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    Learn More About SDR

    The Boston Software Defined Radio User Group, SDR-Boston, is hosting the New England Workshop for Software Defined Radio 2026 (NEWSDR), June 4 - 5, at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts. The primary goal of this workshop is to provide a forum that enables...
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    STEM On and Off the Air

    The Garden School Amateur Radio Club in Jackson Heights, New York, K2GSG, was started in September 2016 as a way to implement the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) standard at the school. Currently, the Club has 13 members ranging from 4th graders to 12th graders and is...
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    The ARRL Solar Update

    Solar activity was at low levels this past week with occasional B-class and isolated low-level C-class flares. The largest event of the period was a C1.4/Sf flare from Region 4429 on May 5. There are currently six numbered regions on the visible disk as 4434 decayed to plage and Region 4428...
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    The Ham Radio World Heads to Ohio

    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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    Salty Walt Goes “Next Level” with New Portable Antenna Sketchbook

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    2025 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Winners Awarded

    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...
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    New Book Release: Satellite Operating for Amateur Radio

    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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    Free ARRL Events App Now Live for 2026 Dayton Hamvention®

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    NCVEC Question Pool Committee Issues Revision to 2026 - 2030 Technician Pool

    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...
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    New Technician Class Question Pool Released -- Effective July 1, 2026

    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)...
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    Amateur Radio to Participate in DoD Armed Forces Day Crossband Test on May 9, 2026

    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...
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    The ARRL Solar Update

    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...
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    Dayton Hamvention® 2026 Offers Forums for Every Ham

    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...
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    Helping NASA Track Artemis II’s Orion Spacecraft

    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...
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    The ARRL Solar Update

    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...
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    ARRL Announces Change in Central Division Leadership

    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...
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    The ARRL Solar Update

    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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    Register Now for the 2026 ARRL Youth Rally at Dayton Hamvention®

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