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Hamvention® 2026 is just over a week away, and the world’s largest in-person amateur radio gathering promises another three-day weekend of total immersion in all things ham radio. According to the Dayton Amateur Radio Association, more than 30,000 people are expected to descend on the Greene...

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The ARRL Foundation’s 2025 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award has been awarded to Dr. Ethan Miller, K8GU, and Dr. Nathaniel A. Frissell, W2NAF, for their August 2025 QST article, “About Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances.” The editors of QST nominated Miller and Frissell in August 2025...

Ever wanted to operate amateur radio satellites but felt intimidated by tracking the “birds” or unsure about the equipment needed? ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®'s new book, Satellite Operating for Amateur Radio, is now shipping and shows just how approachable, exciting, and...

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This announcement was originally published in the ARRL Letter on February 19, 2026. ARRL members can subscribe to the weekly ARRL Letter at www.arrl.org/opt-in-out. --- The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) released a February 19...

This announcement was originally published in the ARRL Letter on December 18, 2025. ARRL members can subscribe to the weekly ARRL Letter at www.arrl.org/opt-in-out. --- On December 18, 2025, the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC)...

Amateur radio operators will participate in the Department of Defense’s Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test on May 9, 2026. The annual event will not impact any public or private communications. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have participated in this interoperability...

Solar activity remained at low levels this past week with numerous C1 flares from Region 4420, which exhibited growth during the period. Region 4419 showed minor decay, particularly in its trailing spots, while producing a lone C1.0 flare. Region 4422 was numbered during the period but remained...

Dayton Hamvention 2026 features a wide range of forums to appeal to amateur radio operators of all interests, experience levels, and ages. The Hamvention Forums Committee has assembled a diverse lineup covering technical topics, operating skills, and emerging interest areas. On opening day...

The University of Pittsburgh’s Panther Amateur Radio Club (PARC) had a unique opportunity last week...helping NASA track Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft on its mission to the moon and back! Faculty advisor Juan Manfredi, NAØB, said the club responded to a request from NASA to submit a proposal...

Solar activity was at very low levels with only isolated B-class flaring, mostly from Region 4416. There are currently four numbered regions on the visible disk. Region 4416 remains the largest group by area but exhibited signs of structural weakening, including flux submergence and a slight...

Brent Walls, N9BA, has resigned as Central Division Director of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®, citing professional and personal commitments. He served as Director since 2025, and before that as Vice Director beginning in 2021. “Serving in the capacity of Division Director has...

Solar activity remained at low levels this week. Most of the C-class activity came from either Region 4414 or Region 4409, which has developed a delta spot in its intermediary area. All remaining spots were either stable or in slight decay, with Region 4406 rotating over the west limb by the end...

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ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has welcomed a new high-performance Elecraft station to Studio 3 at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, at its headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Watsonville, California, Elecraft produces...

Solar activity has been at low levels with only C-class flares produced by Regions 4401, 4405, and 4409. There were 9 numbered active regions on the solar disk, with 4409 showing the most significant growth during the period and producing the largest flares on April 1. A new region emerged but...

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking formal and informal educational institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an amateur radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. Crew members will participate in scheduled...