ARRL

• New ARRL Atlantic Division Vice Director

  ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has announced the appointment of Ray Sokola, K9RS, of Wilmington, Delaware, as Vice Director for the ARRL Atlantic Division. The appointment, made by ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, fills the vacancy created in January when former Vice Director Marty Newingham, AG3I, assumed the office of Atlantic Division Director. Sokola will serve the rema...

• Call for Nominations for ARRL Director and Vice Director

  Attention: Full ARRL members in the ATLANTIC, DAKOTA, DELTA, GREAT LAKES, and MIDWEST Divisions. You have the opportunity to choose a Director and Vice Director to represent you for 3-year terms beginning January 1, 2027.

  ARRL is governed by its Board of Directors. A voting Director is chosen by ballot by the full (licensed) ARRL members in each of its 15 divisions. Vice Directors who serve in t...

• Start Planning for ARRL Field Day 2026

• Following Earthquake in Venezuela, Radio Amateurs Asked to Keep Frequencies Clear

• The ARRL Solar Update

  Solar activity has remained at low levels, with frequent C-levelactivity in the SE quadrant of the solar disk. The largest flare of the period was a C3.8 on June 24 from Region 4478, which is the large sunspot that Solar Orbiter had been tracking across the Sun’s far side.

  While the majority of the flaring activity this period came from 4478, Region 4475 also produced several small C-flares as...