The latest news from the American Radio Relay League
- Free ARRL Events App Now Live for 2026 Dayton Hamvention® May 1, 2026
- FCC Approves Limited Emergency Use of 70 cm Band by AST SpaceMobile Satellites Outside the US May 1, 2026
- New Book Release: Satellite Operating for Amateur Radio May 1, 2026Ever wanted to operate amateur radio satellites but felt intimidated by tracking the “birds” or unsure about the equipment needed? ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®'s new book, Satellite Operating for Amateur Radio, is now shipping and shows just how approachable, exciting, and rewarding satellite communication can be.Written by Tony Mill […]
- 2025 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Winners Awarded May 1, 2026The ARRL Foundation’s 2025 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award has been awarded to Dr. Ethan Miller, K8GU, and Dr. Nathaniel A. Frissell, W2NAF, for their August 2025 QST article, “About Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances.”The editors of QST nominated Miller and Frissell in August 2025, the ARRL Foundation Board approved the awards in January 2026, and […]
- NCVEC Question Pool Committee Issues Revision to 2026 - 2030 Technician Pool April 28, 2026This announcement was originally published in the ARRL Letter on February 19, 2026. ARRL members can subscribe to the weekly ARRL Letter at www.arrl.org/opt-in-out.---The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) released a February 19, 2026, revision to the new 2026 - 2030 Technician Class question pool. Qu […]
- New Technician Class Question Pool Released -- Effective July 1, 2026 April 28, 2026This announcement was originally published in the ARRL Letter on December 18, 2025. ARRL members can subscribe to the weekly ARRL Letter at www.arrl.org/opt-in-out.---On December 18, 2025, the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) released the revised 2026-2030 Technician Class (Element 2) question pool. […]
- Amateur Radio to Participate in DoD Armed Forces Day Crossband Test on May 9, 2026 April 25, 2026Amateur radio operators will participate in the Department of Defense’s Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test on May 9, 2026. The annual event will not impact any public or private communications.For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have participated in this interoperability exercise between the amateur and government radio services. The AFD […]
- The ARRL Solar Update April 24, 2026Solar activity remained at low levels this past week with numerous C1flares from Region 4420, which exhibited growth during the period.Region 4419 showed minor decay, particularly in its trailing spots,while producing a lone C1.0 flare. Region 4422 was numbered duringthe period but remained inactive. No Earth-directed CMEs wereobserved in coronagraph imagery […]
- Dayton Hamvention® 2026 Offers Forums for Every Ham April 22, 2026Dayton Hamvention 2026 features a wide range of forums to appeal to amateur radio operators of all interests, experience levels, and ages. The Hamvention Forums Committee has assembled a diverse lineup covering technical topics, operating skills, and emerging interest areas. On opening day, Friday, May 15, there are 22 forums beginning at 9:15 AM with HamSCI […]
- Helping NASA Track Artemis II’s Orion Spacecraft April 20, 2026This story was updated 4/27/2026The University of Pittsburgh had a unique opportunity last week...helping NASA track Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft on its mission to the moon and back! Students from the university’s Panther Amateur Radio Club (PARC) were among the students and faculty who participated.Faculty advisor Juan Manfredi, NAØB, said the school respo […]