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- Registration is Open for the 2026 ARRL National Convention in Huntsville
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® and the Huntsville Hamfest will host the 2026 ARRL National Convention and Huntsville Hamfest, August 21 - 23, in Huntsville, Alabama.The convention will kick off on Friday, August 21, with a series of day-long ARRL Training Tracks and a National Convention Luncheon at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Huntsville. Then join ARRL on Friday night for a ...
- The ARRL Solar Update
Solar activity has remained at low levels this past week. The largest event of the period was a C3.4 flare originating from Region 4446. There are nine numbered regions on the visible disk. Region 4452 showed notable growth and new flux emergence. Region 4450 decayed to plage, though unassociated transitory pores were observed to its east and west. Region 4443 decayed into a unipolar spot as ...
- RAC Vice-President Brent Taylor, VY2HF, Silent Key
by Allan Boyd, VE3AJB/VE3EM, President, Radio Amateurs of CanadaRadio Amateurs of Canada has received the sad news that RAC Vice-President Brent Taylor, VY2HF, became a Silent Key on May 21, 2026, at the age of 66.The sudden loss of Brent has deeply shocked Radio Amateurs of Canada and the Amateur Radio community across Canada and beyond. RAC extends its sincere condolences to Brent’s wife Jani...
- Senator Ted Cruz Praises Amateur Radio Volunteers for Emergency Preparedness
Senator Ted Cruz, in a strong pre-Memorial Day message, publicly highlighted the critical role that Amateur Radio Service volunteers play during disasters, praising and thanking ham radio operators who provide essential communications when storms and emergencies knock out power and cellular networks and communities are cut off. Sen. Cruz observed that in these emergencies it is ham radio operat...
- ARRL Solar Update
Solar activity continued at low levels during the past 24 hours withfour active regions on the visible disk. The largest events were aC1.0 on May 20 from the northeast limb and a C1.0/Sf, also on May 20,from Region 4439 that was accompanied by Type-III radio sweeps. Thisregion was responsible for the majority of the period’s activity,which otherwise included a B8.7 flare on May 20 from Region 4...
- Interview with the ARRL CEO: Remote Operating
ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, and Dick Strassburger, N9EEE, Editor of Solid Copy, the monthly newsletter of CWops, were guests on episode 94 of The DX Mentor (May 15, 2026) for a discussion about remote operating. The show is hosted on YouTube by Bill Salyers, AJ8B.Strassburger led the discussion, which included Minster describing the contest station he frequently operates on the Caribbean isl...
- Report from the World’s Largest Hamfest
Radio amateurs from around the world descended on Xenia, Ohio, last weekend for Hamvention® 2026. The three-day event featured five indoor exhibit halls for vendors and organizations, four parallel tracks of forums, and a massive flea market that filled the infield of a horse racing track and spilled over into surrounding areas. In addition, Hamvention served as the anchor for a variety of outs...
- Outstanding Contesters and DXers Recognized
- 2026 Hamvention Wrap-Up -- Weather or Not…
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!
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...