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If you like ships and are an amateur radio operator, 100 ships will be on the air from June 3 - 4 for the annual Museum Ships Weekend event. Organizers stress that this is not a contest, but a f...

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/museum-ships-on-the-air-weekend

Average daily solar flux values dropped over the past week, but sunspot numbers were nearly the same, comparing May 25 to 31 to the previous week. Average daily solar flux declined from 161.2 to...

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-k7ra-solar-update-780

ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® has been elected to serve on SAFECOM®. SAFECOM is a group of national thought leaders and officials within the emergency communications and re...

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-elected-to-serve-on-safecom

The airwaves are markedly dimmer this week, social media is filled with heartfelt tributes, and industry leaders are mourning. Longtime fixture of amateur radio Charles “Chip” Margelli, K7JA,...

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/he-touched-so-many-lives-chip-margelli-k7ja-sk

Both average daily sunspot numbers and solar flux increased this week.  Average daily sunspot numbers rose from 118.6 to 133.4, while average solar flux went from 143.2 to 161.2. Geomagnetic i...

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-k7ra-solar-update-779

The results of two balloted Section Manager elections held this spring were determined when the ballots were counted at ARRL Headquarters on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. John Bigley, N7UR, incumbent ...

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/section-manager-update-austin-elected-bigley-re-elected-gendron-appointed

ARRL greeted attendees in its large exhibit area in the "Tesla" building. Traffic to the exhibit was brisk. Members and prospective members enjoyed meeting with dozens of ARRL program representat...

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/dayton-hamvention-2023-wrap-up

ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® honors and remembers the ultimate sacrifice made by those who served in the U.S. armed forces. ARRL Headquarters will be closed Monday, May 29,...

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-headquarters-will-be-closed-on-memorial-day-monday-may-29

President Joe Biden announced three nominees for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on May 22, 2023. The President will nominate Anna M. Gomez for a vacant FCC seat. Two sitting Commissi...

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/gomez-nominated-for-vacant-fcc-seat-two-commissioners-renominated

The agreement emphasizes the importance of skilled Amateur Radio Operators in times of crisis and the role of ARES leadership within the emergency communications space.  ARES (see the ARES fac...

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-and-fema-sign-agreement-ham-radio-is-as-relevant-as-ever

by Mark H. Derks, KC1RVQ, ARRL Acquisitions Editor Sunday at Dayton Hamvention® proved to be a whirlwind affair, even if the crowds had thinned considerably from Friday and Saturday’s surge. ...

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/dayton-hamvention-roundup-sunday-may-21-2023

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/dayton-hamvention-roundup-saturday-may-20-2023

by Mark H. Derks, KC1RVQ, ARRL Acquisitions Editor THE CALM BEFORE The first official day of 2023 Dayton Hamvention® began with half an hour of calm on the show floor. All the transceivers a...

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/dayton-hamvention-roundup-friday-may-19-2023

This reporting week, May 11-17, average daily sunspot number was nearly the same as last week, 118.6 compared to 119.3, only marginally lower. But average daily solar flux dropped from 167.8 to ...

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-k7ra-solar-update-778

by Mark H. Derks, KC1RVQ, ARRL Acquisitions Editor The day before Dayton Hamvention® 2023, and already antennas porcupine cars at the University of Dayton Marriott. Cardstock “No Parking” ...

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/t-minus-1-day-until-dayton-hamvention-may-18-2023