- — Fall Season Section Manager Election Results
- On Tuesday, November 19, ballots were counted at ARRL Headquarters for the ARRL South Carolina Section Manager election that was conducted this fall. ARRL members in South Carolina have elected incumbent Matthew Crook, W1MRC, to continue as their Section Manager with a new term of office starting on January 1, 2025. Crook received 296 votes, and his opponent, Billy Irwin, K9OH, of Anderson, re...
- — New Video Promoting YouTube Telethon to Benefit Teachers Institute
- The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology is a tremendously successful advocacy for inspiring youth, and it is growing significantly. The program is entirely donor-funded, and that effort is getting a huge shot in the arm. A YouTube telethon to raise money for the program will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024, on the Ham Radio Crash Course channel. ARRL Education and Learning Man...
- — 25th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day December 7, 2024
- SKYWARNTM Recognition Day is December 7, 2024. The annual event is celebrating its 25th anniversary. SRD was established in 1999 by the National Weather Service and ARRL® to commemorate the contributions of SKYWARN volunteers. Using amateur radio and other means of communication, SKYWARN spotters provide real time ground truth to NWS offices. The ham-volunteers can also provide vital communicat...
- — The K7RA Solar Update
- Solar activity was lower this reporting week, November 14-20, withthe average daily sunspot number down from 141.6 to 99.3, and solarflux from 203.7 to 152.4. Geomagnetic indicators were quiet.This follows a period during August and October when it seemed wemust be at the peak of Solar Cycle 25. But we won't know that untilnearly a year after solar max, when a long moving average of dailysunspo...
- — ARRL Closing Early Nov. 21, and Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday Nov. 28 - 29
- ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® has two closures coming up for our headquarters in Newington, Connecticut:ARRL will close early at 12 PM Eastern Standard Time (1700 UTC) on Thursday, November 21, 2024. The ARRL Headquarters lobby and store, as well as W1AW, will be open to visitors from 8 AM to 12 PM EST on Thursday. There will be no interruptions to the W1AW bulletins or cod...
- — Committee Proposes Changes to ARRL By-Laws 42 and 46
- Dear Member, At the 2024 ARRL Annual Meeting held in January, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to approve the establishment of a committee to assure the existence of a set of ethical standards and guidelines for Board Members as called for in ARRL By-Law 42. In addition, the committee was tasked to review By-Laws 42 (Ethics and Elections Committee) and 46 (Conflict of Interest Policy) f...
- — YouTube Telethon to Raise Money for ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology
- The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology is growing next year, and a number of social media stars are coming together to help it happen. On Saturday, November 30, a live fundraiser telethon is set to take place on the Ham Radio Crash Course YouTube channel. Host Josh Nass, KI6NAZ, will be joined by several web-famous hams to talk radio and raise money. The proceeds benefit the ARRL Ed...
- — 2024 ARRL Board of Directors Election Results
- ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® announces the results of the 2024 ARRL Division elections.In the ARRL New England Division, Tom Frenaye, K1KI (1,593 votes), of West Suffeld, Connecticut, was declared the winner, defeating current Director Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC (1,452 votes).Frenaye has previously served on the ARRL Board of Directors in several capacities, including as Director...
- — NCVEC Question Pool Committee Removes Two Pool Questions From Use
- The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has removed one Extra Class pool question and one General Class pool question from use. Both Extra pool question E2A13 and General pool question G8C01 have been deleted from use on examinations as the two questions each have more than one correct answer. The deleted questions must be removed from ex...
- — ARRL November Sweepstakes Phone November 16–18
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- — The K7RA Solar Update
- Only five new sunspot groups emerged this week. First was onNovember 7, next on November 9, two more on November 11, and anotheron November 13.Average daily sunspot number declined from 193.4 to 141.6, whileaverage daily solar flux went from 248.4 to 203.7.Predicted solar flux is 145 on November 15-16, 155 on November17-18, then 145 on November 19, 140 November 20-21, then 235, 240,255 and 260 ...
- — 2024 ARRL Field Day Results Published
- Results are published, and the numbers are in. They paint a picture of a very active 2024 ARRL Field Day. Nearly 1.3 million contacts were reported during the 24-hour event. That is up from 2023’s 1.25 million contacts. That’s likely indicative of the continued rise of Solar Cycle 25 leading up to the event, but more people also participated this year.Entries were received from all 85 ARRL and ...
- — Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in 53 Years
- On Armed Forces Day, May 1971, 53 years ago, two amateur operators working as WZ6SNI, activated San Nicolas Island, IOTA NA-066. At 61 miles, San Nicolas is the most remote of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California and is owned by the US Navy.Now, weather permitting, Will Costello, WC6DX, has been authorized to be active from San Nicolas Island November 8 - 12, 2024. He is tak...
- — Amateur Radio Activated for Late Season Hurricane
- A rare November hurricane made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday and continued to move slowly toward the northwest Thursday morning. Volunteer ham radio operators were there to provide surface reports to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.Hurricane Rafael left Cuba’s 10 million residents without power and on Thursday afternoon was a Category 2 storm moving away from C...
- — ARRL Opening Late on Friday, Nov. 8 and Closed on Veterans Day, Nov. 11
- ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® has two closures coming up for our headquarters in Newington, Connecticut:ARRL will be closed on Friday morning, November 8, 2024, for an employee meeting. During the short closure, members are encouraged to use the ARRL website, www.arrl.org, for membership renewals, publication purchases, and to access most benefits, services, and programs. T...
- — Hurricane Rafael - Storm Updates
- Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 11:00 AM Eastern Update:The following information is from the Hurricane Watch Net:The Hurricane Watch Net will be activated today, Tuesday, as planned, with one minor update. After further review of the timing of the storm and the distance from land, we need to modify our plans. All will remain the same with the exception that we will now operate overnightActivation P...
- — ARRL Members Raise $47,000 for STEM Education in Online Auction
- ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® is pleased to announce that the 19th annual ARRL Online Auction, sponsored by RT Systems Inc, raised $47,000 for amateur radio STEM education. The event was held from October 18- 24, 2024. In addition to hundreds of views, the auction saw 329 individual bidders vying for equipment, vintage books, “mystery junk boxes” from the ARRL Lab, and more....
- — The K7RA Solar Update
- Solar activity increased this week. Average daily sunspot numberwent from 127.7 to 197.4 and average solar flux from 170.5 to 240.2.Predicted solar flux is 270 on November 1-2, 265 and 260 on November3-4, 250 on November 5-7, 214, 195 and 182 on November 8-10, 172,168, 174 and 165 on November 11-14, and 162 on November 15-16.Predicted planetary A index is 5, 8, 15, and 10 on November 1-4, 5on N...
- — ARRL November Sweepstakes CW is Nov 2-3
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- — ARRL Recognizes University of Scranton During Amateur Radio Station Dedication
- The University of Scranton in Pennsylvania has a new amateur radio station, W3USR. A dedication was held at the university’s Loyola Science Center on Friday, October 25, 2024, led by Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, an assistant professor of physics and electrical engineering, and club advisor for the University of Scranton Amateur Radio Club.The new W3USR University of Scranton Amateur Radio Sta...
- — 2025 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program Accepting Applications through Jan 6, 2025
- The 2025 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program will begin accepting applications on October 30, 2024. Applications will be accepted through January 6, 2025.More than 100 scholarships ranging from $500 to $25,000 will be awarded. All applicants must be active, FCC-licensed amateur radio operators. Information, along with the link to the online application, can be found on ARRL’s website: https://w...
- — Dream Rig Contest Underway
- The 5th annual Youth "Dream Rig" Essay Contest has begun to accept submissions.The contest is sponsored by The Intrepid-DX Group, a U.S.-based 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that promotes amateur radio activities around the world and recognizes the importance of including youth in the amateur radio hobby.Contestants must be USA or Canadian amateur radio license holders aged 19 or younger. A...
- — Handbook 101: A New Generation of Amateur Radio
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- — The K7RA Solar Update
- Key solar indicators were lower this week, with average daily solarflux down from 194.3 to 170.5 and average daily sunspot numbersdeclining from 129.3 to 127.7.On October 22, Spaceweather.com reported:"THE SUN IS TAKING A QUICK BREAK: Solar Max is hard work. Just askthe Sun. After flaring almost without pause for the past 10 months,the Sun is taking a quick break. Solar activity has been low fo...
- — 2024 Pacificon Inspires Next Generation of Radio Amateurs
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- — ARRL HQ Experiencing Local Power Outage
- ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, is experiencing a power outage this morning, Tuesday, October 22, 2024. The local utility company has indicated that restoration should be soon. In the meantime, member-access to some systems may be affected, including reaching ARRL by phone. This story will be updated with new developments.
- — Hurricane Oscar - Storm Updates
- Saturday, October 19, 2024 8:00 PM Eastern Update:The following information was received from The Hurricane Watch Net:The Hurricane Watch Net will be activated this afternoon for Hurricane Oscar at 3:00 PM EDT (1900 UTC). This storm has developed quickly over the past 12 hours and it intensifying still. Hurricane conditions could affect portions of the southeastern Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Isl...
- — ARRL Online Auction Open
- The 19th Annual ARRL Online Auction sponsored by RT Systems Inc. opened on Friday, October 18, at 10 AM EDT. The auction continues through Thursday, October 24.This year’s auction features over 200 items and includes ARRL Product Review equipment, vintage books, new donations, ARRL Lab tested donations, and the ever-popular ARRL Lab “Mystery” boxes.Visit the auction website, register to bid, an...
- — Results of the 2024 USA/IARU Region 2 Radio Orienteering Championships
- The 23rd USA and 12th IARU Region 2 Radio Orienteering Championships, held October 5 - 13, 2024, brought together more than 50 competitors from 13 U.S. states, as well as participants from Canada, Australia, Uganda, and China.Set in the scenic parks and forests near Chelsea, Dexter, Pinckney, and Brighton, Michigan, the event was organized by the Southern Michigan Orienteering Club (SMOC), with...
- — Jamboree On The Air Brings Scouts Around the World Together
- The big weekend for Scouts around the world is here. Jamboree On - The - Air (JOTA) and Jamboree On - The - Internet (JOTI) is the world’s largest Scouting event. The three-day event runs from October 18 - 20, 2024 using amateur radio and the internet to connect Scouts worldwide for a full weekend of on-air and online activities that promote friendship and global citizenship. In 2023, JOTA/JOTI...
- — ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Impacts 85 Educators in 2024; More Planned for 2025
- The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology wrapped up up its final cohort for 2024. Eight educators from across the country gathered at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, last week to learn how to incorporate radio technology into their lessons. Eighty-five educators have gotten hands-on with radio technology through the program in 2024.On Thursday, October 10, as Hurricane Mi...
- — 2024 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award Recipient: Kees Van Oosbree, WØAAE
- Kees Van Oosbree, WØAAE, received the 2024 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award during the ARRL Forum at the North Star Radio Convention / ARRL Minnesota State Convention held in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota on Saturday, October 5, 2024.Van Oosbree is an active member of the radio community in Minnesota and at Iowa State University, where he is treasurer of the university's amateur radio club. He is ac...
- — The K7RA Solar Update
- Average daily sunspot numbers changed from 160 to 129.3 and averagedaily solar flux from 261.3 to 194.3. Geomagnetic numbers werehigher, with planetary A index rising from 21.4 to 39.3.Seven new sunspot groups emerged this week, with two on October 10,two on October 13, two more October 14 and one more on October 15.Predicted solar flux is 170, 160, and 165 on October 18-20, 170 onOctober 21-22...
- — The K7RA Solar Update
- Thanks to Carl, K9LA for contributing to this week's bulletin. "SUBJ: ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 2220 UTC/10 OCTOBER 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE. "A halo CME first observed on 09-Oct arrived at Earth at 10/1515UT, resulting in G4 geomagnetic conditions on 10-Oct. G4 geomagnetic conditions are expected on 11-Oct, with a chance of G5. G2 geomagneti...
- — Hurricane Milton - Storm Updates
- Sunday, October 6, 2024 9:00 PM Eastern Update:Hurricane Milton was located just over 300 miles west-northeast of Progreso, Mexico, and 835 miles west-southwest of Tampa, Florida with winds of 100 miles per hour. Hurricane Milton was moving in an east-southeast direction at 6 mph and is forecasted to arrive near Tampa, Florida on Wednesday as at least a Category 3.The Hurricane Watch Net is mak...
- — An Incredible Amateur Radio Rescue Story
- Editor’s note: The following story was submitted by Don Gardner, W7PJ, ARRL Idaho Section Emergency Coordinator.On the evening of September 21, 2024, Greg Owen, WX7Z, heard an amateur radio emergency call on the VHF frequency known as the national simplex calling frequency, 146.52 MHz. Ed Clark, K7ELC, was calling to get medical help for a 51-year-old man who had rolled his four-wheeler. Mac M...
- — Simulated Emergency Test (SET) Scheduled for October 5—6
- The first weekend of October is when ARRL encourages local groups to hold the Simulated Emergency Test, or SET. Throughout September, ARRL shared materials about resilience through National Preparedness Month. Now, as entire areas are washed away in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the utility value of amateur radio is more necessary and visible than ever. When disaster strikes, infrastructur...
- — The ARRL Foundation is Now Accepting Grant Applications Through October 31, 2024
- There is funding available to organizations for eligible amateur radio-related projects and initiatives, particularly those with a focus on educating, licensing, and supporting amateur radio activities. Youth-based projects and initiatives are especially encouraged. The ARRL Foundation grants program accepts proposals on a cyclical basis three times a year, in February, June, and October. Award...
- — The K7RA Solar Update
- ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 0042UT/04 OCTOBER 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE.Two coronal mass ejections first observed on 01-Oct and 03-Oct areexpected to impact Earth over 04-05 Oct. Lack of analyzable coronagraph imagery makes arrival time predictions uncertain.INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED DUE TO CORONAL MASS EJECTION FROM 04-06 OCTOBER ...
- — Ham Radio Serving Southeast US Recovery Efforts
- ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® is tracking how amateur radio is proving critical in areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene, especially in North and South Carolina, portions of Tennessee, and beyond. In the hardest-hit Asheville, North Carolina, area, homes and entire towns have been swept away by flood waters and mudslides. Over 200 people have been killed, and many more are stil...
- — Candidate for ARRL Northwestern Division Director Disqualified; Tharp Declared Elected
- Dan Marler, K7REX, the challenger seeking the position of ARRL Northwestern Division Director, was declared disqualified Saturday by the ARRL Ethics and Elections Committee (E&E). Marler was running against incumbent Mark Tharp, KB7HDX. Due to the disqualification, the committee has declared Tharp elected.ARRL’s election rules state, “All matters concerning campaigns, including remedies for iss...
- — Volunteers – The Heart and Soul of ARRL Headquarters
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- — Amateur Radio and Robot Play Ball!
- The Staten Island Technical High School Robotics Team, in Staten Island, New York, took its knowledge and skills to the baseball diamond.The team created a robot that was capable of throwing a ceremonial first pitch and, in early September, the members were invited to showcase and execute their robot at a Staten Island FerryHawks minor league game. But Everton Henriques, KD2ZZT, engineering an...
- — Changes in the ARRL West Texas Section
- Dale Durham, W5WI, has announced that he is retiring from the position of Section Manager of the ARRL West Texas Section. Dale has served in this role since July 1st, 2017. He has also served as the Section Emergency Coordinator, a Field Instructor, and as an Official Observer.David Overton, W5JDO, has been appointed to fill the remainder of the current term which will end on June 30th, 2025. D...
- — National Preparedness Month - Get Involved
- All September, the ARRL® Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) has been promoting readiness and resilience for National Preparedness Month. As we come to the end of the month, a hurricane is churning in the Gulf of Mexico, with forecasts of up to 20 feet of storm surge expected to impact large portions of Florida.This underscores the need to be prepared. Even experienced hams and those who h...
- — The K7RA Solar Update
- Seven sunspot groups emerged this week. The first was on September19, three on September 20, one each on September 22 and 23, and thelast on September 25.Average daily sunspot numbers increased from 120 to 137.2, andaverage daily solar flux shifted from 175.7 to 164.3.Geomagnetic numbers were much quieter. Average daily planetary Aindex changed from 35.7 to 14.3, and middle latitude A index fro...
- — Helene - Storm Updates
- Wednesday, September 25, 2024 9:30 AM Eastern Update:The National Hurricane Center now reports that Hurricane John has dissipated into a tropical depression after hitting Mexico’s Pacific coast after making landfall about 80 miles east of the resort of Acapulco. It was downgraded on Tuesday to a tropical depression with maximum sustained wind speeds of 35 mph. Mexican authorities have discontin...
- — Helena - Storm Updates
- Amateur radio is responding to two different tropical events as of Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM Eastern.Hurricane JohnThe National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane John made landfall on Mexico's southern Pacific coast late Monday evening about 80 miles east of the resort of Acapulco as a Category 3 storm. Winds were reported up to 120 miles per hour (mph) before the storm began...
- — ARRL Section Managers Gather for Training at Headquarters
- The ARRL Field Organization is divided geographically into 71 sections. A key volunteer that members in each section elect is the Section Manager. These ARRL member-volunteers take a critical role in being the front line of the organization to members. On Saturday, September 15, 2024, 13 ARRL Section Managers gathered at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, for training. ARRL staff memb...
- — National Preparedness Month - Station Readiness
- As ARRL continues the September series on National Preparedness Month, we turn to a critical element for radio amateurs and especially Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) volunteers: their station. Many hams have a home station from which we operate on a regular basis. Is your station set up to operate or have the ability to operate off the grid or on alternate power sources? There are m...
- — The K7RA Solar Update
- Solar activity was quiet over the past week, but geomagnetic numberswere way, way up.Average daily sunspot numbers dropped from 178.4 to 120, and averagedaily solar flux from 223.7 to 175.7.Average daily planetary A index rocketed from 7.9 to 35.7, andmiddle latitude numbers from 11.1 to 23.4.Six new sunspot groups emerged over the past week; one each onSeptember 13 and 14, two on September 16,...
- — ARRL Announces Partnership with Grouper
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- — ARRL Philanthropist, Radar Detector Pioneer, Michael Valentine, W8MM, Silent Key
- Michael “Mike” D. Valentine, W8MM, of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024. He was 74. Mike and his wife of 51 years, Margaret “Peg” K. Valentine, have been the most generous individual supporters of ARRL The National Association of Amateur Radio. Valentine earned his amateur radio license as a teenager. “I was first licensed as WN8MSF and WA8MSF, simultaneously in the sp...
- — National Preparedness Month: Ensuring Family Safety
- September is National Preparedness Month. In coordination with our partners at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) is producing a series of weekly articles to help radio amateurs and their families stay safe.See previous stories:https://www.arrl.org/news/resilience-through-amateur-radio-for-national-preparedness-month https://www.arr...
- — Ham Radio Volunteers Serve During Hurricane Francine
- Ham radio operators volunteering with the ARRL® Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) have successfully completed operations for Hurricane Francine, now a tropical storm. “We had a huge positive showing of ARES team members checking in and doing the ‘thing.’ I sincerely appreciate everyone leaning into this activation,” said Robert Hayes, KC5IMN, Section Emergency Coordinator of the ARRL Mis...
- — The K7RA Solar Update
- With sunspot numbers up and solar flux decreasing, we saw ten newsunspot groups this week; two on September 6, three on September 7,two on September 8, one on September 9, and two on September 11.Average daily sunspot numbers increased from 155.3 to 178.4, whileaverage daily solar flux declined from 230.3 to 223.7.Geomagnetic indicators were quiet, with average daily planetary Aindex dropping f...
- — ARRL Defends 902-928 Amateur Radio Band
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- — ARRL Utah Section Expanding Emergency Communication Capabilities
- A new and faster way to communicate during emergencies is being planned by the Utah Section of the ARRL® Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) group, which serves Salt Lake County, the most populous area in Utah.ARRL Utah Section Public Information Coordinator Scott Rosenbush, K7HSR, said that discussion and planning for mesh networks using AREDN (Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network) techno...
- — Francine Updates
- Francine update September 10, 2024 Noon Eastern:ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, just participated in a call with the National Weather Service Shreveport, Louisiana Field Office. "Our partners at NWS are closely monitoring the situation and preparing Louisiana for multiple possibilities, that each could change as the situation unfolds," he said.ARRL members and Amate...
- — National Preparedness Month: Have a Go Kit
- September is National Preparedness Month, and ARRL is working to help radio amateurs have a plan for family resilience. Many hams enjoy public service as part of their operating. Being ready to activate for a served agency through the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) involves not only being licensed and trained, but also prepared and equipped.ARRL Director of Emergency Management J...
- — Hams Respond as Hawaii Threatened by Three Major Storms
- In late August, Hawaii’s big island was threatened by three major tropical storms and amateur radio operators were prepared to assist as the threat grew more intense. Russell Roberts, KH6JRM, Public Information Officer, Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section, said that beginning August 23, storm watches and warnings were being issued for tropical storms Hone, Gilma, and Hector, all churning off th...
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