The latest news from the American Radio Relay League
- An Interview with ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA March 28, 2025A 2-hour interview with ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, is available on The DX Mentor Podcast, hosted by Bill Salyers, AJ8B. Minster was elected by the ARRL Board of Directors as CEO in 2020, and has led the association’s operations since.Minster talked about a wide range of topics from how he got started in amateur radio as a shortwave listener, to the impor […]
- Caribe Wave 2025 Tsunami Exercise in Puerto Rico March 28, 2025By: Angel Santana, WP3GWAmateur radio operators in Puerto Rico participated in the Caribe Wave 2025 Tsunami exercise on March 20.The event is an annual tsunami exercise, designed to validate and advance tsunami preparedness efforts in the Caribbean and adjacent regions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United Nations Educati […]
- Sign Up Now for the ARRL Youth Rally at Dayton Hamvention! March 28, 2025ARRL is inspiring the next generation of radio amateur with a full day fun, learning, community building, and on the air activity.Registration is now open for the ARRL Youth Rally at Dayton Hamvention®. This amazing event is set to be a great day full of hands-on radio activities for people aged 11 to 21.Join fellow young people who are interested in ham rad […]
- The ARRL Solar Report March 28, 2025On Wednesday, March 26, around 2130 UTC a Major Storm occurred. Atone point, the Planetary A Index was 49, and the Planetary K Indexwas at 6.Solar wind parameters are expected to remain enhanced due tocontinued coronal hole high-speed stream influences with waningeffects likely by March 29.The Solar Radiation Storm Forecast for March 29 and 30 has a 1percen […]
- Ham Radio, Students and Scientists at the 2025 HamSCI Workshop March 21, 2025By: Rich Moseson, W2VUSome 175 scientists, students, professors, and amateur radio operators from around the world gathered in person and virtually on March 14 and 15 to share research, educate each other, and network at the annual HamSCI Workshop. HamSCI, the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation program, aims to promote collaboration between science, ama […]
- ARRL Ham Radio Open House Continues to Grow March 21, 2025Dozens of amateur radio clubs have made plans to host an ARRL Ham Radio Open House in April. The nationwide event is centered around World Amateur Radio Day on April 18. 2025 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).While we’ve been using radio for well over 100 years, amateur radio operators continue to be on […]
- 76th International DX Convention April 11 – 13 in Visalia, CA March 21, 2025
- The ARRL Solar Report March 21, 2025Solar activity reached moderate levels due to an isolated M1.5/1nflare on March 19 at 2040 UTC from Region AR4031. Regions AR4028,AR4034, and AR4035 exhibited slight growth.Region AR4026 re-emerged in the Southwest quadrant. Regions in theNorthwest quadrant, including AR4020, AR4022, AR4025, and AR4031 allappeared to be in a decay phase.No Earth-directed CM […]
- FCC Initiates Broad Inquiry on Rules to Delete or Amend March 20, 2025In a Public Notice titled “In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete,” issued on March 12, 2025, the FCC is soliciting public input on any FCC rules in any service that members of the public believe should be deleted or modified “for the purpose of alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens.” This is the latest in a series of similar proceedings going back to 1996, when […]
- Radio Connects is 2025 ARRL Field Day Theme March 14, 2025