ARRL

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
  1. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at minor storm levels
    for March 18, and then from March 27 and 27 all due to recurrent
    Coronal Hole influences.

    Solar activity was at low levels. Multiple C-Class flares were
    observed from newly numbered Region 4028. More spots are rotating
    around the Southeast limb that maybe connected to the spot group.
    The largest flare of the period was a C6.8 on March...

  2. The ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section (SJV) conducted “Perfect Storm,” an amateur radio emergency exercise, on March 5 - 7.

    Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) Dan Sohn, WL7COO, asked that a section-wide exercise be created that would engage both amateur radio operators and non-amateurs to become more active in their community's emergency preparedness and response capabilities.  

    There were 120 par...

  3. ARRL Ham Radio Open House is a national event being hosted by local amateur radio clubs in April to coincide with World Amateur Radio Day on April 18. The event is designed to highlight technical innovations in ham radio, and show off the current state of the art. It will serve as a tool to tell the story of amateur radio being a pathway to tomorrow's technical careers. 

    A site locator is now li...

  4. The recipients of the 2025 Dayton Hamvention® Awards were announced on March 11, 2025. “The selection process was highly competitive, given the outstanding quality of nominations submitted this year. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the winners for 2025,” said Dayton Hamvention Awards Chair Michael Kalter, W8CI.

    Technical Achievement Award: Dr. Kristina Collins, KD8OXT

    Dr. Kristina Coll...