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2025 ARRL Board of Directors Election Results
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® announces the results of the 2025 ARRL Division elections.
In the ARRL Pacific Division, current Director John Litz, NZ6Q (1,270 votes), of Stockton, California, was declared the winner, defeating Bob Vallio, W6RGG (960 votes).
In the Southeastern Division, current Director Mickey Baker, N4MB (1,596 votes), of West Palm Beach, Florida, was declared...
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The ARRL Solar Update
Solar activity has remained low this past week. The largest flare
was a C9.9 on November 19 from a region just beyond the NE limb near
N17. Region 4284 grew slightly in the early part of the period but
was in decay after November 19.
New Region 4287 was numbered. A Type II radio sweep (estimated at
695 km/s) was observed on November 19 at 2215 UTC, likely associated
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SKYWARN Recognition Day 2025 Cancelled
NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) has announced the cancellation of SKYWARN™ Recognition Day (SRD) 2025.
The necessary time and resources required to plan a comprehensive national event for SKYWARN™ Recognition Day 2025 are not available this year. Thus, the difficult decision was made to cancel this year's event by the NWS.
The NWS will work with ARRL and SKYWARN™ spotters to brainstorm i...
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ARRL VEC Ready to File 2,500+ Ham Radio License Applications; FCC Extends Renewal Filing Deadline
Updated 11/20/2025 (FCC System Issues Affecting Application Processing)
Original story 11/18/2025ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® reports that the FCC has extended the filing deadline to March 5, 2026, for amateur radio licenses that otherwise were due to expire from October 1, 2025, to March 5, 2026. The announcement is included in an FCC Public Notice (DA-25-943) released on Mo...
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The ARRL Solar Update
There were two nights of visible aurora throughout the continental
US and dead HF bands due to a severe geomagnetic storm caused by
what Space.com calls "a colossal X5.1 class solar flare" and
associated coronal mass ejection (CME) on Tuesday, November 11.
Spaceweather.com for November 14 reports that a NASA model of the
latest CME suggests that it could deliver a glancing blow to our
planet's magnet...