ARRL News

  • The ARRL Solar Update
    Solar activity reached high levels this past week when Region 4299produced an M1.1 (R1/Minor) flare on December 6. Shortly after, theregion produced an M8.1/2b (R3/Strong) flare, also on December 6.Associated with the M8.1 flare was a 1,100 SFU Tenflare, a 1,143km/s Type II sweep and a Type IV sweep. (A "sweep" is a solar radioburst […]
  • Help Someone Get Their FIRST Ham Radio License by the End of 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 (World Radiocommunication Conference 2015) Final Acts. The Commission also agreed with a petition from ARRL The […]
  • ARRL to Host 2026 HamSCI Workshop at Central Connecticut State University
  • The ARRL Solar Update
    Solar activity was at low levels this past week with only C classflares. Region 4294 remains the largest region on the disk but isappearing to be simplifying magnetically. Region 4296, on the otherhand, gained a delta region in its intermediary region, though withno corresponding increase in flare activity as of yet. New fluxemerged along the […]
  • Operators/Monitors Wanted for Meteor Scatter QSO Party December 12-13
  • “Space Sailors” Seeking Download Help from Ham Radio Operators
    Update 12/4/2025 (See original story, below.)ChipSat Signals Received; Listeners Still NeededUpdating the story, ‘Space Sailors’ Seeking Download Help from Ham Radio Operators,” posted on December 2, 2025, Cornell University’s “ChipSat”-equipped light sail was successfully deployed on December 3 and several dozen telemetry signals from its ChipSat flight computers have been received and decoded…
  • LIVE YouTube Telethon to Support ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology
    Don’t miss it! 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.Join Nass and several other amateur radio contributors […]
  • 2025 ARRL Board of Directors Election Results
    ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® announces the results of the 2025 ARRL Division elections.In the ARRL Pacific Division, current Director John Litz, NZ6Q (1,270 votes), of Stockton, California, was declared the winner, defeating Bob Vallio, W6RGG (960 votes).In the Southeastern Division, current Director Mickey Baker, N4MB (1,596 votes), of West Palm Beach, Florida, […]
  • The ARRL Solar Update
    Solar activity has remained low this past week. The largest flarewas a C9.9 on November 19 from a region just beyond the NE limb nearN17. Region 4284 grew slightly in the early part of the period butwas in decay after November 19.New Region 4287 was numbered. A Type II radio sweep (estimated at695 km/s) was […]