRL^® Lab" in a grey-blue box; click it. On the left-hand side of the screen, look for another grey-blue box listing eight items, beginning with "The Lab Staff." On that list you will see "ARRL^® Periodicals Archive Search." When you click it, you will be taken directly to the QST^®, QEX^® and NCJ^® electronic archives.

Logbook of The World^®: LoTW is located in the "On the Air" section. Once in that section, look on the left-hand side of the screen for the grey-blue box, listing 10 items, one of which is "Logbook of The World." When you click on it, you will be taken to the LoTW page. You will see the LoTW logo on the screen; next to the logo, it says "Log in to your Logbook Account," accompanied with a hyperlink that says "Go Now." When you click on "Go Now," you will be taken to the LoTW log-in page. Underneath the logo, you will see "Want to log into your LoTW Account? Log in here". By either clicking on "Go Now" or "Log in here", you will be directed to the LoTW log-in page.

Many times users will have multiple logins to various sites. If you forgotten your password to the ARRL site you can easily retrieve your password by clicking on the "Forgot Password?" link, located directly under the log"in box at the top of the page. You can either request a temporary password via e-mail (you must use the e-mail you originally used to register for the previous ARRL^® Web site), or you may retrieve a temporary password immediately by providing your user name (your call sign) and your ARRL^® member ID number (found on your QST^® mailing label). You must also provide either your call sign or your last name.

They have also received inquiries regarding the "Favorites" function on the new Web site. Once you successfully log in to the Web site, you will see a drop-down box that says "Your Favorites" right underneath your name. Go to any page on the new ARRL Web site. Would you like to find it in just one step? The "Your Favorites" feature will do just that! When you are on the desired page, just click on the "Your Favorites" drop-down menu, click "Add to Favorites" then click the "Go" button. Now you have stored that Web page as one of your favorites; each time you wish to go to that page, you can just access it through the "Your Favorites" drop-down menu.

Of course, with a project as large as the new ARRL^® Web site, there are still some bugs to be worked out. The ARRL^® IT Department is busy fixing them, the message being it will be done as quickly as possible. One such bug concerns ARRL^® Amateur Radio license exam sessions. Unfortunately, all future exam listings will read "no walk ins" and some contact information may be missing or be incorrect until the programmers find a solution to the problem. In the meantime, the League apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause you, your VE team or your examinees.

The complete story on the ARRL Web Site at http://www.arrl.org/news/find-your-way-around-the-new-arrl-web-site

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