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The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.- The K7RA Solar Update
Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:00:00 -0500 New sunspot groups, nine in all, emerged on every day of this reporting week, July 4 to 10. One on July 4, another on July 5, two more on July 6, another each on July 7 and July 8, two more on July 9 and another on July 10.
On July 11, two more sunspot groups emerged, and the total sunspot area expanded by 13 per cent.
Despite the appearance of so many new sunspots, average daily sunspot number...
- ARRL on The Weather Channel
Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:42:00 -0500 ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® joined The Weather Channel on Thursday, July 11, 2024, for a live chat about the value of amateur radio during hurricane season and beyond. ARRL?s Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, talked about how radio helps inform the warning process through surface observations relayed through the Hurricane Watch Net and other nets to WX4NHC, the amateur radio station ...
- Celebrating Software Defined Radio
Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:33:00 -0500 At Ham Radio 2024, the International amateur radio exhibition, last week in Friedrichshafen, Germany, the Software Defined Radio Academy (SDRA) celebrated its 10-year anniversary. Founded in 2014, the SDRA has become a new platform for the exchange of knowledge surrounding software defined radio. In the early years, the academy?s lectures were recorded with primitive camera technology, but toda...
- Hurricane Beryl Aftermath and Update
Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:14:00 -0500 Remnants of Hurricane Beryl, now a post-tropical cyclone, were moving northeast as of early Thursday morning with heavy rain and 35 mph winds. The storm is forecast to continue its current direction as it moves through Pennsylvania, upstate New York, northern New England and Canada, moving ENE at 20 mph. Beryl was the fastest and earliest storm of the hurricane season and during its 8-day run t...
- 2024 ARRL Field Day Log Deadline Approaching
Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:06:00 -0500 The numbers for ARRL 2024 Field Day continue to grow. As of Thursday, July 11, there were nearly 3,500 entries posted. Remember, the deadline for entries is July 23, 2024. It?s a good idea to check the ARRL Field Day website daily for the latest updates and to make sure your entries are completed. If you see ?complete? in the status column, your entries are good. If you see ?pending documents,?...
- ARRL Systems Service Disruption
Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:40:00 -0500 Updated 07/09/2024
As previously reported, ARRL® Logbook of The World® (LoTW®) returned to service on Monday, July 1, 2024. As anticipated, there was a significant rise in use to catch up on processing logs following the outage. It took 4 days for normal processing times to return.
The ARRL Radiosport Department has resumed processing applications for most awards. The systems for Worked All State...
- Hurricane Beryl: Hurricane Watch Net Active
Mon, 08 Jul 2024 10:45:00 -0500 Amateur Radio is active to provide critical communications for those in the path of Hurricane Beryl. This page will be updated with the latest information as it comes in.
By: John Ross, KD8IDJ, and Sierra Harrop, W5DX
Monday, July 8, 2024, Noon EDT update:
The following information is from Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, Net Manager for the Hurricane Watch Net:
The Hurricane Watch Net concluded operations ...
- The K7RA Solar Update
Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:34:00 -0500 Solar activity increased this week, with average daily sunspot numbers rising from 149.6 to 181.6. For some reason average daily solar flux decreased from 178 to 175.
Seven new sunspot groups emerged this week, one on June 27, two on June 28, three on June 29, and one more on July 3.
Average daily planetary index rose from 10.3 to 15.6 while average middle latitude A index rose from 10.1 to 11....
- New ARRL Section Managers
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 14:32:00 -0500 Nominations for 2024 ARRL Section Managers have been made. All nominees listed ran unopposed and returned their nomination forms by the June 7, 2024, deadline. They have been notified by mail and elected for new terms beginning October 1, 2024.
Connecticut:
Douglas Sharafanowich, WA1SFH (new)
Idaho:
Dan Marler, K7REX
Minnesota:
Bill Mitchell, AEØEENorth Dakota:
Ralph Fettig, NØRDFOhio:
Thomas Sly,...
- ARRL Logbook of The World Returns to Service
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 12:40:00 -0500 ARRL Logbook of The World® (LoTW®) returned to service July 1, 2024. It had been offline as part of a systems service disruption.
As work progressed on the network, some users encountered LoTW opening briefly during which some 6600 logs were uploaded. The logs were not processed until this weekend as we tested that the interfaces to LoTW were functioning properly.
We are taking steps to help mana...
- ARRL Headquarters is Closed on Thursday, July 4, for Independence Day
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 08:03:00 -0500 ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will be closed on Thursday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions. ARRL Headquarters will reopen on Friday, July 5, at 8 a.m. EDT.
- ARRL VEC Services Update During Systems Disruption
Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:35:00 -0500 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 Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (ARRL VEC).
Exam Registrations and Materials. ARRL Volunteer Examiners (VEs) should continue to submit exam registrations and material requests. While we a...
- Call for Nominations for ARRL Director and Vice Director
Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:58:00 -0500 Attention: Full ARRL members in the Central, Hudson, New England, Northwestern, and Roanoke Divisions. You have the opportunity to choose a Director and Vice Director to represent you for a 3-year term beginning January 1, 2025.
ARRL is governed by its Board of Directors. A voting Director is chosen by ballot by the full (licensed) ARRL members in each of its 15 Divisions. Vice Directors who ser...
- 2024 ARRL Field Day Wrap Up
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:37:00 -0500 It was a successful 2024 ARRL Field Day, despite severe weather and extreme temperatures impacting much of the country. Social media has hundreds of photos and stories from the United States. By Wednesday morning, nearly 2200 log entries had been received, with more arriving hourly. Just a reminder, the deadline for entries is July 23, 2024. Check out the ARRL Field Day website for the latest u...
- ARRL and Momobeam Introduce Dual-band Beam Antenna for 6- and 10-Meters
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:31:00 -0500 ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has a new product to help radio amateurs get active and on the air.
As Solar Cycle 25 continues to increase HF radio propagation on the upper bands, ARRL has partnered with the Italian antenna manufacturer Momobeam to design a dualband beam antenna to help take full advantage of the exciting opportunities for distant contacts. The ARRL Dual-band ...