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Francine Updates
Hurricance Francine Update Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 6:15 PM Eastern:
Hurricane Francine has made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm, with sustained winds of 100 MPH.-------------------------------------------------------
Hurricance Francine Update Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 5:30 PM Eastern:
The National HurricaneCenter has upgraded Hurricane Francine to a Category 2 Hurricane....
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National Preparedness Month: Have a Go Kit
September is National Preparedness Month, and ARRL is working to help radio amateurs have a plan for family resilience. Many hams enjoy public service as part of their operating. Being ready to activate for a served agency through the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) involves not only being licensed and trained, but also prepared and equipped.
ARRL Director of Emergency Management J...
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Hams Respond as Hawaii Threatened by Three Major Storms
In late August, Hawaii’s big island was threatened by three major tropical storms and amateur radio operators were prepared to assist as the threat grew more intense. Russell Roberts, KH6JRM, Public Information Officer, Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section, said that beginning August 23, storm watches and warnings were being issued for tropical storms Hone, Gilma, and Hector, all churning off th...
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The K7RA Solar Update
Eight new sunspot groups emerged over the past week.
Two appeared on August 30, three more on August 31, another two on
September 2 and one more on September 4.
Average daily sunspot number declined from 177.1 to 155.3, while
average daily solar flux barely changed from 229 to 230.3.
Spaceweather.com reported the average daily sunspot number for
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ARRL VEC Services Update During Systems Disruption
Updated 9/3/2024
ARRL previously reported that we are responding to a serious incident involving access to our network and headquarters-based systems. Several services have been affected, including those administered by the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (ARRL VEC).
Exam Registrations and Materials. ARRL Volunteer Examiners (VEs) should continue to submit exam registrations and material requ...