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12/02/2025 | “Space Sailors” Seeking Download Help from Ham Radio Operators

Students at Cornell University are seeking participation from radio amateurs who are equipped with satellite stations for help in listening for signals from a retroreflective laser sail that is scheduled to be deployed later this week.Read More
11/26/2025 | LIVE YouTube Telethon to Support ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology

The annual YouTube telethon to raise money for the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology will be held on Saturday, November 29, 2025, beginning at 3 PM EST / 12 PM PST, on the Ham Radio Crash Course YouTube channel, hosted by Josh Nass, KI6NAZ.Read More
11/21/2025 | 2025 ARRL Board of Directors Election Results

ARRL announces the results of the 2025 ARRL Division elections: Pacific, current Director John Litz, NZ6Q. Southeastern, current Director Mickey Baker, N4MB. Southwestern, current Director Richard Norton, N6AA, and for Vice Director, John Kitchens, NS6X.Read More
11/21/2025 | The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity has remained low this past week.Read More
11/19/2025 | SKYWARN Recognition Day 2025 Cancelled

NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) has announced the cancellation of SKYWARN™ Recognition Day (SRD) 2025Read More
11/18/2025 | ARRL VEC Ready to File 2,500+ Ham Radio License Applications; FCC Extends Renewal Filing Deadline

The FCC has extended the filing deadline to March 5, 2026, for amateur radio licenses that otherwise were due to expire from October 1, 2025, to March 5, 2026Read More
11/14/2025 | The ARRL Solar Update

There were two nights of visible aurora throughout the continental US and dead HF bands due to a severe geomagnetic storm caused by what Space.com calls “a colossal X5.1 class solar flare” and associated coronal mass ejection (CME) on Tuesday, November 11Read More
11/14/2025 | Get On the Air for 2025 ARRL November Sweepstakes

The 2025 ARRL November Sweepstakes phone (SSB voice) contest takes place November 15 – 17, beginning at 2100 UTC Saturday and running through 0259 UTC MondaRead More
11/13/2025 | Images Beamed from Space Celebrate 25 Years of Ham Radio on the ISS

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) will mark two major milestones this month with a special Slow Scan Television (SSTV) event aboard the International Space Station (ISS)Read More
11/07/2025 | The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity has reached high levels due to a pair of X-class flares.Read More
11/07/2025 | 2025 Veterans Day – Amateur Radio Events. ARRL Closed Nov. 11

Many amateur radio clubs and organizations are planning on-air commemorations and special events for Veterans Day 2025Read More
11/07/2025 | 2025 “Dream Rig” Essay Contest for Young Ham Radio Operators

Six years ago, the Intrepid-DX Group, a international group of amateur radio operators, began their annual youth “Dream Rig” essay contest as a means to reach young people and interest them in amateur radio.Read More
11/07/2025 | Special Event Unites Pennsylvania Colleges and Amateur Radio Station W3USR

The Murgas Amateur Radio Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a special event that includes the University of Scranton, Kings College, and amateur radio station W3USRRead More
11/07/2025 | ARRL Introduces New LIVE Online Course for Ham Radio Licensing

ARRL has introduced a new, fully-interactive two-day online course for ham radio licensingRead More
11/07/2025 | ARRL Members Enter to Win an Icom Dream Station

Full members of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® have until December 31, 2025, to earn up to six automatic entries for a chance to win the Icom Dream StationRead More
11/04/2025 | Ham Radio Operators to Support Indian Ocean Tsunami Exercise

Radio amateurs from theRadio Society of Sri Lanka(RSSL) will participate in the Indian Ocean Wave 2025 exercise (IOWave25), coordinated by UNESCO’s intergovernmental coordination group for Indian Ocean tsunamis on November 5, 2025. RSSL will support …Read More