ARRL Southeastern Division Vice Director Jeff Beals, WA4AW, SK
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
The Vice Director of the ARRL Southeastern Division, Jeffrey J. “Jeff” Beals, WA4AW, has become a Silent Key. He died on July 20, 2024. Beals, who was born in 1951, devoted a lifetime of service to amateur radio, having served in many local clubs, the ARRL Field Organization, and on the ARRL Boar... .. read more..
Amateur Radio Participates in World’s Largest Naval Exercise
Sunday, July 21, 2024
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HamCon:Zion 2024
Saturday, July 20, 2024
HamCon: Zion 2024, hosting the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention, the Young Ladies Radio League 85th Convention, and the RV Radio Network’s 2024 Western Rally, was a success. The inaugural event, held in St. George, Utah, was well attended and many reported the facility and events were firs... .. read more..
The K7RA Solar Update
Friday, July 19, 2024
Big increase in solar activity this week, with average daily sunspot number rising from 129 to 215.9, and solar flux from 176.6 to 226.5. Fourteen new sunspot groups emerged. Two were on July 11, one on July 12, three on July 13, one on July 14, two more on July 15, three more on July 16 and two ... .. read more..
Get On the Air During VHF Contest Season
Friday, July 19, 2024
VHF contesting season is in full swing! Summer weather brings with it enhanced propagation. With good conditions, stations hundreds of miles away can be worked via tropospheric ducting, E-skip, and perhaps even meteor scatter. If you have an HF rig that includes 6 meters or VHF/UHF capability, yo... .. read more..
ARRL VEC Services Update During Systems Disruption
Thursday, July 18, 2024
ARRL previously reported that we are responding to a serious incident involving access to our network and headquarters-based systems. Several services have been affected, including those administered by the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (ARRL VEC). Exam Registrations and Materials . ARRL Vo... .. read more..
Voices from the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology
Thursday, July 18, 2024
The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology continues to bring educators from around the country to ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, to learn how to engage students with amateur radio and radio technology. The program helps tie wireless technology into science, technology, engi... .. read more..
Randall Carlson, WB0JJX, Former Delaware Section Manager, Silent Key
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Randall Carlson, WB0JJX, has become a Silent Key. He passed away June 7, 2024. Carlson was the Section Manager of the ARRL Delaware Section from December 1992 until 2005. He was originally licensed in the 1970s, according to his obituary. Carlson was 66 years old. .. read more..
ARRL Announces Leadership Changes in the Hudson Division
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
ARRL Director Nomar Vizcarrondo, NP4H, who has represented the Hudson Division since March 2023, has stepped down, effective July 12, 2024, at 5 PM Eastern. Vice Director Ed Wilson, N2XDD, will accede to the Director’s chair to complete the remainder of a 3-year term ending December 31, 2024. Wil... .. read more..
ARRL on The Weather Channel
Friday, July 12, 2024
ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® joined The Weather Channel on Thursday, July 11, 2024, for a live chat about the value of amateur radio during hurricane season and beyond. ARRL’s Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, talked about how radio helps inform the warning process through surface obser... .. read more..