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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.

  • Helping NASA Track Artemis II’s Orion Spacecraft

    The University of Pittsburgh’s Panther Amateur Radio Club (PARC) had a unique opportunity last week...helping NASA track Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft on its mission to the moon and back!

    Faculty advisor Juan Manfredi, NAØB, said the club responded to a request from NASA to submit a proposal. “We submitted our proposal in September 2025 and were notified in November that our proposal was accepte...

  • The ARRL Solar Update

    Solar activity was at very low levels with only isolated B-class
    flaring, mostly from Region 4416.
     
    There are currently four numbered regions on the visible disk. Region
    4416 remains the largest group by area but exhibited signs of
    structural weakening, including flux submergence and a slight decay
    of its intermediary pores. Region 4419 was the most complex group on
    the disk and showed flux emergen...

  • The ARRL Solar Update

    Solar activity remained at low levels this week. Most of the C-class activity came from either Region 4414 or Region 4409, which has developed a delta spot in its intermediary area. All remaining spots were either stable or in slight decay, with Region 4406 rotating over the west limb by the end of the reporting period.
     
    Coronal activity was observed in CCOR-1, LASCO and STEREO available imager...

  • ARRL Announces Change in Central Division Leadership

    Brent Walls, N9BA, has resigned as Central Division Director of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®, citing professional and personal commitments. He served as Director since 2025, and before that as Vice Director beginning in 2021.

    “Serving in the capacity of Division Director has been a truly rewarding experience and the highlight of my amateur radio journey,” said Walls in a mess...

  • Register Now for the 2026 ARRL Youth Rally at Dayton Hamvention®

  • 2026 ARRL Field Day Merch Now Shipping—Celebrate America250 with a Commemorative Design

  • Elecraft Donates Amateur Radio Station to W1AW

    ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has welcomed a new high-performance Elecraft station to Studio 3 at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, at its headquarters in Newington, Connecticut.

    Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Watsonville, California, Elecraft produces high-performance amateur radio equipment available both factory-assembled and as kits. Its product line span...

  • The ARRL Solar Update

    Solar activity has been at low levels with only C-class flares
    produced by Regions 4401, 4405, and 4409. There were 9 numbered
    active regions on the solar disk, with 4409 showing the most
    significant growth during the period and producing the largest flares
    on April 1. A new region emerged but it has not yet been numbered.
     
    Multiple filaments erupted during the day on April 1, producing
    coronal mass...

  • ARRL Dakota Division has a New Vice Director

    Chris Stallkamp, KIØD, of Selby, South Dakota, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Dakota Division. ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, appointed Stallkamp who has been South Dakota Section Manager since 2012. 

    Stallkamp, an ARRL Life Member, has been a radio amateur since 2006 and holds an Extra Class license. He is a member of the Black Hills Amateur Radio Club and Lake Area Radio Klu...

  • ARISS Outlines Opportunities for Space Station Contacts in 2027

    The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking formal and informal educational institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an amateur radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.  

    Crew members will participate in scheduled amateur radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to...