Here are the latest Amateur Radio news, events, features, and commentary compiled by HQ ARRL.
Views expressed in this Amateur Radio News update are those of the reporters and correspondents.
Accessed on 31 January 2023, 2337 UTC.
Content provided by HQ ARRL.
Source: http://www.arrl.org/news-features (Amateur Radio News from HQ ARRL).
News & Features
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01/27/2023 | Missouri S&T Amateur Radio Club to Celebrate 100 Years
The Missouri S&T Amateur Radio Club, W0EEE, at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), is gearing up for an early celebration of their 100 years.Read More
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01/27/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update
![There are 8 small sunspot groups scattered across the sun's northern hemisphere. None poses a threat for strong solar flares. [Photo courtesy of NASA SDO/HMI]](https://i0.wp.com/www.arrl.org/img/80x51/News/hmi4096_blank_0127.jpg)
From the first week of this year, we saw a dramatic and welcome
increase in solar activity, but it softened in this reporting week,
January 19-25.Average daily sunspot numbers starting with the final reporting week
for 2022 were 96.1, 97, 135.9. 173.4…Read More -
01/26/2023 | Yaesu Radios Donated to ARRL to Inspire Visitors and Young Hams
There are two new Yaesu transceivers in use at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut.Read More
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01/26/2023 | Mobile App Available to Navigate 2023 Orlando HamCation
Orlando HamCation® is February 10 – 12, 2023, and hosts the ARRL Southeastern Division Convention.Read More
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01/20/2023 | Proposals Sought to Host 2026 World Radiosport Team Championship — WRTC
The World Radiosport Team Championship Sanctioning Committee (WRTC-SC) is accepting proposals for hosting the 2026 WRTC event.Read More
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01/20/2023 | 29th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner is May 20, 2023
The North Coast Contesters will host the 29th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner at the Hope Hotel, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday night, May 20, 2023, at 6:30 PM.Read More
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01/20/2023 | Winter Field Day 2023
Winter Field Day (WFD), sponsored by the Winter Field Day Association, is coming again.Read More
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01/20/2023 | Amateur Satellite FalconSAT-3 Nears Reentry
Many amateur radio operators and satellite watchers have been predicting the date and time of reentry for FalconSAT-3 (FS-3).Read More
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01/20/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update
![Sunspots AR3190 and AR3192 have 'beta-gamma' magnetic fields that harbor energy for M-class solar flares. [Photo courtesy of NASA SDO/HMI]](https://i0.wp.com/www.arrl.org/img/80x51/News/hmi4096_blank_012023_2.jpg)
Last week’s Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP002 opened with “Wow!” I don’t know what to say about this week, except it is beyond wow.Read More
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01/13/2023 | HAARP Thanks Amateur Radio Operators for Help with Latest Experiment
On Tuesday, December 27, 2022, the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) conducted its latest ionospheric experiment of bouncing radio signals off an asteroid passing near Earth’s orbit (see the ARRL News story from December 23, 2022).Read More
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01/13/2023 | Orlando HamCation Presents Its 2023 Award Winners
Just a month ahead of its big event in Florida, Orlando HamCation® has announced the 2023 HamCation Award winners.Read More
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01/13/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update
![A large sunspot is emerging at the circled location. [Photo courtesy of NASA SDO/HMI]](https://i0.wp.com/www.arrl.org/img/80x51/News/hmi4096_blank_01132023.jpg)
Wow! Sunspot numbers up, geomagnetic disturbances down.Read More
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01/12/2023 | Arnaldo de Jesús Coro Antich, CO2KK, Silent Key
Arnaldo de Jesús Coro Antich, CO2KK, passed away January 8, 2023. He was a founding member, since 1966, of the Federation of Radio Amateurs of Cuba [Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba].Read More
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01/10/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update
![Sunspots AR3181, 82 and 84 all pose a threat for X-class solar flares. [Photo courtesy of NASA SDO/HMI]](https://i0.wp.com/www.arrl.org/img/80x51/News/hmi200_010623.gif)
Two new sunspot groups emerged on December 29, one more on December 30 and another on January 1, then two more on January 5.Read More
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01/06/2023 | More Amateur Radio Astronauts Head for the International Space Station
Three of the four new astronauts on February’s planned launch of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) are amateur radio operators.Read More
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01/06/2023 | Amateur Radio Operations at the US Military Academies
The Service Academies Radio Group (SARG) was recently formed for alumni and amateur radio operators who are interested in the five U.S military academies.Read More
