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01/24/2025 | ARRL Club Grants Fund Hardware for Florida students to make contact with the International Space Station

Pine View School for the Gifted (PVS) in Osprey, Florida, has an opportunity to achieve a historic milestone on Tuesday, January 28, at 12:21 PM (EST) Read More
01/24/2025 | ARRL Club Grant Program Awards a Half Million Dollars to Grow Ham Radio

Thirty-seven amateur radio clubs benefitted from $500,502 in grants through the ARRL Club Grant Program to implement projects that educate, recruit, train, and promote amateur radio in their communities Read More
01/24/2025 | Former QST Columnist, Dr. Emil Pocock, W3EP, Silent Key

Dr. Emil Pocock, W3EP, has become a Silent Key. He passed away on January 10, 2025, at the age of 78 Read More
01/24/2025 | Get Ready for "Ham Radio Open House" on World Amateur Radio Day 2025

To help promote amateur radio science and technology, and to honor the 100th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), ARRL is inviting radio clubs and schools to organize a Ham Radio Open House in April, built around World Amateur Radi Read More
01/24/2025 | Ham Radio Demonstration Helps Survivors of Violence at Camp

Camp Family Justice serves pediatric survivors of violence in Contra Costa County, California, providing them with an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors in a safe environment surrounded by support services, including a medical clinic Read More
01/22/2025 | ARRL Opening Late on Thursday, January 23, 2025

ARRL will be closed on Thursday morning, January 23, 2025, for a company-wide meeting. Read More
01/17/2025 | A Weekend of January Contests

There are two great contests for amateur radio operators this weekend, January 18 - 20, 2025 Read More
01/17/2025 | The K7RA Solar Update

Geomagnetic influencers were more stable this week (planetary A index shifted from 16.9 to 10.7) and solar indicators were weaker. Read More
01/14/2025 | DXCC Application Processing Caught Up

DXCC® application processing is back to typical processing times. Read More
01/14/2025 | Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV, Silent Key

Former ARRL and Yaesu employee, World Radiosport Team Championship competitor, and award-winning radio amateur Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV, has become a Silent Key. Motschenbacher passed away on January 9, 2025, after a long illness. Read More
01/13/2025 | Ham Radio Operators Serving During California Firestorms

As the firestorms across Southern California continue to threaten millions of residents, trained amateur radio operators are serving critical volunteer roles to help officials spot fires before they get out of control. Read More
01/10/2025 | FCC Upholds Record $34,000 Forfeiture Against Amateur Licensee

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) assessed a record $34,000 forfeiture against an amateur radio licensee for “willfully and repeatedly operating a radio station without authorization and interfering with the radio communications of the United St Read More
01/10/2025 | ARRL Teachers Institute: Coming to a Town Near You

The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology is going mobile in 2025 Read More
01/10/2025 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity was a bit weak during recent days. Read More
01/09/2025 | Hurricane Watch Net Remembers Long Time Volunteer Terry Redding, W6LMJ, Silent Key.

Terrence Redding, Sr., Ph.D., W6LMJ, has become a Silent Key. He was a long time Hurricane Watch Net volunteer, and well-known ham radio operator. Read More
01/08/2025 | FCC Closed January 9, 2025 for President Carter National Day of Mourning

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will be closed on Thursday, January 9, 2025, in observance of the national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. Read More