ARRL News

  • National Preparedness Month: Ensuring Family Safety
    September is National Preparedness Month. In coordination with our partners at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) is producing a series of weekly articles to help radio amateurs and their families stay safe.See previous stories:https://www.arrl.org/news/resilience-through-amateur-radio-for-national-preparedness-month https://www.arr…
  • Ham Radio Volunteers Serve During Hurricane Francine
    Ham radio operators volunteering with the ARRL® Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) have successfully completed operations for Hurricane Francine, now a tropical storm. “We had a huge positive showing of ARES team members checking in and doing the ‘thing.’ I sincerely appreciate everyone leaning into this activation,” said Robert Hayes, KC5IMN, Section Emergency Coordinator of […]
  • The K7RA Solar Update
    With sunspot numbers up and solar flux decreasing, we saw ten newsunspot groups this week; two on September 6, three on September 7,two on September 8, one on September 9, and two on September 11.Average daily sunspot numbers increased from 155.3 to 178.4, whileaverage daily solar flux declined from 230.3 to 223.7.Geomagnetic indicators were quiet, […]
  • Francine Updates
  • ARRL Defends 902-928 Amateur Radio Band
  • ARRL Utah Section Expanding Emergency Communication Capabilities
    A new and faster way to communicate during emergencies is being planned by the Utah Section of the ARRL® Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) group, which serves Salt Lake County, the most populous area in Utah.ARRL Utah Section Public Information Coordinator Scott Rosenbush, K7HSR, said that discussion and planning for mesh networks using AREDN (Amateur […]
  • National Preparedness Month: Have a Go Kit
    September is National Preparedness Month, and ARRL is working to help radio amateurs have a plan for family resilience. Many hams enjoy public service as part of their operating. Being ready to activate for a served agency through the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) involves not only being licensed and trained, but also prepared […]
  • Hams Respond as Hawaii Threatened by Three Major Storms
    In late August, Hawaii’s big island was threatened by three major tropical storms and amateur radio operators were prepared to assist as the threat grew more intense. Russell Roberts, KH6JRM, Public Information Officer, Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section, said that beginning August 23, storm watches and warnings were being issued for tropical storms Hone, Gilma, […]
  • The K7RA Solar Update
    Eight new sunspot groups emerged over the past week.Two appeared on August 30, three more on August 31, another two onSeptember 2 and one more on September 4.Average daily sunspot number declined from 177.1 to 155.3, whileaverage daily solar flux barely changed from 229 to 230.3.Spaceweather.com reported the average daily sunspot number forAugust was 200, […]
  • ARRL VEC Services Update During Systems Disruption
    Updated 9/3/2024ARRL 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 Volunteer Examiners (VEs) should continue to submit exam registrations and material requ…