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[l] at 3/22/24 11:39am
This year, International Marconi Day (IMD) is on April 27. Italian inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi was born on April 25, 1874, and is credited for inventing the radiotelegraph system, creating Marconi's law, and sending the first wireless transmission over the open sea.IMD was created to honor Marconi and is hosted annually by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club, GX...
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[l] at 3/22/24 11:35am
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced an upcoming change to the Commission Registration System (CORES) that licensees use to pay any application or regulatory fees, manage or reset a password on an existing FRN, or request a new FRN. Beginning March 29, 2024, multifactor authentication will be implemented. Users will be prompted to request a six-digit secondary verification ...
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[l] at 3/22/24 11:11am
A full slate of programming has been committed for the 2024 ARRL National Convention, which will be hosted by Dayton Hamvention®, May 17 - 19, in Xenia, Ohio. Hamvention is the largest annual gathering of radio amateurs in the world. Coupled with the National Convention, this year promises to be a Hamvention not to miss. Building on a yearlong theme to "Be Radio Active," ARRL has planned exhibi...
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[l] at 3/22/24 8:29am
Over March 14-20, new sunspot groups emerged every day except March19. March 18 had two, and each of the other days saw one new sunspotgroup.It is now Spring in the Northern Hemisphere which is favorable to HFconditions, and solar and geomagnetic numbers both show improvement.Average daily sunspot numbers rose from 82.3 to 94.3, and averagedaily solar flux jumped from 130.4 to 153.3.Geomagnetic...
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[l] at 3/15/24 12:22pm
The theme for 2024 ARRL Field Day is "Be Radio Active." The event will run on June 22 - 23, and it will be one-part contest, one-part emergency communications exercise, and one-part open house -- and a great time. The theme encourages radio amateurs to take advantage of the peak of Solar Cycle 25, which we are nearing. Activity this year is likely to be extremely high thanks to favorable solar ...
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[l] at 3/15/24 12:19pm
The upcoming April 8, 2024, solar eclipse has many excited about the opportunity to witness the darkness of totality. Spectators from across the country are traveling to the path of total darkness that will stretch from South Texas to Northeastern Maine.Some states are anticipating more than a million travelers for the event. In the impacted areas, schools will be letting students out early for...
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[l] at 3/15/24 11:50am
The recipients of the 2024 Hamvention Awards were announced on March 8, 2024.Special Achievement Award: Anthony Luscre, K8ZT   Luscre is from near Akron, Ohio, and he was first licensed in 1981. He has been a low-power operator, contester, and teacher throughout his amateur radio career. He received his Amateur Extra-class license in 2000. Luscre is active on HF and VHF/UHF, and he operates on ...
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[l] at 3/15/24 9:13am
Updated 3/15/2024 at 7:58 PM EDTAn update was completed for ARRL by its merchant services provider today. Credit card processing for all services has resumed. Thank you for your patience as we completed the system update. Members and prospective members can again access the following online services:www.arrl.org/joinwww.arrl.org/donatewww.arrl.org/shopUpdated 3/15/2024 at 2:37 PM EDT ARRL is wo...
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[l] at 3/15/24 9:13am
ARRL is working with its merchant services provider to perform an update involving credit card processing for transactions. At this time, transactions via the ARRL website and phone cannot be completed for such functions as membership (including renewals), subscriptions, and ARRL Store purchases.This news item will be revised once the update is completed. Thank you for your understanding.
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[l] at 3/15/24 7:37am
Six new sunspot groups appeared over the past reporting week, March7-13, and one more on March 14.The first group emerged on March 7, two more appeared on March 12,and three more on March 13.Solar activity was down. Average daily sunspot number went from106.7 to 82.3, and solar flux from 147.4 to 130.4. Geomagneticindicators were somewhat quieter, with average daily planetary Aindex dropping fr...
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[l] at 3/12/24 2:10pm
ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, will be closed from 8:00 am -- 12:00 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, for an employee communications meeting. There will not be a morning W1AW bulletin that day. Members are encouraged to use www.arrl.org for membership transactions during that time.  
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[l] at 3/8/24 11:10am
A total solar eclipse that will be seen across North America will occur on Monday, April 8th. It will be the last of its kind in the US for the next 20 years.Hams across North America are asked to participate in a study about how the ionosphere functions by getting on the air to help scientists in a series of ionospheric experiments.  Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) has present...
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[l] at 3/8/24 10:51am
Robert B. "Bob" Vallio, W6RGG, has been honored by the ARRL Board of Directors as an Honorary Vice President.In a motion that passed with an extended standing ovation, the Board awarded the honor at their Annual Meeting in January 2024.  The motion honored Vallio's lifetime of service to ARRL and amateur radio. He was first licensed as a Novice with the call sign WN6RGG in July 1952, and he lat...
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[l] at 3/8/24 10:46am
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a job opening that might be a good opportunity for recently graduated amateur radio operators who have knowledge of the spectrum and RF.This is a Recent Graduates position in the FCC's Pathways Program, and it will be located in the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) in Washington, DC. Applications are being accepted for engineering gr...
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[l] at 3/8/24 9:56am
Until March 6, new sunspot groups emerged daily over the pastreporting week, February 29 through March 6.One new sunspot group appeared every day on February 29 throughMarch 3, then two new groups on March 4 and another on March 5.It seems odd, but average daily sunspot number was about the same(changing from 106.4 to 106.7), but the average daily solar flux hada substantial drop, from 175 to 1...
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[l] at 3/1/24 1:04pm
 Amateur radio operators and radio astronomers are being asked to help monitor a new research project by the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP).The project officially began on February 28, but it will run until March 3, 2024.Some examples of experiments planned for the project are the production of extremely low frequency (ELF) and very low frequency (VLF) emissions and stud...
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[l] at 3/1/24 1:03pm
The man who defined the sound of live rock ‘n’ roll music and brought audio engineering principals into mainstream amateur radio use, Dr. Bob Heil, K9EID, has passed away at the age of 83. He was an ARRL Life Member and in the ARRL Maxim Society. A Facebook post from Heil Ham Radio paid tribute to their founder: “Bob fought a valiant, yearlong battle with cancer, and passed peacefully surrounde...
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[l] at 3/1/24 12:54pm
The Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL) is hosting an International Women's Day YL Parks on the Air® (POTA) Party from 0000Z - 2359Z on March 8.International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year's theme is Inspire Inclusion.To celebrate the day, the goal of this special event is to activate any POTA park during the 2...
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[l] at 3/1/24 11:53am
"ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 2208 UTC/29 FEBRUARY 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE."A filament eruption was observed at 28/0855UT from the solarsoutheast quadrant. The associated CME has been determined tocontain an Earth-directed component, with an arrival to Earth'smagnetosphere at 02/1100 UTC +/- 12 hours. G1 geomagnetic conditionsare expected."INCR...
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[l] at 2/23/24 1:03pm
On Tuesday, February 20, at ARRL Headquarters, ballots were counted for two Section Manager elections that were conducted this winter.ARRL members in Louisiana elected Houston Polson, N5YS, of Winnfield, to become the next Section Manager of the ARRL Louisiana Section starting on April 1, 2024. Polson received 200 votes, and incumbent Section Manager Matt Anderson, KD5KNZ, received 169 votes.  ...
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[l] at 2/23/24 1:00pm
The Case Amateur Radio Club, W8EDU, the club station at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, is asking for amateur radio operators to help with a research project centered around the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse.W8EDU club member Adam Goodman, W7OKE, said the project centers around studying the effects of the eclipse on propagation to better understand the recombination time of t...
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[l] at 2/23/24 12:30pm
Former Vice Director of the ARRL Hudson Division and ARRL Maxim Society Member William "Bill" Hudzik, W2UDT, has passed away at the age of 77.Hudzik served as Vice Director from 2011 to 2022, and he had previously been Section Manager of the ARRL Northern New Jersey Section.  Hudzik was first licensed in 1961 as WV2UDT, and he was active in VHF contesting at the time.  He quickly gained a reput...
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[l] at 2/23/24 7:58am
"ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 0237 UTC/22 FEBRUARY 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE."A solar filament has erupted from the northwest solar quadrant anda component of the predominately westward associated CME is expectedto arrive at the Earth during the second half of 24-Feb. G1 conditions, with the chance of G2 periods are possible during the second hal...
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[l] at 2/16/24 1:36pm
Warm weather greeted the crowds of radio amateurs who attended the 2024 Orlando HamCation® from February 9 - 11. The convention hosted the ARRL Florida State Convention, but drew attendees from across the country, and some from even farther, renewing HamCation's place as the second largest US ham radio convention.HamCation is sponsored by the Orlando Amateur Radio Club (OARC). The convention wa...
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[l] at 2/16/24 1:35pm
ARRL and Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) represented Amateur Radio at a symposium in Washington on February 1 at which the top domestic spectrum policymakers from across the federal government considered implementation of the National Spectrum Strategy (NSS) [PDF].ARRL ensures that Amateur Radio is represented at sessions such as this so that decisionmakers understand amateur radio'...
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[l] at 2/16/24 12:08pm
ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2024, in observance of Presidents Day. There won't be any W1AW bulletin or code practice that day. ARRL HQ will reopen on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 8 AM EST.There are several special operating events to mark the holiday. Visit the ARRL Special Event Stations datab...
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[l] at 2/16/24 7:36am
Seven new sunspot groups appeared over the past week, February 8-14,two on February 8, three on February 10, and two more on February 13and 14.Then on February 15 three more sunspots emerged.Now this is a personal opinion, but from recent numbers I suspectthat we may at the peak of Solar Cycle 25 or just prior to the peak.We won't know when the actual peak occurred until six months after.Averag...
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[l] at 2/15/24 3:28pm
The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has released errata for the new 2024 - 2028 Element 4 Extra Class Question Pool, which goes into effect on July 1. The errata includes minor question changes, the removal of one question, and one modified graphic. These updates are reflected in the new downloadable files, dated January 31, 2024. The...
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[l] at 2/15/24 2:27pm
Prolific DXpedition leader, ARRL Maxim Society member, and former Chair of the ARRL DX Advisory Committee, Robert C. “Bob” Allphin, Jr., K4UEE, has become a Silent Key. Allphin passed on February 10 at the age of 79. His early life as the son of a United States Air Force (USAF) officer sent him to many corners of the globe. That set the tenor for a life in amateur radio spent operating from far...
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[l] at 2/14/24 2:18pm
On January 30, 2024, US Senators Roger Wicker (MS) and Richard Blumenthal (CT) introduced S.3690, the Senate companion bill to H.R.4006, introduced last June. Both bills reflect the Congressional campaign efforts by ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® to eliminate homeowner association land use restrictions that prohibit, restrict, or impair the ability of an Amateur Radio Operato...
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[l] at 2/12/24 12:58pm
Due to anticipated severe winter weather, ARRL’s administrative building in Newington, Connecticut, will be closed on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, for the safety of our staff. The Headquarters lobby & store, and W1AW will be closed to visitors on Tuesday. There will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice. ARRL will continue to serve members during normal business hours on Tuesday. Staff from acro...
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[l] at 2/9/24 11:37am
World Radio Day 2024 will be on February 13, and this year's theme is, "A Century Informing, Entertaining and Educating."World Radio Day was first celebrated in 2012, following its declaration by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General Conference. It was subsequently adopted as an International Day by the United Nations General Assembly. Amateur rad...
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[l] at 2/9/24 11:13am
Staten Island Technical High School is the first New York City school to receive a grant from ARRL.ARRL Education and Learning Manager Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, said ARRL is working with the school in several ways. "We are working with them to build and equip an amateur radio station, to test and license students, and to put [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)] kits in the cl...
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[l] at 2/9/24 9:59am
Southern California continues to feel the effects of a significant rain event that began last week, bringing record rainfall, landslides, and hurricane-strength winds. The heavy rain is the result of two atmospheric rivers, referred to as "Pineapple Expresses" because of their origins near Hawaii. Nearly half a year's worth of rain has fallen in two days. Since Sunday, February 4, areas in Los ...
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[l] at 2/9/24 7:57am
Over the recent reporting week, February 1-7, ten new sunspot groupsemerged, five on February 1, one on February 2, another on February3, two on February 5, and one more on February 7. On February 8, twomore emerged.Sunspot numbers and solar flux rose, and geomagnetic numbers werequiet.Average daily sunspot number increased from 71.8 to 142.3, andaverage daily solar flux from 145.4 to 165.5.Geo...
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[l] at 2/2/24 12:43pm
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully landed their Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) on January 19, 2024. Just before touchdown, SLIM released two small lunar surface probes, LEV-1 and LEV-2.LEV-2 collects data while moving on the lunar surface, and LEV-1 receives the data.The JAXA Ham Radio Club (JHRC), JQ1ZVI, secured amateur radio license JS1YMG for LEV-1, which...
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[l] at 2/2/24 12:20pm
Newly licensed ham Charlie Hartley, KF0OOP, 18, is one of ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® newest members. He's majoring in sound engineering at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, and is an accomplished musician, playing both bass guitar and the upright string bass. Ham radio, live sound, and music run in his blood; he's the grandson of Bob Heil, K9EID.Charlie had been ...
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[l] at 2/2/24 12:16pm
The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, W1AW, at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, has received a generous donation of equipment from the Heil Ham Radio division of Heil Sound.The company's founder, Bob Heil, K9EID, is a pioneering audio engineer and avid radio amateur. At his direction, the company donated four Heil Pro Set Elite HC-6 headsets, three Heil Pro Set 3 stereo headphones...
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[l] at 2/2/24 11:13am
"ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 0248 UTC/02 FEBRUARY 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE."A CME was observed from 01/0800 UT. This CME is expected to passmostly above the Earth, however a glancing blow is possible eitherlate UT day 03-Feb or early UT day 04-Feb to cause possible G1-G2geomagnetic storming. A coronal hole wind stream may also contributeto enha...
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[l] at 2/1/24 3:01pm
The ARRL Foundation is now accepting grant applications from amateur radio organizations for eligible amateur radio-related projects and initiatives, particularly those focused on educating, licensing, and supporting amateur radio activities, to grow amateur radio's future, youth-based projects and initiatives are especially encouraged.The ARRL Foundation grants program accepts proposals on a c...
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[l] at 1/26/24 12:17pm
February 8, 2024, marks the 61st anniversary of the YL System, now known as the YL International Single Side-band System (YLISSB), founded by Vera Mayree Tallman, K4ICA (SK), in 1963.  Tallman received her first license in 1956 and later earned her General-class license. Though the system's name includes "YL," the amateur radio term for "young lady," membership is open to both women and men. YL...
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[l] at 1/26/24 12:09pm
ARRL Member and active radio amateur Dr. Philip Erickson, W1PJE, is the new director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Haystack Observatory.The prestigious scientific appointment is the continuation of a radio interest that began in his youth. "I started as a shortwave listener in the mid-1970's as a middle school student. So, in some sense, I was always fooling with antennas i...
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[l] at 1/26/24 7:41am
Just four new sunspot groups emerged this reporting week, January18-24, one on each day, January 18-21.But it looks like we may see flares, CMEs and geomagnetic stormsover the next few days. Spaceweather.com identified sunspotgroup AR3561 as "hyperactive."Sunspot numbers and solar flux declined, and geomagnetic indicatorsrose, but only slightly.Average daily sunspot number dropped from 167.3 to...
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[l] at 1/19/24 12:22pm
The Jackson Amateur Radio Club (JARC) has donated two complete sets of ARRL books and posters on the information in amateur radio, valued at $2,000, to the Madison County Library System (MCLS) in Canton, Mississippi."These book titles represent the brain trust of what we know about amateur radio today. We hope they will plant the seed and sow the future for radio-based technology in Madison Cou...
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[l] at 1/19/24 12:14pm
The second annual Georgia State Parks on the Air will be held April 6 - 7, 2024. ARRL member and event coordinator Claude Ray, AC4SH, said that the first event was a success and that participants insisted on having another one."For both activators and hunters, the event went far beyond our expectations. Of the 50 listed parks, 48 were activated, with 109 activators making nearly 20,000 contacts...
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[l] at 1/19/24 7:36am
Solar activity increased substantially over the past week, withtwelve new sunspot groups. One appeared on January 11, five more onJanuary 12, another on January 13, two more on January 15, and threemore on January 16.Two more sunspot groups emerged on January 18.Average daily sunspot number rose from 146.1 to 167.3, and solarflux from 163.3 to 184.1.Geomagnetic numbers remained low and practica...
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[l] at 1/17/24 2:00pm
Download Press Release (PDF)ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® has become the new publisher of the Amateur Radio License Preparation books and related resources authored by Gordon West, WB6NOA. Gordon West’s popular books, classes, and audio courses have been a mainstay of amateur radio licensing for over 40 years. Generations of hams have learned from ‘Gordo’, and now the impact...
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[l] at 1/12/24 12:23pm
The HamCation® Awards committee has announced the 2024 Orlando HamCation recipients of the Carole Perry Educator of the Year and the Gordon West Ambassador of the Year awards. Both awards will be presented at the 2024 Orlando HamCation, which is hosting this year's ARRL Florida State Convention, on February 9 - 11, 2024.Lewis Malchick, N2RQ, is the recipient of this year's Carole Perry Educator...
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[l] at 1/12/24 12:17pm
The Bellevue Amateur Radio Club and the Science Club at Yates Illuminates teamed up to offer the youth in Omaha, Nebraska, with an opportunity to get on the air for ARRL Kids Day.The event occurred on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at Yates Illuminates, a former elementary school that is now a culture and community center. Amateur radio operators Dudley Allen, KD0NMD; Terry Gampper, N0BXQ; Frank Jo...
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[l] at 1/12/24 9:37am
Eight new sunspot groups emerged over this reporting week, January4-10.Four new sunspot groups appeared on January 5, another two onJanuary 7 and two more on January 9.Average daily sunspot numbers rose from 63.4 to 146.1, and averagedaily solar flux went from 141.9 to 163.3.Geomagnetic indicators declined, with planetary A index going from6.7 to 4.9, and middle latitude numbers from 5.1 to 4.3...
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[l] at 1/11/24 1:12pm
ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® responded to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) request for comments on removing the symbol (baud) rate restrictions that apply to data communications on the LF bands and the VHF and UHF bands below 450 MHz. The FCC also requested comments on the bandwidth limits applicable to those bands.The FCC’s action follows their 2023 decision t...
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[l] at 1/10/24 8:11am
Avid radio amateur, Marty Engstrom, N1ARY, of Fryeburg, Maine, has become a silent key. Generations of New England television viewers may know him as Marty on the Mountain from his weather reports on camera for WMTW-TV from the station’s transmitter site on Mount Washington in Gorham, New Hampshire.Engstrom was known to quip that he was not intentionally in the weather business: “I’m a TV engin...
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[l] at 1/5/24 1:16pm
Only four new sunspot groups emerged over the past week, one onDecember 28, another on December 31, and two more on January 2 and3.Solar indices sank. The average daily sunspot number declined from114.4 to 63.4, and average daily solar flux from 172.6 to 141.9.Average daily planetary A index rose from 8.4 to 6.7 and middlelatitude numbers from 4 to 5.1.Predicted solar flux over the next few wee...
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[l] at 1/5/24 12:50pm
Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) will hold its sixth annual workshop on March 22 - 23, 2024, at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The event is meant to bring together the amateur radio community and professional scientists.The 2024 workshop's theme will be "Alignments" - specifically those between the Sun, Moon, and Earth; collegiate amateur radio recreation an...
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[l] at 1/5/24 11:58am
Twice a year, ARRL offers an event designed to promote amateur radio to youth. On ARRL Kids Day, which will be held this year on January 6, 2024, you can share the excitement with your own kids, grandkids, a Scout troop, a church, or the general public!ARRL Kids Day is designed to give on-the-air experience to young people and to foster interest in getting a license of their own..  It is also i...
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[l] at 12/29/23 2:39pm
The recent reporting week, December 21-27, saw counter-intuitive solar numbers, with solar flux rising but sunspot numbers in decline. This happens from time to time. Average daily sunspot numbers declined from 137.4 to 114.4. Only three new sunspot groups emerged, two on December 22, and one on December 27. On Thursday, December 28 one more sunspot emerged and the sunspot number increased from...
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[l] at 12/27/23 9:00am
2023 has been a remarkable year for amateur radio. There were many noteworthy opportunities for hams to use their license privileges for the greater good. An annular solar eclipse saw radio amateurs engaging in projects of scientific research about our ionosphere, devastating firestorms gutted entire cities and saw Amateur Radio Emergency Service member-volunteers rise to activate, hurricanes t...
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[l] at 12/24/23 9:00am
 ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® Straight Key Night (SKN) is held on January 1, 2024, from 0000 UTC through 2359 UTC.  Many hams look forward to SKN as one of the highlights of their operating year.  Operators participate using Morse code (CW). All you need is your favorite straight key or bug. Many participants dust off vintage radios and keys and put them back into service e...
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[l] at 12/23/23 9:00am
Join all of ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio®'s volunteers on December 31, 2023, from 0000 - 2359 UTC, for the last day of the yearlong Volunteers On the Air (VOTA) operating event for your final chance to get some VOTA points. Last week's Red Badges on the Air for VOTA was a hit, and ARRL wants to do one final push to cap off the year of operating that acknowledged and honored ...
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[l] at 12/22/23 7:55am
ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® is excited to announce a YouTube telethon fundraiser being hosted to raise money for the future of amateur radio education. On Friday, December 22, 2023, starting at 8:00 PM Eastern Time, ARRL Education and Learning Manager Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, will be live on a YouTube telethon. The event, hosted by several popular ham radio YouTubers from th...
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[l] at 12/22/23 7:48am
ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, will be closed Monday, December 25, 2023, and Monday, January 1, 2024, in observance of Christmas and New Year's Day. There will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice those days. There will be no issue of The ARRL Letter on December 28, 2023, or ARRL Audio News on December 29, 2023.We extend our warmest ho...

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