The latest news from the American Radio Relay League
- The ARRL Solar Update November 14, 2025There were two nights of visible aurora throughout the continentalUS and dead HF bands due to a severe geomagnetic storm caused bywhat Space.com calls "a colossal X5.1 class solar flare" andassociated coronal mass ejection (CME) on Tuesday, November 11.Spaceweather.com for November 14 reports that a NASA model of thelatest CME suggests that it coul […]
- Get On the Air for 2025 ARRL November Sweepstakes November 14, 2025Amateur radio operators throughout the US and Canada are getting ready for one of the most anticipated weekends of the year. The 2025 ARRL November Sweepstakes phone (SSB voice) contest takes place November 15 - 17, beginning at 2100 UTC Saturday and running through 0259 UTC Monday. The CW (Morse code) event was held 2 weeks ago, Nov. 1 - 3.November Sweepsta […]
- Images Beamed from Space Celebrate 25 Years of Ham Radio on the ISS November 13, 2025Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) will mark two major milestones this month with a special Slow Scan Television (SSTV) event aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Beginning November 12 through November 20, the station will transmit a series of 12 commemorative SSTV images, pausing only for a scheduled educational contact.The “S […]
- The ARRL Solar Update November 7, 2025Solar activity has reached high levels due to a pair of X-classflares. The first was an X1.8 on November 4 from Region 4274. Associatedwith the flare were Type IV radio sweeps, 160 sfu Tenflare, and apartial halo coronal mass ejection (CME) directed mostly off the NElimb in coronagraph imagery. Although the majority of the ejecta isexpected to pass behind Ea […]
- 2025 Veterans Day - Amateur Radio Events. ARRL Closed Nov. 11 November 7, 2025Many amateur radio clubs and organizations are planning on-air commemorations and special events for Veterans Day 2025. Visit the ARRL Special Events Stations database, and contact the following stations on-the-air:In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club will honor the Continental Marines Birthday. Special event station WM3PEN will o […]
- 2025 “Dream Rig” Essay Contest for Young Ham Radio Operators November 7, 2025Six years ago, the Intrepid-DX Group, a international group of amateur radio operators, began their annual youth “Dream Rig” essay contest as a means to reach young people and interest them in amateur radio.“This year, rather than our past essays, we are seeking well thought-out and clearly communicated project proposals for a public access amateur radio sta […]
- Special Event Unites Pennsylvania Colleges and Amateur Radio Station W3USR November 7, 2025The Murgas Amateur Radio Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a special event that includes the University of Scranton, Kings College, and amateur radio station W3USR. The station is part of the University of Scranton Physics and Engineering Department, a university student club, and a flagship station for the Ham Radio Science Citizen Inv […]
- ARRL Introduces New LIVE Online Course for Ham Radio Licensing November 7, 2025ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has introduced a new, fully-interactive two-day online course for ham radio licensing. The ARRL Technician Class LIVE Video Course includes everything needed to prepare for the FCC Technician Class amateur radio license exam. Enrollment is open now for the inaugural course, which will take place December 20 - […]
- ARRL Members Enter to Win an Icom Dream Station November 7, 2025The countdown is on! Full members of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® have until December 31, 2025, to earn up to six automatic entries for a chance to win the Icom Dream Station -- a complete ham radio station featuring a limited-edition IC-7760 HF/50 MHz transceiver, IC-PW2 amplifier, desktop microphone, and a special Icom 60th Anniversary […]
- Ham Radio Operators to Support Indian Ocean Tsunami Exercise November 4, 2025Radio amateurs from the Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL) will participate in the Indian Ocean Wave 2025 exercise (IOWave25), coordinated by UNESCO’s intergovernmental coordination group for Indian Ocean tsunamis on November 5, 2025. RSSL will support the Disaster Management Centre by operating HF and VHF emergency communication networks during the exercise, […]