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10/04/2023 | Comment Deadlines Set on Proposed 60 Meter Band Changes

ARRL is encouraging expressions of support to the FCC for the current 100 watt ERP power limit (instead of reducing the power limit to 15 watts EIRP) and continuing secondary access to the current channels. Read More
09/29/2023 | Solar Eclipse QSO Party Seeks Amateurs and Radio Enthusiasts for Global Experiment

Solar Eclipse QSO Party (SEQP) are a series of global experiments -- and you can be a part of them. Solar eclipses will pass across the continental United States on October 14, 2023, and April 8, 2024. Read More
09/29/2023 | Students Wanted: Talk to an Astronaut via Amateur Radio in 2024!

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an amateur radio contact with a crew member aboard the International Space Read More
09/29/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity was up for this reporting week, September 21-27. Read More
09/22/2023 | Anna Gomez Confirmed to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

The US Senate confirmed Anna Gomez as the fifth commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission on September 7, 2023. Read More
09/22/2023 | Celebrating 50 Years of the ARRL Foundation

Thursday, September 21, 2023, marks 50 years since the ARRL Foundation was formed. As a partner with ARRL, the ARRL Foundation stewards philanthropic support for amateur radio through scholarships, club grants, and other programs to ensure a strong and vi Read More
09/22/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update

ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 0249UTC on 22 SEPTEMBER 2023 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE. Read More
09/15/2023 | Amateur Radio Serves in Large Utah Bike Race

On September 9, 2023, the Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club (BARC) in northern Utah provided amateur radio communications support during LoToJa, the longest 1-day USA Cycling (USAC)-sanctioned bicycle race in America. Read More
09/15/2023 | 2023 SET Exercise to Test Skills and Emergency Preparedness

The ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is scheduled for October 7 - 8, 2023. Read More
09/15/2023 | Hurricane Lee: Radio Amateurs and Nets Activated

Hurricane Lee is expected to impact portions of New England in the Northeastern United States and Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in Canada. Amateur Radio Emergency Service®(ARES®) volunteer groups are activated. Read More
09/15/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update

Like last week, eight new sunspot groups emerged this reporting week, September 7-13. Read More
09/08/2023 | Amateur Radio Volunteers Needed for Marine Corps Marathon

The MCM Ham Volunteers team is looking for 150 amateur radio operators to support the event by providing racecourse situation reports. Read More
09/08/2023 | Former ARRL Oregon Section Manager John Core, KX7YT, SK

John Core, KX7YT, Section Manager of the ARRL Oregon Section from 2016 - 2018, passed away suddenly on August 11, 2023. He was 80 years young. Read More
09/08/2023 | ARRL New Jersey Sections Sign Agreement with American Red Cross

ARRL NJ Sections signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with representatives from the American Red Cross (ARC) New Jersey Region. The MOU focuses on disaster planning and response for communities within New Jersey during and after a disaster event. Read More
09/08/2023 | North Carolina School Contacts the International Space Station

On August 28, 2023, students at Bowman Middle School in Bakersville, North Carolina, talked to NASA Astronaut Stephen Bowen, KI5BKB, who as on board the International Space Station (ISS). Read More
09/08/2023 | USA Radio Orienteering Team Brings Home Silver and Bronze Medals

At the 21st International Amateur Radio Union World Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championship in Liberec, Czech Republic, held August 27 through September 2, 2023, USA competitors won a silver medal for an individual competition. Read More