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1. Solar Eclipse QSO Party Seeks Amateurs and Radio Enthusiasts for Global Experiment

   ARRL is proud to partner with HamSCI to help promote participation in the Solar Eclipse QSO Party (SEQP). SEQPs are a series of global experiments -- and you can be a part of them. Solar eclipses will pass across the continental United States on October 14, 2023, and April 8, 2024.

   During these celestial events, you can join thousands of fellow amateurs as part of the largest crowd-sourced event...

2. Students Wanted: Talk to an Astronaut via Amateur Radio in 2024!

   There's an opportunity for STEM education via amateur radio that will put students in contact with astronauts. The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an amateur radio contact with a crew member aboard the International SpaceStation (ISS). ARISS antici...

3. The K7RA Solar Update

   Solar activity was up for this reporting week, September 21-27.
   Eight new sunspot groups appeared, two on September 21, two more on
   September 22, two more on September 25, another on September 26 and
   another on September 27.
   
   The average daily sunspot number jumped from 118.4 to 170.6, while
   average daily solar flux went from 149.3 to 168.8.
   
   The Autumnal Equinox was last weekend in the Northern Hemisp...

4. Anna Gomez Confirmed to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

   The US Senate confirmed Anna Gomez as the fifth commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission on September 7, 2023.Gomez thanked President Biden for the nomination and the Senate for her confirmation.

   "I am grateful for the opportunity to serve," she said in a statement on her LinkedIn page.

   Gomez is an attorney with decades of experience in domestic and international communications law...

5. Celebrating 50 Years of the ARRL Foundation

   Thursday, September 21, 2023, marked 50 years since the ARRL Foundation was formed. As a partner with ARRL, the ARRL Foundation stewards philanthropic support for amateur radio through scholarships, club grants, and other programs to ensure a strong and vibrant future for the avocation.

   The total assets of the nonprofit entity measured nearly $8M at its most recent annual audit, but it grew from...