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08/01/2025 | The ARRL Solar Report

Spaceweather.com reports solar activity was at low levels with only minor C-class flares observed. Read More
08/01/2025 | ARRL Field Day 2025 Saw Growth in Participants and Entries

The numbers are in and showing growth. 2025 ARRL Field Day showed an increase in both participants and entries, compared to 2024 Read More
08/01/2025 | Introducing Radio Alpha, the ARRL Museum and Research Library

There’s a new resource from ARRL documenting the history of ham radio. Radio Alpha is the ARRL® Museum and Research Library Read More
08/01/2025 | ARRL Events App available for Huntsville Hamfest

The 2025 ARRL Alabama State Convention at the Huntsville Hamfest is August 16 – 17 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville Read More
07/30/2025 | Ham Radio Responds During Tsunami Threat

Amateur Radio Operators, including volunteers serving in the ARRL® Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) were active in monitoring the potential impacts of tsunami waves following an earthquake off the Russian coast on July 29, 2025. Read More
07/25/2025 | The ARRL Solar Report

Solar activity was at low levels. The largest flare was a C7.6 from Region 4136. Read More
07/25/2025 | Amateur Radio Helps Locate Missing Mother and Son

They used amateur radio frequency to report their emergency traffic. The call was immediately answered by a retired El Dorado County communications supervisor, who is also an amateur radio operator, monitoring from his home. He contacted 911 Read More
07/24/2025 | QSL Manager Joseph L. Arcure, Jr., W3HNK, Passes Away at 91

Joseph L. Arcure, Jr., W3HNK, has become a Silent Key, passing away at the age of 91. Arcure was well-known as a QSL manager. Read More
07/22/2025 | ARRL Files Comments to Protect 70-Centimeter Amateur Band

The application, from AST & Science, LLC (AST), requests “unprecedented authorization to 430-440 MHz for a constellation totaling 248 satellites to communicate with five ground stations using up to five channels with up to 256 kHz bandwidth.” Read More
07/18/2025 | Changes in the ARRL Sacramento Valley Section

Jay Ballinger, N6SAC, of Antelope, California, has been appointed Section Manager of the ARRL Sacramento Valley Section, effective July 16, 2025. Read More
07/18/2025 | Changes in the ARRL Atlantic Division

Martin “Marty” Newingham, AG3I, of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Atlantic Division, effective July 15, 2025 Read More
07/18/2025 | The ARRL Solar Report

Spaceweather.com reports solar activity was ranged from low to moderate levels. Read More
07/18/2025 | FlexRadio Equips ARRL with FLEX-8000 Series Station for W1AW

W1AW now features a complete station of the latest gear from FlexRadio, including a FLEX-8600™ Signature Series SDR transceiver, a Maestro C Control Console, Power Genius XL (PGXL) amplifier, and Radiosport RS60CF headset. Read More
07/18/2025 | Changes in the ARRL Pacific Division

Dr. Carol Milazzo, MD, KP4MD, of Citrus Heights, California, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Pacific Division, effective July 9, 2025. Read More
07/18/2025 | Radio Relay International and ARRL Sign Memorandum of Understanding

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® (ARRL®) and Radio Relay International® (RRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Read More
07/17/2025 | Safety Stand-Down: Look Up and Live

Portable masts, vertical antennas, wire antennas slung up into a tree – anything you put up can become energized if it contacts an overhead wire. Do not take chances. Even what appears to be a phone or fiber line could be carrying lethal voltages. Read More