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News & Features

12/19/2025 | The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity has been at low levels with only a few C1 flares from Region 4307.Read More
12/19/2025 | Up to $25,000 at Stake in New ARRL Student Coding Competition

Pre-registration is now open for aStudent Coding Competition, a new national challenge sponsored by ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®. The project is designed to engage young radio amateurs in shaping the future of amateur radio through…Read More
12/19/2025 | Obsolete Part 97 Rules to be Deleted February 10, 2026

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in October 2025 adopted a Report and Order to delete almost 400 obsolete rules pertaining to its wireless services. Aspreviously reported by ARRL, among the deletions were four in Part 97 that govern the Ama…Read More
12/12/2025 | The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity reached high levels this past week when Region 4299 produced an M1.1 (R1/Minor) flare on December 6.Read More
12/12/2025 | Help Someone Get Their FIRST Ham Radio License by the End of 2025

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has produced a two-day online course for prospective hams to earn their first license: The ARRL Technician Class LIVE Video Course for Ham Radio LicensingRead More
12/11/2025 | FCC Allocates 60-Meter World-Wide Amateur Band Approved at WRC-15; Continues Amateur Use of Four Additional 60-Meter Channels, and Updates 420 MHz Coordination Information

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 9, 2025, released a long-awaited Report and Order adopting a new amateur radio spectrum allocation in the 60-meter band that was approved for world-wide use on a secondary basis in the WRC-15 (WorldRead More
12/11/2025 | ARRL to Host 2026 HamSCI Workshop at Central Connecticut State University

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will host the 9th Annual HamSCI Workshop, March 14–15, 2026, at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) in New Britain, ConnecticutRead More
12/05/2025 | The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity was at low levels this past week with only C class flares.Read More
12/05/2025 | Operators/Monitors Wanted for Meteor Scatter QSO Party December 12-13

HamSCI — the Ham Radio Citizen Science Investigation program — is looking for “ping jockeys,” or ham radio operators who enjoy making contacts via meteor scatter (MS), to take part in its Meteor Scatter QSO Party during the Geminids meteor shower on DecemRead More
12/04/2025 | “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