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- SKYWARN Recognition Day 2025 Cancelled
NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) has announced the cancellation of SKYWARN™ Recognition Day (SRD) 2025. The necessary time and resources required to plan a comprehensive national event for SKYWARN™ Recognition Day 2025 are not available this year. Thus, the difficult decision was made to cancel this year's event by the NWS. The NWS will work with ARRL and SKYWARN™ spotters to brainstorm i...
- ARRL VEC Ready to File 2,500+ Ham Radio License Applications; FCC Extends Renewal Filing Deadline
Updated 11/20/2025 (FCC System Issues Affecting Application Processing)Original story 11/18/2025ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® reports that the FCC has extended the filing deadline to March 5, 2026, for amateur radio licenses that otherwise were due to expire from October 1, 2025, to March 5, 2026. The announcement is included in an FCC Public Notice (DA-25-943) released on Mo...
- The ARRL Solar Update
There were two nights of visible aurora throughout the continentalUS and dead HF bands due to a severe geomagnetic storm caused bywhat Space.com calls "a colossal X5.1 class solar flare" andassociated coronal mass ejection (CME) on Tuesday, November 11.Spaceweather.com for November 14 reports that a NASA model of thelatest CME suggests that it could deliver a glancing blow to ourplanet's magnet...
- Get On the Air for 2025 ARRL November Sweepstakes
Amateur radio operators throughout the US and Canada are getting ready for one of the most anticipated weekends of the year. The 2025 ARRL November Sweepstakes phone (SSB voice) contest takes place November 15 - 17, beginning at 2100 UTC Saturday and running through 0259 UTC Monday. The CW (Morse code) event was held 2 weeks ago, Nov. 1 - 3.November Sweepstakes, sponsored by ARRL The National A...
- Images Beamed from Space Celebrate 25 Years of Ham Radio on the ISS
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) will mark two major milestones this month with a special Slow Scan Television (SSTV) event aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Beginning November 12 through November 20, the station will transmit a series of 12 commemorative SSTV images, pausing only for a scheduled educational contact.The “SSTV Spacetacular” will highlight both...
- The ARRL Solar Update
Solar activity has reached high levels due to a pair of X-classflares. The first was an X1.8 on November 4 from Region 4274. Associatedwith the flare were Type IV radio sweeps, 160 sfu Tenflare, and apartial halo coronal mass ejection (CME) directed mostly off the NElimb in coronagraph imagery. Although the majority of the ejecta isexpected to pass behind Earth, there is the possibility of a sh...
- 2025 Veterans Day - Amateur Radio Events. ARRL Closed Nov. 11
Many amateur radio clubs and organizations are planning on-air commemorations and special events for Veterans Day 2025. Visit the ARRL Special Events Stations database, and contact the following stations on-the-air:In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club will honor the Continental Marines Birthday. Special event station WM3PEN will operate November 8 - 12 from 1300Z - 0...
- 2025 “Dream Rig” Essay Contest for Young Ham Radio Operators
Six years ago, the Intrepid-DX Group, a international group of amateur radio operators, began their annual youth “Dream Rig” essay contest as a means to reach young people and interest them in amateur radio.“This year, rather than our past essays, we are seeking well thought-out and clearly communicated project proposals for a public access amateur radio station,” said Paul S. Ewing, N6PSE, pre...
- Special Event Unites Pennsylvania Colleges and Amateur Radio Station W3USR
The Murgas Amateur Radio Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a special event that includes the University of Scranton, Kings College, and amateur radio station W3USR. The station is part of the University of Scranton Physics and Engineering Department, a university student club, and a flagship station for the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) project.The event...
- ARRL Introduces New LIVE Online Course for Ham Radio Licensing
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has introduced a new, fully-interactive two-day online course for ham radio licensing. The ARRL Technician Class LIVE Video Course includes everything needed to prepare for the FCC Technician Class amateur radio license exam. Enrollment is open now for the inaugural course, which will take place December 20 - 21, 2025. Join ARRL Education Special...