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02/12/2023 | Amateur Radio Events Celebrate the Universe

Two amateur radio events are scheduled in mid-February to celebrate an astronomer who mapped the universe and an astronomer who discovered a planet.Read More
02/11/2023 | Registration Open for the 2023 QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo

The 2023 QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo will be held on March 25 – 26, and registration is now open.Read More
02/10/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update

A period of rising solar activity returned this week.Read More
02/10/2023 | Bouvet Island DXpedition is On the Air!

The 3Y0J team has arrived and begun operations on Bouvet Island. The conditions have been difficult and the team is not yet operating at full capacity.Read More
02/09/2023 | Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contacts two US Schools

Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) were busy the last week of January using amateur radio to make contact with two schools.Read More
02/07/2023 | Amateur Radio Active in Turkey and Syria Following Earthquakes

On Monday evening February 6, 2023, there was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that mainly affected Turkey and Syria but also other neighboring countries with 3,700 people dead and more than 16,000 injured until the last hours, but it is suspected that there arRead More
02/06/2023 | ARRL Foundation Accepting Applications for Grants in February

The ARRL Foundation is now accepting applications for grants to amateur radio organizations.Read More
02/03/2023 | Leadership Changes in ARRL Atlantic Division

The ARRL Atlantic Division has new leadership. Tom Abernethy, W3TOM, who had served as an ARRL Director, representing the Atlantic Division since 2015, stepped down on January 6, 2023.Read More
02/03/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity softened again this week, with average daily sunspot numbers changing from 162 to 80.7, and solar flux from 198.9 to 139.5.Read More
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
01/27/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update

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
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
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
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
01/20/2023 | Winter Field Day 2023

Winter Field Day (WFD), sponsored by the Winter Field Day Association, is coming again.Read More