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ARRL and NASA Team Up to Help Teachers

ARRL News - Mon, 07/31/2023 - 10:25

A radio experiment held on July 26, 2023, to decode a slow-scan TV (SSTV) message sent via the ham radio station on the International Space Station (ISS) was successful.

 

The image was received by a group of educators at the headquarters of  ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® in Newington, Connecticut through the voice repeater on the ISS. Teachers from around the United States we...

The K7RA Solar Update

ARRL News - Fri, 07/28/2023 - 17:38

 Average daily sunspot numbers declined slightly over the past week (July 20-26) to 128.1, compared to 130.6 over the previous seven days.

Average daily solar flux declined significantly from 190.5 to 172.2.

The solar flux forecast sees values at 165 and 162 on July 28-29, 158 on July 30-31, then 155 on August 1-3, then 165, 170 and 175 on August 4-6, 180 on August 7-10, 175 on August 11-13, 180...

The K7RA Solar Update

ARRL News - Fri, 07/21/2023 - 18:28

Average daily sunspot numbers declined, but average daily solar flux increased.  Sunspot averages were 181.9 last week, and 130.6 this week.  Average daily solar flux increased from 179.4 to 190.5.

Two new sunspot groups emerged on July 14, three more on July 17 and another two on July 19.

Average daily planetary and middle latitude A index were both 12.9 this week, rising from 8.6 and 8.1.

Pre...

Slow-Scan TV Experiment With ARRL Planned for Amateur Radio on the International Space Station

ARRL News - Wed, 07/19/2023 - 16:12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), in collaboration with ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio®, plans to carry out a special slow-scan TV (SSTV) experiment from the ISS on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. During the event, the Columbus Module Repeater, transmitting at 437.800 MHz, will carry a message to be received by teachers attending the ARRL Teachers Institute o...

Systems Restored at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut

ARRL News - Wed, 07/19/2023 - 15:59

Updated 4 PM EDT, Wednesday, 7/19/2023

All services are back online. We thank you for your patience during recent intermittent outages.

Updated 9 AM EDT, Wednesday, 7/19/2023


Members may continue to experience a disruption in some online services as an intermittent system outage impacts ARRL headquarters. Members can continue to access the ARRL website, digital editions of ARRL magazines, and mana...

Job Posting: FCC Recruiting Field Agents

ARRL News - Mon, 07/17/2023 - 14:47

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is looking for qualified applicants for Field Agents in five local offices across the United States. From the FCC posting:

The FCC has openings for Field Agents in the following FCC Field Offices: New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles & San Francisco. 

Operates and understands all technical equipment typically used in the Field including RF spectrum an...

ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, Interviewed on W1DED in Maine YouTube Channel

ARRL News - Mon, 07/17/2023 - 14:02

ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, was interviewed on the W1DED in Maine YouTube channel. In the nearly hour-long chat with host Kevin Thomas, Minster shares quite a bit about things going on at ARRL. He talks about the culture within the organization, the impact social media has on amateur radio, and how he approaches listening to members. The pair also covers the results of the recent ARRL dues s...

The K7RA Solar Update

ARRL News - Fri, 07/14/2023 - 19:07

 "GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 0713UT/13 JULY 2023 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE.

A glancing CME impact is expected late on 13-July and another CME impact is expected early on 15-July. These impacts present the possibility of geomagnetic storm activity over 13-15 July."

We saw a welcome rise in solar activity this reporting week, July 6-12. Referencing the prev...

ARRL DXCC Honor Roll Awardee Gets Press in Arizona

ARRL News - Fri, 07/14/2023 - 10:38

On July 12, 2023 Bob Wertz, NF7E, was recognized by Flagstaff (Arizona) Business News for earning the ARRL DXCC Honor Roll. The final contact was made with the 3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition off the coast of Antarctica via Morse code.

Wertz said making the contact was “very difficult” because the distance was more than 9,000 miles. It ended his 47-year quest to contact all 340 independent DXCC en...

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