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2026 Hamvention Wrap-Up -- Weather or Not…

Sun, 17 May 2026 16:22:00 -0500

It’s a tradition for Hamvention® … it must rain for at least part of at least one day … and this year didn’t disappoint! Showers and even the occasional downpour popped up on and off Saturday, prompting flea market shoppers to periodically flee inside to dry out. Then a thunderstorm in the early hours of Sunday morning left the flea market a bit muddy. But spirts ran high for the closing day of...

Hamvention 2026 Friday -- Let the Fun Begin!

Sat, 16 May 2026 08:57:00 -0500

Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, is officially under way, with large crowds filling the five exhibit halls, four forum rooms, and the giant flea market. Here’s a summary of Friday, May 15.

In the ARRL Expo area, attendees interacted with program representatives and volunteer leadership officials, including ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, and President Rick Roderick, K5UR. Emergency Communications...

The ARRL Solar Update

Fri, 15 May 2026 17:14:00 -0500

Solar activity remained at low levels this past week. Region 4436 was
responsible for the majority of the C-flare activity, including the
largest flare of the period, a C2.3 that peaked on May 13. Region
4432 rotated off the west limb. Two new regions were numbered during
the past 24 hours. Region 4437, which has since decayed to plage, and
4438, resulting in a total of 4 numbered regions now on the...

Hamvention 2026 Thursday -- Setup Day and Much More

Fri, 15 May 2026 09:47:00 -0500

Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, officially begins on Friday morning, May 15. But several hundred hams arrived early to take part in pre-Hamvention activities. ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® was already on site at the Greene County Fairgrounds, exhibitors were busy setting up their booths. We snapped a few late afternoon photos of setup work at several booths, including Carlso...

The ARRL Solar Update

Fri, 08 May 2026 15:28:00 -0500

Solar activity was at low levels this past week with occasional
B-class and isolated low-level C-class flares. The largest event of
the period was a C1.4/Sf flare from Region 4429 on May 5.

There are currently six numbered regions on the visible disk as 4434
decayed to plage and Region 4428 rotated beyond the western limb as
an E-type group. The remaining regions mostly showed signs of decay.
Region ...

STEM On and Off the Air

Fri, 08 May 2026 13:49:00 -0500

The Garden School Amateur Radio Club in Jackson Heights, New York, K2GSG, was started in September 2016 as a way to implement the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) standard at the school.

Currently, the Club has 13 members ranging from 4th graders to 12th graders and is an Affiliated Club of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®.

Well, last week they got a big su...

Learn More About SDR

Fri, 08 May 2026 13:49:00 -0500

The Boston Software Defined Radio User Group, SDR-Boston, is hosting the New England Workshop for Software Defined Radio 2026 (NEWSDR), June 4 - 5, at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The primary goal of this workshop is to provide a forum that enables software defined radio (SDR) enthusiasts to get together, collaborate, and introduce SDR concepts to those inte...

The Ham Radio World Heads to Ohio

Fri, 08 May 2026 12:31:00 -0500

Hamvention® 2026 is just over a week away, and the world’s largest in-person amateur radio gathering promises another three-day weekend of total immersion in all things ham radio. According to the Dayton Amateur Radio Association, more than 30,000 people are expected to descend on the Greene County Fair and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio, on May 15-17. Attendees will discover the latest and greates...

Salty Walt Goes “Next Level” with New Portable Antenna Sketchbook

Fri, 08 May 2026 11:09:00 -0500

Free ARRL Events App Now Live for 2026 Dayton Hamvention®

Fri, 01 May 2026 09:54:00 -0500

FCC Approves Limited Emergency Use of 70 cm Band by AST SpaceMobile Satellites Outside the US

Fri, 01 May 2026 09:25:00 -0500

New Book Release: Satellite Operating for Amateur Radio

Fri, 01 May 2026 09:15:00 -0500

Ever 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 Milluzzi, KD8RTT, the book offers a clear step...

2025 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Winners Awarded

Fri, 01 May 2026 08:57:00 -0500

The 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 the award plaques were distributed to...

NCVEC Question Pool Committee Issues Revision to 2026 - 2030 Technician Pool

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:43:00 -0500

This 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.

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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. Questions drawn from that pool are vali...

New Technician Class Question Pool Released -- Effective July 1, 2026

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:32:00 -0500

This 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.

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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. It will be required for all Amateur ...