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    The ARRL Solar Update

    Geomagnetic field activity is likely to reach G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels on January 13 and 14, and then from January 17 to 20. Unsettled levels are likely on January 12, and then from January 21 and 22. All enhancements in geomagnetic activity are due to the anticipated influence of...
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    Richard Dean Straw, N6BV, ARRL “Antenna Expert,” Silent Key

    by Mark Derks, KC1RVQ, ARRL Headquarters Staff Richard Dean Straw (“Dean”), N6BV, died on July 9, 2025. Amateur radio was one of his passions. Dean retired from the staff of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® in 2008 following 15 years of service as the Senior Assistant Technical...
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    ARRL Awards Colvin Grant to Bouvet DXpedition

    ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has awarded a $5,000 Colvin Award grant to the Delta-Xray Group, organizers of the upcoming 3YØK DXpedition to Bouvet Island, scheduled for February and March, 2026. Bouvet is a remote island in the Southern Ocean, populated only by seals and...
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    The ARRL Solar Update

    The January 2, 2026, report from Spaceweather.com has updated details about the Coronal Mass Ejections predicted to hit the Earth on January 3 and 4. Solar wind parameters are expected to be disturbed through January 4, 2026, due to a combination of Coronal Hole High Speed Stream and Coronal...
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    New ARRL Section Managers Take Office in January

    ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® annouces four new Section Managers taking on the top volunteer leadership role in the ARRL Field Organization on January 1, 2026. Bret Stemen, KD8SCL, has been appointed as the Ohio Section Manager to finish the term that will end September 30...
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    2026 is ARRL’s Year of the Club -- A Celebration of Amateur Radio Clubs

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    ARRL Headquarters Closing for Christmas Holiday 2025

    ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will close our headquarters early at 12 PM Eastern Standard Time (1700 UTC) on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and will be closed all day on Thursday and Friday, December 25 - 26 for the Christmas holiday. ARRL will also be closed on Thursday...
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    Obsolete Part 97 Rules to be Deleted February 10, 2026

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in October 2025 adopted a Report and Order to delete almost 400 obsolete rules pertaining to its wireless services. As previously reported by ARRL, among the deletions were four in Part 97 that govern the Amateur Radio Service. ARRL reports that the...
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    Up to $25,000 at Stake in New ARRL Student Coding Competition

    Pre-registration is now open for a Student Coding Competition, a new national challenge sponsored by ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®. The project is designed to engage young radio amateurs in shaping the future of amateur radio through software development. Open to ARRL-member...
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    The ARRL Solar Update

    Solar activity has been at low levels with only a few C1 flares from Region 4307. Slight growth and consolidation were observed in that region as it neared the southwestern limb. Slight decay and separation were observed in Region 4311. The rest of the spotted regions were either stable or in...
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    The ARRL Solar Update

    Solar activity reached high levels this past week when Region 4299 produced an M1.1 (R1/Minor) flare on December 6. Shortly after, the region produced an M8.1/2b (R3/Strong) flare, also on December 6. Associated with the M8.1 flare was a 1,100 SFU Tenflare, a 1,143 km/s Type II sweep and a Type...
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    Help Someone Get Their FIRST Ham Radio License by the End of 2025

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    FCC Allocates 60-Meter World-Wide Amateur Band Approved at WRC-15; Continues Amateur Use of Four Additional 60-Meter Channels, and Updates 420 MHz Coo

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 9, 2025, released a long-awaited Report and Order adopting a new amateur radio spectrum allocation in the 60-meter band that was approved for world-wide use on a secondary basis in the WRC-15 (World Radiocommunication Conference 2015) Final...
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    ARRL to Host 2026 HamSCI Workshop at Central Connecticut State University

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    Operators/Monitors Wanted for Meteor Scatter QSO Party December 12-13

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