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[l] at 4/13/24 9:00am
Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane researchers predict an active Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 to November 30) in their initial 2024 forecast.ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, attended the National Hurricane Conference in Florida in late March, where the CSU prediction was issued. "The common discussion at the National Hurricane Conference this year was the...
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[l] at 4/12/24 5:00pm
Death Valley National Park is in a remote desert in southern California, where mobile phone networks are spotty at best. On Saturday, April 6, a radio amateur and his family were enjoying the park when their vehicle became stuck in mud in a dangerous area. Without access to a cell network, the ham called for help on the 10-meter band.According to a news release from the Black Swamp Amateur Radi...
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[l] at 4/12/24 1:10pm
Millions of people across the United States got to see a rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.The path of totality -- the line of darkness where the moon fully occluded the sun -- stretched through the South Pacific, Mexico, central Texas, the Ozarks, the Midwest, the Rust Belt area, and to New England through the Maritimes. In all, 14 ARRL Sections were impacted directly and several mor...
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[l] at 4/12/24 9:47am
I did not see last Monday's eclipse, except on television. Here inthe Pacific Northwest, we only got a 20% exposure, and skies wereovercast.As they moved across the country displaying successive totality, Inoticed the prominences on the edge of the disk. There were alwaysbetween one and three little red spots at the edge.Solar activity over the past reporting week, April 4-10, remainsweak.Avera...
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[l] at 4/7/24 9:00am
A poster promoting 2024 ARRL Field Day has been released on the Field Day web page, www.arrl.org/field-day. The two-sided informational poster features this year's theme "Be Radio Active". It includes a space for clubs to fill in information about their planned activation so that members of their community can come visit the site.More resources for promoting 2024 ARRL Field Day are being develo...
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[l] at 4/6/24 3:00pm
ARRL is working to engage the next generation of radio amateurs right in the classroom. Many young people have become active hams because of the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology.This donor-funded effort brings teachers from across the United States together to get them excited about radio through hands-on experiments. The Institute then trains them on how to take that excitement b...
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[l] at 4/6/24 9:00am
As part of the fun at Dayton Hamvention®, youth attendees are invited to participate in the 2024 ARRL Youth Rally on Saturday, May 18. The day will include a special agenda of activities and presentations intended to engage and inspire young hams and young newcomers to amateur radio.The Youth Rally is intended for students who are 11 to 21 years of age. While Hamvention offers free tickets for ...
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[l] at 4/5/24 10:52am
In one of nature's most spectacular visual displays, on April 8, 2024, the sun will align with the moon and the Earth, casting a shadow that will transit much of North America.Spectacular Display and GatheringMillions will gather along the path of totality - the section where the sun is fully blocked by the moon - to witness something that happens, on average, once every 375 years for any place...
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[l] at 4/5/24 8:56am
With the big increase in sunspot numbers and solar flux reported inlast week's Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP013, I hoped the trendwould continue, but numbers this week were lower.Five new sunspot groups emerged, one each day from March 30 throughApril 3.Average daily sunspot numbers went from 147 to 60, and average dailysolar flux declined from 191.9 to 136.9.Geomagnetic numbers were much ...
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[l] at 3/29/24 4:54pm
 A dramatic increase in solar activity emerged over the past week, and geomagnetic activity reacted as well. Two new sunspot groups appeared on March 21, then one new group emerged each day over March 22-25. Average daily solar flux rose from 153.3 to 191.9, and average daily sunspot numbers increased from 94.3 to 147. The highest sunspot number over last week was 171 on March 22, which was the...
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[l] at 3/29/24 12:39pm
While attending the North Carolina State School for the Blind (now known as Governor Morehead School for the Blind) in Raleigh, Hampton met several sighted friends involved in the amateur radio community and began attending radio club meetings with them. As a result, he became a licensed amateur radio operator at the age of 12, despite the requirement that an operator must be able to read, copy...
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[l] at 3/29/24 11:59am
World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is celebrated each year on April 18.The theme for 2024 is, "A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 Years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community, and Advocacy." The global event covers all of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) regions and spans 2 days: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 0000 UTC to Friday, April 19, 2024, 0000 UTC.On April 18, 1925, the IARU wa...
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[l] at 3/29/24 11:56am
The ARRL Puerto Rico Section has a new online training course for prospective amateur radio operators. Fifty-three students have enrolled in the course, taught by ARRL Technical Coordinator and Instructor Carlos Roig, WP4AOH, who draws from the ARRL License Manual and the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators pool of questions for the Spanish Zoom course. The course is open to ...
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[l] at 3/29/24 11:47am
The National Hurricane Conference was held March 25 - 28, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. Amateur radio was well represented at the event. A series of workshops were held that focused on amateur radio's involvement in hurricane tracking, coverage, and recovery.Among the presenters was the Assistant Amateur Radio Coordinator of WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) Julio Ripoll, WD4R.   Ripol...
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[l] at 3/22/24 11:39am
This year, International Marconi Day (IMD) is on April 27. Italian inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi was born on April 25, 1874, and is credited for inventing the radiotelegraph system, creating Marconi's law, and sending the first wireless transmission over the open sea.IMD was created to honor Marconi and is hosted annually by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club, GX...
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[l] at 3/22/24 11:35am
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced an upcoming change to the Commission Registration System (CORES) that licensees use to pay any application or regulatory fees, manage or reset a password on an existing FRN, or request a new FRN. Beginning March 29, 2024, multifactor authentication will be implemented. Users will be prompted to request a six-digit secondary verification ...
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[l] at 3/22/24 11:11am
A full slate of programming has been committed for the 2024 ARRL National Convention, which will be hosted by Dayton Hamvention®, May 17 - 19, in Xenia, Ohio. Hamvention is the largest annual gathering of radio amateurs in the world. Coupled with the National Convention, this year promises to be a Hamvention not to miss. Building on a yearlong theme to "Be Radio Active," ARRL has planned exhibi...
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[l] at 3/22/24 8:29am
Over March 14-20, new sunspot groups emerged every day except March19. March 18 had two, and each of the other days saw one new sunspotgroup.It is now Spring in the Northern Hemisphere which is favorable to HFconditions, and solar and geomagnetic numbers both show improvement.Average daily sunspot numbers rose from 82.3 to 94.3, and averagedaily solar flux jumped from 130.4 to 153.3.Geomagnetic...
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[l] at 3/15/24 12:22pm
The theme for 2024 ARRL Field Day is "Be Radio Active." The event will run on June 22 - 23, and it will be one-part contest, one-part emergency communications exercise, and one-part open house -- and a great time. The theme encourages radio amateurs to take advantage of the peak of Solar Cycle 25, which we are nearing. Activity this year is likely to be extremely high thanks to favorable solar ...
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[l] at 3/15/24 12:19pm
The upcoming April 8, 2024, solar eclipse has many excited about the opportunity to witness the darkness of totality. Spectators from across the country are traveling to the path of total darkness that will stretch from South Texas to Northeastern Maine.Some states are anticipating more than a million travelers for the event. In the impacted areas, schools will be letting students out early for...
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[l] at 3/15/24 11:50am
The recipients of the 2024 Hamvention Awards were announced on March 8, 2024.Special Achievement Award: Anthony Luscre, K8ZT   Luscre is from near Akron, Ohio, and he was first licensed in 1981. He has been a low-power operator, contester, and teacher throughout his amateur radio career. He received his Amateur Extra-class license in 2000. Luscre is active on HF and VHF/UHF, and he operates on ...
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[l] at 3/15/24 9:13am
Updated 3/15/2024 at 7:58 PM EDTAn update was completed for ARRL by its merchant services provider today. Credit card processing for all services has resumed. Thank you for your patience as we completed the system update. Members and prospective members can again access the following online services:www.arrl.org/joinwww.arrl.org/donatewww.arrl.org/shopUpdated 3/15/2024 at 2:37 PM EDT ARRL is wo...
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[l] at 3/15/24 9:13am
ARRL is working with its merchant services provider to perform an update involving credit card processing for transactions. At this time, transactions via the ARRL website and phone cannot be completed for such functions as membership (including renewals), subscriptions, and ARRL Store purchases.This news item will be revised once the update is completed. Thank you for your understanding.
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[l] at 3/15/24 7:37am
Six new sunspot groups appeared over the past reporting week, March7-13, and one more on March 14.The first group emerged on March 7, two more appeared on March 12,and three more on March 13.Solar activity was down. Average daily sunspot number went from106.7 to 82.3, and solar flux from 147.4 to 130.4. Geomagneticindicators were somewhat quieter, with average daily planetary Aindex dropping fr...
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[l] at 3/12/24 2:10pm
ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, will be closed from 8:00 am -- 12:00 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, for an employee communications meeting. There will not be a morning W1AW bulletin that day. Members are encouraged to use www.arrl.org for membership transactions during that time.  
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[l] at 3/8/24 11:10am
A total solar eclipse that will be seen across North America will occur on Monday, April 8th. It will be the last of its kind in the US for the next 20 years.Hams across North America are asked to participate in a study about how the ionosphere functions by getting on the air to help scientists in a series of ionospheric experiments.  Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) has present...
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[l] at 3/8/24 10:51am
Robert B. "Bob" Vallio, W6RGG, has been honored by the ARRL Board of Directors as an Honorary Vice President.In a motion that passed with an extended standing ovation, the Board awarded the honor at their Annual Meeting in January 2024.  The motion honored Vallio's lifetime of service to ARRL and amateur radio. He was first licensed as a Novice with the call sign WN6RGG in July 1952, and he lat...
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[l] at 3/8/24 10:46am
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a job opening that might be a good opportunity for recently graduated amateur radio operators who have knowledge of the spectrum and RF.This is a Recent Graduates position in the FCC's Pathways Program, and it will be located in the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) in Washington, DC. Applications are being accepted for engineering gr...
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[l] at 3/8/24 9:56am
Until March 6, new sunspot groups emerged daily over the pastreporting week, February 29 through March 6.One new sunspot group appeared every day on February 29 throughMarch 3, then two new groups on March 4 and another on March 5.It seems odd, but average daily sunspot number was about the same(changing from 106.4 to 106.7), but the average daily solar flux hada substantial drop, from 175 to 1...
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[l] at 3/1/24 1:04pm
 Amateur radio operators and radio astronomers are being asked to help monitor a new research project by the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP).The project officially began on February 28, but it will run until March 3, 2024.Some examples of experiments planned for the project are the production of extremely low frequency (ELF) and very low frequency (VLF) emissions and stud...
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[l] at 3/1/24 1:03pm
The man who defined the sound of live rock ‘n’ roll music and brought audio engineering principals into mainstream amateur radio use, Dr. Bob Heil, K9EID, has passed away at the age of 83. He was an ARRL Life Member and in the ARRL Maxim Society. A Facebook post from Heil Ham Radio paid tribute to their founder: “Bob fought a valiant, yearlong battle with cancer, and passed peacefully surrounde...
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[l] at 3/1/24 12:54pm
The Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL) is hosting an International Women's Day YL Parks on the Air® (POTA) Party from 0000Z - 2359Z on March 8.International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year's theme is Inspire Inclusion.To celebrate the day, the goal of this special event is to activate any POTA park during the 2...
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[l] at 3/1/24 11:53am
"ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 2208 UTC/29 FEBRUARY 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE."A filament eruption was observed at 28/0855UT from the solarsoutheast quadrant. The associated CME has been determined tocontain an Earth-directed component, with an arrival to Earth'smagnetosphere at 02/1100 UTC +/- 12 hours. G1 geomagnetic conditionsare expected."INCR...
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[l] at 2/23/24 1:03pm
On Tuesday, February 20, at ARRL Headquarters, ballots were counted for two Section Manager elections that were conducted this winter.ARRL members in Louisiana elected Houston Polson, N5YS, of Winnfield, to become the next Section Manager of the ARRL Louisiana Section starting on April 1, 2024. Polson received 200 votes, and incumbent Section Manager Matt Anderson, KD5KNZ, received 169 votes.  ...
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[l] at 2/23/24 1:00pm
The Case Amateur Radio Club, W8EDU, the club station at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, is asking for amateur radio operators to help with a research project centered around the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse.W8EDU club member Adam Goodman, W7OKE, said the project centers around studying the effects of the eclipse on propagation to better understand the recombination time of t...
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[l] at 2/23/24 12:30pm
Former Vice Director of the ARRL Hudson Division and ARRL Maxim Society Member William "Bill" Hudzik, W2UDT, has passed away at the age of 77.Hudzik served as Vice Director from 2011 to 2022, and he had previously been Section Manager of the ARRL Northern New Jersey Section.  Hudzik was first licensed in 1961 as WV2UDT, and he was active in VHF contesting at the time.  He quickly gained a reput...
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[l] at 2/23/24 7:58am
"ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 0237 UTC/22 FEBRUARY 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE."A solar filament has erupted from the northwest solar quadrant anda component of the predominately westward associated CME is expectedto arrive at the Earth during the second half of 24-Feb. G1 conditions, with the chance of G2 periods are possible during the second hal...
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[l] at 2/16/24 1:36pm
Warm weather greeted the crowds of radio amateurs who attended the 2024 Orlando HamCation® from February 9 - 11. The convention hosted the ARRL Florida State Convention, but drew attendees from across the country, and some from even farther, renewing HamCation's place as the second largest US ham radio convention.HamCation is sponsored by the Orlando Amateur Radio Club (OARC). The convention wa...
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[l] at 2/16/24 1:35pm
ARRL and Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) represented Amateur Radio at a symposium in Washington on February 1 at which the top domestic spectrum policymakers from across the federal government considered implementation of the National Spectrum Strategy (NSS) [PDF].ARRL ensures that Amateur Radio is represented at sessions such as this so that decisionmakers understand amateur radio'...
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[l] at 2/16/24 12:08pm
ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2024, in observance of Presidents Day. There won't be any W1AW bulletin or code practice that day. ARRL HQ will reopen on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 8 AM EST.There are several special operating events to mark the holiday. Visit the ARRL Special Event Stations datab...
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[l] at 2/16/24 7:36am
Seven new sunspot groups appeared over the past week, February 8-14,two on February 8, three on February 10, and two more on February 13and 14.Then on February 15 three more sunspots emerged.Now this is a personal opinion, but from recent numbers I suspectthat we may at the peak of Solar Cycle 25 or just prior to the peak.We won't know when the actual peak occurred until six months after.Averag...
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[l] at 2/15/24 3:28pm
The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has released errata for the new 2024 - 2028 Element 4 Extra Class Question Pool, which goes into effect on July 1. The errata includes minor question changes, the removal of one question, and one modified graphic. These updates are reflected in the new downloadable files, dated January 31, 2024. The...
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[l] at 2/15/24 2:27pm
Prolific DXpedition leader, ARRL Maxim Society member, and former Chair of the ARRL DX Advisory Committee, Robert C. “Bob” Allphin, Jr., K4UEE, has become a Silent Key. Allphin passed on February 10 at the age of 79. His early life as the son of a United States Air Force (USAF) officer sent him to many corners of the globe. That set the tenor for a life in amateur radio spent operating from far...
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[l] at 2/14/24 2:18pm
On January 30, 2024, US Senators Roger Wicker (MS) and Richard Blumenthal (CT) introduced S.3690, the Senate companion bill to H.R.4006, introduced last June. Both bills reflect the Congressional campaign efforts by ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® to eliminate homeowner association land use restrictions that prohibit, restrict, or impair the ability of an Amateur Radio Operato...
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[l] at 2/12/24 12:58pm
Due to anticipated severe winter weather, ARRL’s administrative building in Newington, Connecticut, will be closed on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, for the safety of our staff. The Headquarters lobby & store, and W1AW will be closed to visitors on Tuesday. There will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice. ARRL will continue to serve members during normal business hours on Tuesday. Staff from acro...
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[l] at 2/9/24 11:37am
World Radio Day 2024 will be on February 13, and this year's theme is, "A Century Informing, Entertaining and Educating."World Radio Day was first celebrated in 2012, following its declaration by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General Conference. It was subsequently adopted as an International Day by the United Nations General Assembly. Amateur rad...
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[l] at 2/9/24 11:13am
Staten Island Technical High School is the first New York City school to receive a grant from ARRL.ARRL Education and Learning Manager Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, said ARRL is working with the school in several ways. "We are working with them to build and equip an amateur radio station, to test and license students, and to put [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)] kits in the cl...
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[l] at 2/9/24 9:59am
Southern California continues to feel the effects of a significant rain event that began last week, bringing record rainfall, landslides, and hurricane-strength winds. The heavy rain is the result of two atmospheric rivers, referred to as "Pineapple Expresses" because of their origins near Hawaii. Nearly half a year's worth of rain has fallen in two days. Since Sunday, February 4, areas in Los ...
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[l] at 2/9/24 7:57am
Over the recent reporting week, February 1-7, ten new sunspot groupsemerged, five on February 1, one on February 2, another on February3, two on February 5, and one more on February 7. On February 8, twomore emerged.Sunspot numbers and solar flux rose, and geomagnetic numbers werequiet.Average daily sunspot number increased from 71.8 to 142.3, andaverage daily solar flux from 145.4 to 165.5.Geo...
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[l] at 2/2/24 12:43pm
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully landed their Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) on January 19, 2024. Just before touchdown, SLIM released two small lunar surface probes, LEV-1 and LEV-2.LEV-2 collects data while moving on the lunar surface, and LEV-1 receives the data.The JAXA Ham Radio Club (JHRC), JQ1ZVI, secured amateur radio license JS1YMG for LEV-1, which...
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[l] at 2/2/24 12:20pm
Newly licensed ham Charlie Hartley, KF0OOP, 18, is one of ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® newest members. He's majoring in sound engineering at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, and is an accomplished musician, playing both bass guitar and the upright string bass. Ham radio, live sound, and music run in his blood; he's the grandson of Bob Heil, K9EID.Charlie had been ...
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[l] at 2/2/24 12:16pm
The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, W1AW, at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, has received a generous donation of equipment from the Heil Ham Radio division of Heil Sound.The company's founder, Bob Heil, K9EID, is a pioneering audio engineer and avid radio amateur. At his direction, the company donated four Heil Pro Set Elite HC-6 headsets, three Heil Pro Set 3 stereo headphones...
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[l] at 2/2/24 11:13am
"ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 0248 UTC/02 FEBRUARY 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE."A CME was observed from 01/0800 UT. This CME is expected to passmostly above the Earth, however a glancing blow is possible eitherlate UT day 03-Feb or early UT day 04-Feb to cause possible G1-G2geomagnetic storming. A coronal hole wind stream may also contributeto enha...
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[l] at 2/1/24 3:01pm
The ARRL Foundation is now accepting grant applications from amateur radio organizations for eligible amateur radio-related projects and initiatives, particularly those focused on educating, licensing, and supporting amateur radio activities, to grow amateur radio's future, youth-based projects and initiatives are especially encouraged.The ARRL Foundation grants program accepts proposals on a c...
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[l] at 1/26/24 12:17pm
February 8, 2024, marks the 61st anniversary of the YL System, now known as the YL International Single Side-band System (YLISSB), founded by Vera Mayree Tallman, K4ICA (SK), in 1963.  Tallman received her first license in 1956 and later earned her General-class license. Though the system's name includes "YL," the amateur radio term for "young lady," membership is open to both women and men. YL...
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[l] at 1/26/24 12:09pm
ARRL Member and active radio amateur Dr. Philip Erickson, W1PJE, is the new director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Haystack Observatory.The prestigious scientific appointment is the continuation of a radio interest that began in his youth. "I started as a shortwave listener in the mid-1970's as a middle school student. So, in some sense, I was always fooling with antennas i...
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[l] at 1/26/24 7:41am
Just four new sunspot groups emerged this reporting week, January18-24, one on each day, January 18-21.But it looks like we may see flares, CMEs and geomagnetic stormsover the next few days. Spaceweather.com identified sunspotgroup AR3561 as "hyperactive."Sunspot numbers and solar flux declined, and geomagnetic indicatorsrose, but only slightly.Average daily sunspot number dropped from 167.3 to...
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[l] at 1/19/24 12:22pm
The Jackson Amateur Radio Club (JARC) has donated two complete sets of ARRL books and posters on the information in amateur radio, valued at $2,000, to the Madison County Library System (MCLS) in Canton, Mississippi."These book titles represent the brain trust of what we know about amateur radio today. We hope they will plant the seed and sow the future for radio-based technology in Madison Cou...
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[l] at 1/19/24 12:14pm
The second annual Georgia State Parks on the Air will be held April 6 - 7, 2024. ARRL member and event coordinator Claude Ray, AC4SH, said that the first event was a success and that participants insisted on having another one."For both activators and hunters, the event went far beyond our expectations. Of the 50 listed parks, 48 were activated, with 109 activators making nearly 20,000 contacts...
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[l] at 1/19/24 7:36am
Solar activity increased substantially over the past week, withtwelve new sunspot groups. One appeared on January 11, five more onJanuary 12, another on January 13, two more on January 15, and threemore on January 16.Two more sunspot groups emerged on January 18.Average daily sunspot number rose from 146.1 to 167.3, and solarflux from 163.3 to 184.1.Geomagnetic numbers remained low and practica...
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[l] at 1/17/24 2:00pm
Download Press Release (PDF)ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® has become the new publisher of the Amateur Radio License Preparation books and related resources authored by Gordon West, WB6NOA. Gordon West’s popular books, classes, and audio courses have been a mainstay of amateur radio licensing for over 40 years. Generations of hams have learned from ‘Gordo’, and now the impact...

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