Funding Opportunities with ARDC

October 27, 2025ARDC currently has funding opportunities open for projects, with the next application deadline on February 1, 2026.

ARDC is especially interested in projects that align with these three areas:

• Research & Development (R&D): open hardware and software systems that enable learning and experimentation (e.g. SDRs, open codec technologies, new modulation techniques).
• Space-Based Communications: projects that create or expand access to satellite communications for amateur radio (AR) and digital communications (DC), engaging communities in wireless experimentation (e.g. GEO or HEO programs, repurposed commercial satellites, space-based tools for learning).
• Open Source Education: scalable, open educational materials and hands-on projects that make AR and DC more accessible, especially for new learners and clubs (e.g. curricula, videos).

While ARDC welcomes proposals across the full range of AR and DC, projects that align with these areas remain a priority in ARDC’s grantmaking decisions.

Source: ARDC open_in_new Grants ARDC

Amateur Radio Daily Adds Live Solar and HF Band Conditions Powered by DXLook

October 22, 2025For readers of Amateur Radio Daily that regularly visit through a web browser, you’ll notice an improved version of the solar conditions displayed in the header. In addition, readers will see a new section in the sidebar that communicates current HF band conditions.

These improvements are made possible thanks to a collaboration with DXLook, the live propagation platform created by Rodrigo Vazquez (AK6FP).

The new data feed displays continuously updated Solar Flux Index (SFI), Sunspot Number, and A- and K-indices, along with current band-by-band propagation assessments. Together, these indicators give operators an at-a-glance view of the day’s radio conditions before they get on the air.

DXLook is a community project built to share live propagation data freely with all amateurs. Partnering with Amateur Radio Daily brings that information to an even wider audience of active operators. —Rodrigo Vazquez (AK6FP)

The update reflects the collaborative spirit of amateur radio—combining independent efforts to make space-weather awareness and HF propagation insights more accessible to everyone in the hobby.

Source: Amateur Radio Daily open_in_new DXLook Amateur Radio Daily