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07/03/2025 | 2025 ARRL Field Day a Success

Across the country, people come together in town squares, public parks, green spaces, and other locations – all to celebrate the joy of amateur radio and to share it with others Read More
07/03/2025 | ARRL Headquarters Will be Closed on Independence Day, Friday, July 4

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® Headquarters will be closed on Friday July 4, 2025, for the Independence Day holiday. Read More
07/01/2025 | ARRL® Logbook of The World® Return to Service

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will return Logbook of The World® (LoTW®) to service at 10:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Read More
07/01/2025 | Call for Nominations for ARRL Director and Vice Director

ARRL is governed by its Board of Directors. A voting Director is chosen by ballot by the full (licensed) ARRL members in each of its 15 divisions. Read More
06/27/2025 | The ARRL Solar Report

Solar activity has been at low levels for the past 48 hours, with low-level C-class flares. Read More
06/27/2025 | Field Day Safety – Tips From an Experienced Compliance Officer

One of the many ways to earn bonus points during ARRL Field Day is to have a Safety Officer on site who makes use of the Safety Officer Checklist Read More
06/27/2025 | Sharing ARRL Field Day with Others via Social Media

Social media is a powerful tool for connecting people Read More
06/27/2025 | 2025 ARRL Field Day is This Weekend!

It’s here! Ham radio’s largest on-air event takes place this weekend Read More
06/22/2025 | Local, County, and State Governments Proclaim Value of Amateur Radio

The Amateur Radio Service is of great value to communities around the nation Read More
06/21/2025 | Protect the Most Important Element of Field Day: The People

That includes yourself! Late June holds the Summer Solstice, and in North America where Field Day takes place, that means a higher likelihood of long, hot, summer days Read More
06/20/2025 | ARRL Announces Logbook of The World® Systems Upgrade

As a part of the ongoing modernization of the ARRL systems infrastructure, LoTW will be receiving major upgrades. Read More
06/20/2025 | The ARRL Solar Report

On June 19 the Sun produced another X-class flare causing a shortwave radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean. Read More
06/20/2025 | 2025 ARRL Field Day is Next Weekend

Lather on the sunscreen and get ready for the fun! 2025 ARRL Field Day is June 28 - 29. It is amateur radio’s biggest yearly event Read More
06/19/2025 | Hurricane Erick Updates

Hurricane Erick made landfall early Thursday morning, June 19, along Southern Mexico's Pacific coast. It has been upgraded to an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 status, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Read More
06/16/2025 | Ham Radio Reports Fire; Helicopter Crew Extinguishes Just in Time

Wireless service is spotty in portions of the eastern Sierra, and they didn’t have a cell signal, so Debevec used his handheld ham radio to report the fire on a nearby repeater. Read More
06/13/2025 | ARRL Teachers Institute – Multiplying the Message

The educators traveled from all over the country to attend and learn how to take radio and wireless technology back into the classroom as part of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) lessons. Read More