ARRL News
- June 2, 2023
- Museum Ships On-the-Air Weekend
If you like ships and are an amateur radio operator, 100 ships will be on the air from June 3 - 4 for the annual Museum Ships Weekend event.
Organizers stress that this is not a contest, but a fun event that begins at 0000Z on June 3, 2023, and runs through 2359Z on June 4, 2023.
While operation on any amateur frequency is allowed, most ships will be operating in the general portion of the bands....
- June 2, 2023
- The K7RA Solar Update
Average daily solar flux values dropped over the past week, but
sunspot numbers were nearly the same, comparing May 25 to 31 to the
previous week.
Average daily solar flux declined from 161.2 to 155.3. Geomagnetic
indicators were quieter, with average daily planetary A index
declining from 17.1 to 7.3, and middle latitude numbers from 14.4 to
7.9.
Predicted solar flux is 160 on June 2, 155 on June 3-4...
- June 2, 2023
- ARRL Elected to Serve on SAFECOM
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has been elected to serve on SAFECOM®. SAFECOM is a group of national thought leaders and officials within the emergency communications and response space that works to set standards used at every level. The program is managed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an agency of the US Department of Homeland Security.
SAFE...
- June 1, 2023
- “He Touched So Many Lives” Chip Margelli, K7JA (SK)
The airwaves are markedly dimmer this week, social media is filled with heartfelt tributes, and industry leaders are mourning. Longtime fixture of amateur radio Charles “Chip” Margelli, K7JA, passed away after a brief illness. Margelli was an ARRL Life Member.
“The light and love of my life is gone,” Margelli’s widow Janet, KL7MF, posted on Facebook. “He enjoyed 60 wonderful years as a ham and 4...
- May 26, 2023
- The K7RA Solar Update
Both average daily sunspot numbers and solar flux increased this week. Average daily sunspot numbers rose from 118.6 to 133.4, while average solar flux went from 143.2 to 161.2.
Geomagnetic indicators were more active. Average daily planetary A index went from 9.6 to 17.1, while average middle latitude A index rose from 9.6 to 14.4.
Predicted solar flux is 150 on May 26, 155 on May 27 and 28,...
- May 26, 2023
- Section Manager Update: Austin Elected, Bigley Re-elected, Gendron Appointed
The results of two balloted Section Manager elections held this spring were determined when the ballots were counted at ARRL Headquarters on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.
John Bigley, N7UR, incumbent Section Manager of the ARRL Nevada Section, was re-elected when he received 277 votes, and Jim Shepherd, W6US, of Sparks, received 177 votes. Bigley, of Las Vegas, has been serving as Section Manager since...
- May 26, 2023
- Dayton Hamvention® 2023 Wrap Up
ARRL greeted attendees in its large exhibit area in the "Tesla" building. Traffic to the exhibit was brisk. Members and prospective members enjoyed meeting with dozens of ARRL program representatives and volunteers. The event hosted the ARRL Great Lakes Division Convention.
While the final count is still a few days away from being completed, Hamvention spokesperson Michael Kalter, W8CI, said thi...
- May 26, 2023
- ARRL Headquarters Will Be Closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® honors and remembers the ultimate sacrifice made by those who served in the U.S. armed forces. ARRL Headquarters will be closed Monday, May 29, 2023, in observance of Memorial Day. Many of the member services and information offered by ARRL are accessible on our website 24/7.
There will be no W1AW code practice or bulletin transmissions on Memori...
- May 25, 2023
- Gomez Nominated for Vacant FCC Seat, Two Commissioners Renominated
President Joe Biden announced three nominees for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on May 22, 2023. The President will nominate Anna M. Gomez for a vacant FCC seat. Two sitting Commissioners, Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr, will be nominated for new terms at the same time.
Gomez is an attorney with decades of experience in domestic and international communications law and policy. Go...
- May 25, 2023
- ARRL and FEMA Sign Agreement: Ham Radio is as Relevant as Ever
The agreement emphasizes the importance of skilled Amateur Radio Operators in times of crisis and the role of ARES leadership within the emergency communications space.
ARES (see the ARES fact sheet at www.arrl.org/ares) is a network of trained Amateur Radio Service licensees organized across the country to provide communications and other support to served agencies, such as local governments, ...
- May 22, 2023
- Dayton Hamvention Roundup Sunday, May 21, 2023
by Mark H. Derks, KC1RVQ, ARRL Acquisitions Editor
Sunday at Dayton Hamvention® proved to be a whirlwind affair, even if the crowds had thinned considerably from Friday and Saturday’s surge. In the ARRL Expo space, a few more books sold out, along with some of the popular sizes for 2023 ARRL Field Day t-shirts. Among the staff and volunteers present, there was a sense that the event had proved a...
- May 22, 2023
- Dayton Hamvention Roundup Saturday May 20, 2023
- May 20, 2023
- Dayton Hamvention Roundup Friday, May 19, 2023
by Mark H. Derks, KC1RVQ, ARRL Acquisitions Editor
The Calm Before
The first official day of 2023 Dayton Hamvention® began with half an hour of calm on the show floor. All the transceivers and whips, the coils of coax, and bins of SMA connecters lay abed beneath their evening coverings -- white plastic tablecloth in the ARRL exhibit space, black canvas covers for neighboring Icom, and others beyo...
- May 19, 2023
- The K7RA Solar Update
This reporting week, May 11-17, average daily sunspot number was
nearly the same as last week, 118.6 compared to 119.3, only
marginally lower.
But average daily solar flux dropped from 167.8 to 143.2.
Geomagnetic indicators were quieter, both planetary and middle
latitude A index at 9.6. Last week the two numbers were 15.1 and
11.9, respectively.
What is the outlook for the next few weeks?
10.7 cm sola...
- May 19, 2023
- T-minus 1 Day Until Dayton Hamvention – May 18, 2023
by Mark H. Derks, KC1RVQ, ARRL Acquisitions Editor
The day before Dayton Hamvention® 2023, and already antennas porcupine cars at the University of Dayton Marriott. Cardstock “No Parking” signs issued by the Xenia, Ohio, police department top blonde stakes on the approach to the vendor parking at the Greene County Fairgrounds, a signal about the number of ham radio operators about to descend.
The...