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12/07/2023 | VOTA Red Badges On The Air Event December 17

To help members boost their VOTA point totals, ARRL is hosting a Red Badges on the Air activity on December 17, 2023, from 1500 - 2100 UTC. Read More
12/07/2023 | New Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released Effective July 1, 2024

The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has released the 2024 - 2028 Extra-Class FCC Element 4 Question Pool Syllabus to the public Read More
12/06/2023 | ARDC and ARRL Announce $2.1 Million for the Next Generation of Amateur Radio

Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) and The ARRL Foundation announced a three-year commitment with over $2.1 million in combined funding to support scholarships for radio amateurs, radio technology for classroom teachers, and amateur radio club gr Read More
12/06/2023 | NCVEC Question Pool Committee Removes Two General-Class License Questions

The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has removed two General-class license questions. Read More
12/03/2023 | Florida Hams Make Contact 100 Miles Apart via 10-Meter Repeater… in Switzerland.

As Solar Cycle 25 continues to rise toward its peak, amateurs can expect to encounter more exciting propagation, especially on t10- and 6-meter bands. In this case, the signals traveled roughly 9,800 miles round trip. Read More
12/02/2023 | ARRL Advocacy Win: FCC Approves Request for Pearl Harbor Day Crossband Operations

The Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association (BIARA), with authority from the US Navy and Southwest Marine Corps Spectrum Office, will honor the sailors and ships previously homeported in San Pedro, California, who were attacked on December 7, 1941. Read More
12/01/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update

GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 23/74 ISSUED AT 2321UT/29 NOVEMBER 2023 Read More
12/01/2023 | WX1AW Active for 2023 SKYWARN™ Recognition Day

As part of the celebrations for SKYWARN™ Recognition Day (SRD) on December 2, 2023, hams will be on the air as WX1AW from the ARRL Radio Laboratory station, W1HQ. Read More
12/01/2023 | ARRL RF Safety Committee Develops New Guidelines to Communicate RF Safety

Radio amateurs now have a new tool from ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® to help answer questions about their stations. Read More
11/27/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity really picked up in the past few days, with three new sunspot groups on November 17, 18 and 19. Read More
11/22/2023 | 2023 Fall Section Manager Election Results

Two balloted Section Manager elections were conducted this fall. Ballots were counted on Tuesday, November 21, at ARRL Headquarters Read More
11/21/2023 | ARRL Headquarters to Be Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 23, 2023, and Friday, November 24, 2023 Read More
11/21/2023 | Former Illinois Section Manager Tom Ciciora, KA9QPN, SK

Thomas "Tom" T. Ciciora, KA9QPN, of Sandwich, Illinois, has become a silent key. Read More
11/17/2023 | 2023 ARRL Board of Directors Election Results

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® announces the results of the 2023 ARRL Division elections. Read More
11/17/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update

Two recent CMEs associated with small solar filament eruptions are expected to increase geomagnetic activity from mid 19-Nov to 20-Nov Read More
11/17/2023 | SKYWARN Recognition Day Is Ready to Go

The 2023 SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) is December 2 from 0000z to 2400z. Read More