ARRL News

23 October 2024

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

• ARRL HQ Experiencing Local Power Outage

  Updated 12:36 PM EDT, Tuesday, October 22, 2024

  Power has been restored. There may be minor disruptions to some services as certain systems are returned to service. We thank you for your patience. Our staff can also be reached by telephone: 860-594-0200.
  
  Original story 9:00 AM EDT Tuesday, October 22, 2024

  ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, is experiencing a power outage this morning, Tu...

• Hurricane Oscar - Storm Updates

  Saturday, October 19, 2024 8:00 PM Eastern Update:

  The following information was received from The Hurricane Watch Net:

  The Hurricane Watch Net will be activated this afternoon for Hurricane Oscar at 3:00 PM EDT (1900 UTC). This storm has developed quickly over the past 12 hours and it intensifying still. Hurricane conditions could affect portions of the southeastern Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Isl...

• ARRL Online Auction Open

  The 19th Annual ARRL Online Auction sponsored by RT Systems Inc. opened on Friday, October 18, at 10 AM EDT. The auction continues through Thursday, October 24.

  This year’s auction features over 200 items and includes ARRL Product Review equipment, vintage books, new donations, ARRL Lab tested donations, and the ever-popular ARRL Lab “Mystery” boxes.

  Visit theauction website, register to bid, an...

• Results of the 2024 USA/IARU Region 2 Radio Orienteering Championships

  The 23rd USA and 12th IARU Region 2 Radio Orienteering Championships, held October 5 - 13, 2024, brought together more than 50 competitors from 13 U.S. states, as well as participants from Canada, Australia, Uganda, and China.

  Set in the scenic parks and forests near Chelsea, Dexter, Pinckney, and Brighton, Michigan, the event was organized by the Southern Michigan Orienteering Club (SMOC), with...

• Jamboree On The Air Brings Scouts Around the World Together

  The big weekend for Scouts around the world is here. Jamboree On - The - Air (JOTA) and Jamboree On - The - Internet (JOTI) is the world’s largest Scouting event. The three-day event runs from October 18 - 20, 2024 using amateur radio and the internet to connect Scouts worldwide for a full weekend of on-air and online activities that promote friendship and global citizenship. In 2023, JOTA/JOTI...

• ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Impacts 85 Educators in 2024; More Planned for 2025

  The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology wrapped up up its final cohort for 2024. Eight educators from across the country gathered at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, last week to learn how to incorporate radio technology into their lessons. Eighty-five educators have gotten hands-on with radio technology through the program in 2024.

  On Thursday, October 10, as Hurricane Mi...

• 2024 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award Recipient: Kees Van Oosbree, WØAAE

  Kees Van Oosbree, WØAAE, received the 2024 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award during the ARRL Forum at the North Star Radio Convention / ARRL Minnesota State Convention held in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota on Saturday, October 5, 2024.

  Van Oosbree is an active member of the radio community in Minnesota and at Iowa State University, where he is treasurer of the university's amateur radio club. He is ac...

• The K7RA Solar Update

  Average daily sunspot numbers changed from 160 to 129.3 and average
  daily solar flux from 261.3 to 194.3. Geomagnetic numbers were
  higher, with planetary A index rising from 21.4 to 39.3.
  
  Seven new sunspot groups emerged this week, with two on October 10,
  two on October 13, two more October 14 and one more on October 15.
  
  Predicted solar flux is 170, 160, and 165 on October 18-20, 170 on
  October 21-22...

• The K7RA Solar Update

  Thanks to Carl, K9LA for contributing to this week's bulletin.

  "SUBJ: ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 2220 UTC/10 OCTOBER 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE.

  "A halo CME first observed on 09-Oct arrived at Earth at 10/1515UT, resulting in G4 geomagnetic conditions on 10-Oct. G4 geomagnetic conditions are expected on 11-Oct, with a chance of G5. G2 geomagneti...

• Hurricane Milton - Storm Updates

  Thursday, October 10, 2024 1:00 PM Eastern Update:

  The hurricane nets have each suspended operations as the focus shifts from response to recovery. 
  
  More information to come via ARRL News and in The ARRL Letter. 

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  Thursday, October 10, 2024 9:30 AM Eastern Update:

  Amateur radio operators are in service across the State of Florida. The Florida SARNET has been placed in a restricted net condition to e...

• An Incredible Amateur Radio Rescue Story

  Editor’s note:  The following story was submitted by Don Gardner, W7PJ, ARRL Idaho Section Emergency Coordinator.

  On the evening of September 21, 2024, Greg Owen, WX7Z, heard an amateur radio emergency call on the VHF frequency known as the national simplex calling frequency, 146.52 MHz. Ed Clark, K7ELC, was calling to get medical help for a 51-year-old man who had rolled his four-wheeler.

  Mac M...

• Simulated Emergency Test (SET) Scheduled for October 5—6

  The first weekend of October is when ARRL encourages local groups to hold the Simulated Emergency Test, or SET. Throughout September, ARRL shared materials about resilience through National Preparedness Month. Now, as entire areas are washed away in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the utility value of amateur radio is more necessary and visible than ever.

  When disaster strikes, infrastructur...

• The ARRL Foundation is Now Accepting Grant Applications Through October 31, 2024

  There is funding available to organizations for eligible amateur radio-related projects and initiatives, particularly those with a focus on educating, licensing, and supporting amateur radio activities. Youth-based projects and initiatives are especially encouraged. The ARRL Foundation grants program accepts proposals on a cyclical basis three times a year, in February, June, and October. Award...

• The K7RA Solar Update

  ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 0042UT/04 OCTOBER 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE.
  
  Two coronal mass ejections first observed on 01-Oct and 03-Oct are
  expected to impact Earth over 04-05 Oct. Lack of analyzable corona
  graph imagery makes arrival time predictions uncertain.
  
  INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED DUE TO CORONAL MASS EJECTION FROM 04-06 OCTOBER...

• Ham Radio Serving Southeast US Recovery Efforts

  ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® is tracking how amateur radio is proving critical in areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene, especially in North and South Carolina, portions of Tennessee, and beyond. In the hardest-hit Asheville, North Carolina, area, homes and entire towns have been swept away by flood waters and mudslides. Over 200 people have been killed, and many more are stil...

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