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ARRL News

23 August 2025

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

• The ARRL Solar Report

  On August 22, Spaceweather.com reports a fast-moving Coronal Mass
  Ejection, or CME, left the Sun on August 21.  However, it is not
  Earth-directed, and is predicted to strike the planet Mars.
  
  Solar activity has decreased back to low levels with a few weak
  C-class flares observed from areas located in the northeast quadrant
  of the solar disk. There are currently three sunspot regions on the
  solar disk...

• Lou Dietrich, N2TU, Noted DXer, Past INDEXA Chairman, Passes Away

  A respected member of the DXing community has passed away. Lou Dietrich, N2TU, became a Silent Key on August 15 at the age of 78. 

  Dietrich was the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International DX Association (INDEXA). He was known as a dedicated advocate for international goodwill through radio, and a passionate advocate for the mission of INDEXA. He played a pivotal role in gu...

• New ARRL Book Release: Stealth Antennas for Ham Radio

  Designs for Discreet Amateur Radio Operating!

  Stealth Antennas for Ham Radio is full of antennas to get you on the air no matter where you live. Even radio amateurs who live with antenna restrictions or covenant limitations will find solutions in this book. Learn how to install a multiband vertical that looks like a flagpole, or how to run an end-fed random wire along your roof, so the neighbors...

• The Best of Amateur Radio Honored With ARRL Awards

  ARRL honors the work of amateur radio operators who grow the hobby by advancing technology used within, and the operating culture, of the Amateur Radio Service. At the Second Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors, hams and journalists who have covered amateur radio were honored with awards.

  The ARRL Technical Innovation Award is granted annually to individuals who are licensed radio amateurs wi...

• Candidates Named for ARRL Director and Vice Director Elections

  ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has announced that the candidates for the 2025 ARRL Division elections are now official. ARRL members will choose between four candidates for Director in the Southeastern Division, two candidates for Director in the Pacific and Southwestern Divisions, and two candidates for Vice Director in the Southwestern Division. The Directors in the Rocky Mo...

• The ARRL Solar Report

  Solar activity has been at low levels with mostly weak C-class flares observed from Regions 4172 and 4180. The largest flare of the period was a C6.8/Sf at 15/1037 UTC from Region 4172. There are 12 regions on the disk with most being simple in magnetic complexity. Region 4172 remained the largest region on the disk and continued to decay with its magnetic field decreasing in complexity. All...

• ARRL Serving its Members: NU2W’s Story

  By Phil Temples, K9HI, ARRL New England Division Vice Director

  The New England Division RFI Team assisted Tom Lanieri, NU2W, of North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, with a significant RFI problem he’s been suffering with for many years.

  Tom writes: “I moved from central New Jersey ten years ago and knew from day one that my experiences with HF and amateur radio were doomed because of the noise and th...

• Hams Track Campers’ High-Altitude Balloon, Decode Images

  The Kopernik Observatory put out a call last week for hams to receive and decode transmissions from a launch by its High Altitude Balloon Camp. Amateur radio delivered! Social media was abuzz with images decoded from the K2ZRO-9 transmitters. The balloon was launched from Vestal, New York, and ascended over the Catskill Mountains. A crowd gathered at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station...

• Hams Prepare for Forecasted Busy Hurricane Season

  The 2025 hurricane season has been underway for almost two months and there has activity on the both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.   

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted in June there would be 13 to 18 named storms, 5 to 9 hurricanes, and 2 to 5 major hurricanes (Category 3 or greater) for the 2025 season. This aligns with Colorado State University’s forecast...

• ARRL Foundation Awards Alexia Snethen, KM6LGG, the 2025 Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship

  Alexia Snethen, KM6LGG, of Fremont, California, has been awarded The Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship by the ARRL Foundation. The award, endowed through the generosity of William R. Goldfarb, N2ITP, in memory of his parents, Albert and Dorothy Goldfarb, covers a significant portion of higher education expenses to the awardee. Snethen, who earned many college credits during high school, will be ent...

• The ARRL Solar Report

  Solar activity was at low levels on 28 July to 02 August and moderate levels on 03 August. The largest flare of the period was an M2.9/2b event observed from Region 4168 on 03 August. The region also produced numerous C-class events. Numerous C-class activity was observed from Regions 4153, 4155, and 4167. No Earth-directed CME activity was observed.

  No proton events were observed at geosyn...

• Frank Butler, W4RH, Former ARRL Southeastern Division Director, Passes Away at 100

  Former ARRL Southeastern Division Director Frank Butler, W4RH, has become a Silent Key. He passed away at the age of 100. Butler was an ARRL member for at least 78 years.

  He served 29 years as the ARRL Southeastern Division Director until his retirement from 50 years of service as an elected official of ARRL in 2007. He began his elected service as the Western Florida Section Communications Mana...

• High Altitude Camp Needs Amateur Radio Tracking Operators

  On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, the Kopernik Observatory in Vestal, New York, will be running a High Altitude Balloon Camp for local high school students.    

  The payload of the balloon will contain an Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) transmitter, call sign K2ZRO-9, for tracking, plus a slow-scan television (SSTV) transmitter on 145.600 throughout the flight. The launch is planned between...

• ARRL Celebrates the Jeffrey B. Goldman, K3DUA, Teachers Institute Week

  Ham radio helped build the career of Jeff Goldman, K3DUA. Now, he’s paying it forward.

  The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology celebrates the generosity of Jeff Goldman, K3DUA. A gift from Goldman has underwritten an entire week of the program, allowing 13 educators from all over the United States to attend the program.

  Goldman took an interest in radio at the age of 12, when his fathe...

• New ARRL® DXCC® Trident Plaque Honors 100 Confirmed Entities on Three Modes

  ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® announces the DXCC® Trident plaque, a new award to honor the accomplishments of radio amateurs who have confirmed contacts with at least 100 ARRL DXCC award entities on each of three modes: phone, CW, and digital. The plaque is endorsable at levels of 200, 300, and Honor Roll, based on achieving that level on all three modes at the time of applic...

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