ARRL News
12 November 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.
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2024 ARRL Field Day Results Published
Results are published, and the numbers are in. They paint a picture of a very active 2024 ARRL Field Day. Nearly 1.3 million contacts were reported during the 24-hour event. That is up from 2023’s 1.25 million contacts. That’s likely indicative of the continued rise of Solar Cycle 25 leading up to the event, but more people also participated this year.
Entries were received from all 85 ARRL and...
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Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in 53 Years
On Armed Forces Day, May 1971, 53 years ago, two amateur operators working as WZ6SNI, activated San Nicolas Island, IOTA NA-066. At 61 miles, San Nicolas is the most remote of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California and is owned by the US Navy.
Now, weather permitting, Will Costello, WC6DX, has been authorized to be active from San Nicolas Island November 8 - 12, 2024. He is tak...
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Amateur Radio Activated for Late Season Hurricane
A rare November hurricane made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday and continued to move slowly toward the northwest Thursday morning. Volunteer ham radio operators were there to provide surface reports to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Hurricane Rafael left Cuba’s 10 million residents without power and on Thursday afternoon was a Category 2 storm moving away from C...
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ARRL Opening Late on Friday, Nov. 8 and Closed on Veterans Day, Nov. 11
ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® has two closures coming up for our headquarters in Newington, Connecticut:
ARRL will be closed on Friday morning, November 8, 2024, for an employee meeting. During the short closure, members are encouraged to use the ARRL website, www.arrl.org, for membership renewals, publication purchases, and to access most benefits, services, and programs. T...
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Hurricane Rafael - Storm Updates
Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 11:00 AM Eastern Update:
The following information is from the Hurricane Watch Net:
The Hurricane Watch Net will be activated today, Tuesday, as planned, with one minor update. After further review of the timing of the storm and the distance from land, we need to modify our plans. All will remain the same with the exception that we will now operate overnight
Activation P...
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ARRL Members Raise $47,000 for STEM Education in Online Auction
ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® is pleased to announce that the 19th annual ARRL Online Auction, sponsored by RT Systems Inc, raised $47,000 for amateur radio STEM education.
The event was held from October 18- 24, 2024. In addition to hundreds of views, the auction saw 329 individual bidders vying for equipment, vintage books, “mystery junk boxes” from the ARRL Lab, and more....
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The K7RA Solar Update
Solar activity increased this week. Average daily sunspot number
went from 127.7 to 197.4 and average solar flux from 170.5 to 240.2.
Predicted solar flux is 270 on November 1-2, 265 and 260 on November
3-4, 250 on November 5-7, 214, 195 and 182 on November 8-10, 172,
168, 174 and 165 on November 11-14, and 162 on November 15-16.
Predicted planetary A index is 5, 8, 15, and 10 on November 1-4, 5
on N...
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ARRL November Sweepstakes CW is Nov 2-3
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ARRL Recognizes University of Scranton During Amateur Radio Station Dedication
The University of Scranton in Pennsylvania has a new amateur radio station, W3USR. A dedication was held at the university’s Loyola Science Center on Friday, October 25, 2024, led by Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, an associate professor of physics and electrical engineering, and club advisor for the University of Scranton Amateur Radio Club.
The new W3USR University of Scranton Amateur Radio Sta...
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2025 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program Accepting Applications through Jan 6, 2025
The 2025 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program will begin accepting applications on October 30, 2024. Applications will be accepted through January 6, 2025.
More than 100 scholarships ranging from $500 to $25,000 will be awarded. All applicants must be active, FCC-licensed amateur radio operators.
Information, along with the link to the online application, can be found on ARRL’s website: https://w...
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ARRL VEC Services Update During Systems Disruption
Updated 10/30/2024
ARRL previously reported that we are responding to a serious incident involving access to our network and headquarters-based systems. Several services have been affected, including those administered by the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (ARRL VEC).
Exam Registrations and Materials. ARRL Volunteer Examiners (VEs) should continue to submit exam registrations and material re...
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Dream Rig Contest Underway
The 5th annual Youth "Dream Rig" Essay Contest has begun to accept submissions.
The contest is sponsored by The Intrepid-DX Group, a U.S.-based 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that promotes amateur radio activities around the world and recognizes the importance of including youth in the amateur radio hobby.
Contestants must be USA or Canadian amateur radio license holders aged 19 or younger. A...
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Handbook 101: A New Generation of Amateur Radio
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The K7RA Solar Update
Key solar indicators were lower this week, with average daily solar
flux down from 194.3 to 170.5 and average daily sunspot numbers
declining from 129.3 to 127.7.
On October 22, Spaceweather.com reported:
"THE SUN IS TAKING A QUICK BREAK: Solar Max is hard work. Just ask
the Sun. After flaring almost without pause for the past 10 months,
the Sun is taking a quick break. Solar activity has been low fo...
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2024 Pacificon Inspires Next Generation of Radio Amateurs
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12 November 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.-
2024 ARRL Field Day Results Published
Results are published, and the numbers are in. They paint a picture of a very active 2024 ARRL Field Day. Nearly 1.3 million contacts were reported during the 24-hour event. That is up from 2023’s 1.25 million contacts. That’s likely indicative of the continued rise of Solar Cycle 25 leading up to the event, but more people also participated this year.
Entries were received from all 85 ARRL and...
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Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in 53 Years
On Armed Forces Day, May 1971, 53 years ago, two amateur operators working as WZ6SNI, activated San Nicolas Island, IOTA NA-066. At 61 miles, San Nicolas is the most remote of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California and is owned by the US Navy.
Now, weather permitting, Will Costello, WC6DX, has been authorized to be active from San Nicolas Island November 8 - 12, 2024. He is tak...
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Amateur Radio Activated for Late Season Hurricane
A rare November hurricane made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday and continued to move slowly toward the northwest Thursday morning. Volunteer ham radio operators were there to provide surface reports to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Hurricane Rafael left Cuba’s 10 million residents without power and on Thursday afternoon was a Category 2 storm moving away from C...
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ARRL Opening Late on Friday, Nov. 8 and Closed on Veterans Day, Nov. 11
ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® has two closures coming up for our headquarters in Newington, Connecticut:
ARRL will be closed on Friday morning, November 8, 2024, for an employee meeting. During the short closure, members are encouraged to use the ARRL website, www.arrl.org, for membership renewals, publication purchases, and to access most benefits, services, and programs. T...
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Hurricane Rafael - Storm Updates
Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 11:00 AM Eastern Update:
The following information is from the Hurricane Watch Net:
The Hurricane Watch Net will be activated today, Tuesday, as planned, with one minor update. After further review of the timing of the storm and the distance from land, we need to modify our plans. All will remain the same with the exception that we will now operate overnight
Activation P...
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ARRL Members Raise $47,000 for STEM Education in Online Auction
ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® is pleased to announce that the 19th annual ARRL Online Auction, sponsored by RT Systems Inc, raised $47,000 for amateur radio STEM education.
The event was held from October 18- 24, 2024. In addition to hundreds of views, the auction saw 329 individual bidders vying for equipment, vintage books, “mystery junk boxes” from the ARRL Lab, and more....
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The K7RA Solar Update
Solar activity increased this week. Average daily sunspot number
went from 127.7 to 197.4 and average solar flux from 170.5 to 240.2.
Predicted solar flux is 270 on November 1-2, 265 and 260 on November
3-4, 250 on November 5-7, 214, 195 and 182 on November 8-10, 172,
168, 174 and 165 on November 11-14, and 162 on November 15-16.
Predicted planetary A index is 5, 8, 15, and 10 on November 1-4, 5
on N... - ARRL November Sweepstakes CW is Nov 2-3
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ARRL Recognizes University of Scranton During Amateur Radio Station Dedication
The University of Scranton in Pennsylvania has a new amateur radio station, W3USR. A dedication was held at the university’s Loyola Science Center on Friday, October 25, 2024, led by Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, an associate professor of physics and electrical engineering, and club advisor for the University of Scranton Amateur Radio Club.
The new W3USR University of Scranton Amateur Radio Sta...
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2025 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program Accepting Applications through Jan 6, 2025
The 2025 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program will begin accepting applications on October 30, 2024. Applications will be accepted through January 6, 2025.
More than 100 scholarships ranging from $500 to $25,000 will be awarded. All applicants must be active, FCC-licensed amateur radio operators.
Information, along with the link to the online application, can be found on ARRL’s website: https://w...
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ARRL VEC Services Update During Systems Disruption
Updated 10/30/2024
ARRL previously reported that we are responding to a serious incident involving access to our network and headquarters-based systems. Several services have been affected, including those administered by the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (ARRL VEC).
Exam Registrations and Materials. ARRL Volunteer Examiners (VEs) should continue to submit exam registrations and material re...
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Dream Rig Contest Underway
The 5th annual Youth "Dream Rig" Essay Contest has begun to accept submissions.
The contest is sponsored by The Intrepid-DX Group, a U.S.-based 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that promotes amateur radio activities around the world and recognizes the importance of including youth in the amateur radio hobby.
Contestants must be USA or Canadian amateur radio license holders aged 19 or younger. A...
- Handbook 101: A New Generation of Amateur Radio
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The K7RA Solar Update
Key solar indicators were lower this week, with average daily solar
flux down from 194.3 to 170.5 and average daily sunspot numbers
declining from 129.3 to 127.7.
On October 22, Spaceweather.com reported:
"THE SUN IS TAKING A QUICK BREAK: Solar Max is hard work. Just ask
the Sun. After flaring almost without pause for the past 10 months,
the Sun is taking a quick break. Solar activity has been low fo... - 2024 Pacificon Inspires Next Generation of Radio Amateurs