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Former ARRL Southeastern Division Director Frank Butler, W4RH, has become a Silent Key. He passed away at the age of 100. Butler was an ARRL member for at least 78 years. He served 29 years as the ARRL Southeastern Division Director until his retirement from 50 years of service as an elected...

Solar activity was at low levels on 28 July to 02 August and moderate levels on 03 August. The largest flare of the period was an M2.9/2b event observed from Region 4168 on 03 August. The region also produced numerous C-class events. Numerous C-class activity was observed from Regions 4153...

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® announces the DXCC® Trident plaque, a new award to honor the accomplishments of radio amateurs who have confirmed contacts with at least 100 ARRL DXCC award entities on each of three modes: phone, CW, and digital. The plaque is endorsable at...

Ham radio helped build the career of Jeff Goldman, K3DUA. Now, he’s paying it forward. The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology celebrates the generosity of Jeff Goldman, K3DUA. A gift from Goldman has underwritten an entire week of the program, allowing 13 educators from all over the...

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® is seeking qualified applicants for several positions at our headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. ARRL is a great place for a ham to work! Membership Manager The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is seeking a dynamic and experienced...

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There’s a new resource from ARRL documenting the history of ham radio. Radio Alpha is the ARRL® Museum and Research Library. It is available for viewing at www.arrl.org/museum. Radio Alpha is envisioned as a Wikipedia-like project, administered by a trusted group of volunteers. It aims to...

The numbers are in and showing growth. 2025 ARRL Field Day showed an increase in both participants and entries, compared to 2024. According to ARRL Contest Program Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE, 4,369 entries detailed 31,785 people taking part in in the event. That’s up from last year. “There’s...

Spaceweather.com reports solar activity was at low levels with only minor C-class flares observed. Region 4154 produced a C1.4 flare on 31 July. Region 4153 contributed the majority of the flares, including a C1.3 flare, a C1.5/Sf flare, and a C1.6 flare on 31 July. Both of these regions...

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® reports that Amateur Radio Operators, including volunteers serving in the ARRL® Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) were active in monitoring the potential impacts of tsunami waves following an earthquake off the Russian coast on July 29...

Amateur radio had a crucial role in locating a mother and her 9-year son lost in California’s Stanislaus National Forest. On Friday July 11, 2025, the pair was reported overdue from a day trip to Camp Wolfeboro, a popular scout camp in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, according to a news release...

Solar activity was at low levels. The largest flare was a C7.6 from Region 4136. C-class activity was also observed from several other regions during the highlight period. No Earth-directed CME activity was observed. No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2...

This obituary has been written by and provided to ARRL by The Daily DX. With deep respect and gratitude, the amateur radio community commemorates the life of Joseph L. Arcure, Jr., known worldwide by his callsign, W3HNK. Born on Christmas Day, 1933, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Joe’s life was as...

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to oppose part of an application that would impact the 70-centimeter amateur band for telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) of satellites. The application, from AST & Science...

Radio Relay International® and ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® Sign Memorandum of Understanding ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® (ARRL®) and Radio Relay International® (RRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). [PDF] The formal agreement, signed by...

Dr. Carol Milazzo, MD, KP4MD, of Citrus Heights, California, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Pacific Division, effective July 9, 2025. She replaces John Litz, NZ6Q, who acceded to the position of Director in May. She will serve the remainder of a three-year term ending December 31...

There is a new addition to Studio 1 at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut: a complete station of the latest gear from FlexRadio, including a FLEX-8600™ Signature Series SDR transceiver, a Maestro C Control Console, Power Genius XL (PGXL)...

Spaceweather.com reports solar activity was ranged from low to moderate levels. Minor events were observed on 08 and 09 July and 12 July. The largest was an M2.4 flare at 08/0417 UTC from Region 4136. Region 4140 produced a similarly powerful M2.3/1f flare at 12/0834 UTC. The other 15...

Martin “Marty” Newingham, AG3I, of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Atlantic Division, effective July 15, 2025. Newingham will serve the remainder of a term that expires December 31, 2026. He replaces Martin J. “Marty” Pittinger, KB3MXM, who resigned from...