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11/08/2024 | 2024 ARRL Field Day Results Published

Results are published, and the numbers are in Read More
11/08/2024 | Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in 53 Years

On Armed Forces Day, May 1971, 53 years ago, two amateur operators working as WZ6SNI, activated San Nicolas Island, IOTA NA-066 Read More
11/08/2024 | Amateur Radio Activated for Late Season Hurricane

A rare November hurricane made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday and continued to move slowly toward the northwest Thursday morning Read More
11/07/2024 | ARRL Opening Late on Friday, Nov. 8 and Closed on Veterans Day, Nov. 11

http://www.arrl.org/">ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® has two closures coming up for our headquarters in Newington, Connecticut: ARRL will be closed on Friday morning, November 8, 2024, for an employee meeting. During the short closu... Read More
11/05/2024 | Hurricane Rafael - Storm Updates

Updates on Hurricane Rafael Read More
11/01/2024 | ARRL Members Raise $47,000 for STEM Education in Online Auction

The auction saw 329 individual bidders vying for equipment, vintage books, “mystery junk boxes” from the ARRL Lab, and more. Read More
11/01/2024 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity increased this week. Read More
10/31/2024 | ARRL November Sweepstakes CW is Nov 2-3

The CW weekend of ARRL Sweepstakes is November 2 — 3. ARRL Sweepstakes is the "oldest domestic contest, beginning in 1930,” with competition at the individual, multi-operator, and school club levels. Read More
10/31/2024 | ARRL Recognizes University of Scranton During Amateur Radio Station Dedication

The University of Scranton in Pennsylvania has a new amateur radio station, W3USR. A dedication was held at the university’s Loyola Science Center on Friday, October 25, 2024 Read More
10/30/2024 | 2025 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program Accepting Applications through Jan 6, 2025

The 2025 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program will begin accepting applications on October 30, 2024. Applications will be accepted through January 6, 2025 Read More
10/30/2024 | ARRL VEC Services Update During Systems Disruption

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 VEC. Read More
10/25/2024 | Dream Rig Contest Underway

The 5th annual Youth "Dream Rig" Essay Contest has begun to accept submissions. Read More
10/25/2024 | Handbook 101: A New Generation of Amateur Radio

ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® is pleased to announce the next generation of The ARRL Handbook. Read More
10/25/2024 | The K7RA Solar Update

Key solar indicators were lower this week. Read More
10/24/2024 | 2024 Pacificon Inspires Next Generation of Radio Amateurs

The Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club held its successful convention, Pacificon 2024, in San Ramon, California, October 18 - 20. The convention drew radio amateurs from throughout the populous Bay Area of California and beyond. Read More
10/23/2024 | ARRL Systems Service Disruption

We are in the process of responding to a serious incident involving access to our network and headquarters-based systems. we are expeditiously working with outside industry experts to address the issue. We appreciate your patience. Read More