Here are the latest Amateur Radio news, features, events, and commentary compiled by HQ ARRL.

Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio News update are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 02 May 2023, 2106 UTC.

Content provided by The ARRL. Copyright ARRL.

Source: https://www.arrl.org/news-features (“ARRL News-Features”).

Please click link or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today.

News & Features

05/02/2023 | New STEM Trailer for All Things Amateur Radio Association

The All Things Amateur Radio Association (ATARA), W8ATR, in Carroll, Ohio, revealed its new science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) trailer on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the Rising Park’s Seeds of Change Earth Day event.Read More
05/01/2023 | 2023 ARRL Field Day Gear is Now Shipping!

ARRL Field Day is June 24 – 25. Get ready for amateur radio’s largest on-air operating event with official 2023 ARRL Field Day merchandise available for order now.Read More
04/28/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update

An equatorial coronal hole is currently elevating solar wind speeds.Read More
04/28/2023 | ARRL Advocates for Radio Amateurs as FCC Proposes Changes to 60-Meter Band

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comments about changing the secondary allocation available to radio amateurs on 60 meters.Read More
04/26/2023 | Dr. Ulrich Rohde Receives IEEE Award

Dr. Ulrich Rohde, N1UL, received the 2023 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communications Society Distinguished Industry Leader Award.Read More
04/25/2023 | 2023 Online Ham Bootcamp

The Nashua Area Radio Society’s spring 2023 online Ham Bootcamp will be held on Saturday, May 13, from 10 AM to 6 PM Eastern Time.Read More
04/24/2023 | Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test

The US Department of Defense (DoD) will host this year’s Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test on May 13, 2023.Read More
04/21/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update

Again this week sunspot numbers and solar flux were higher than the week before.Read More
04/14/2023 | Congresswoman Debbie Lesko Speaks At DeVry University Hamfest

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) recently visited a hamfest and met with Amateur Radio operators at DeVry University campus in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 8.Read More
04/14/2023 | National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting Open during 2023 Dayton Hamvention®

The National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting, in conjunction with the West Chester Amateur Radio Association, announced their expanded hours during the 2023 Dayton Hamvention®.Read More
04/14/2023 | ARSA Announces 2023 Award Winner

The Amateur Radio Software Award (ARSA) Committee has announced that GridTracker, a project led by Stephen Loomis, N0TTL, and theGridTracker.orgteam, has been selected as the recipient of the 4th annual Amateur Radio Software Award.Read More
04/14/2023 | This Week: World Amateur Radio Day Special Event

World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is April 18, 2023, and will celebrate the IARU’s 98th anniversary.Read More
04/14/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity was up for this reporting week, April 6-12.Read More
04/07/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update

Average solar flux and sunspot numbers were way down this weekRead More
04/07/2023 | NASA Names Three Hams for Artemis II Moon Mission Crew

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts who will venture around the moon on Artemis II. Three of the four crew members are amateur radio operators.Read More
03/31/2023 | Amateur Radio Featured at 2023 National Hurricane Conference

Amateur radio and the work of ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) will again be represented at the 2023 National Hurricane Conference, which will be held this year in New Orleans, LouisianaRead More