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  • Hurricane Erick Updates 06/19/2025
    Hurricane Erick Update for June 19, 2025...12:30 PM EDTHurricane Erick made landfall early Thursday morning, June 19, along Southern Mexico's Pacific coast. It has been upgraded to an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 status, according to the US National Hurricane Center.Forecasters now warn that the major storm will unleash devastating winds at the eye's landfall as well as […]
  • Ham Radio Reports Fire; Helicopter Crew Extinguishes Just in Time 06/16/2025
    Amateur radio operators preparing for a contest sponsored by ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® used ham radio to report a forest fire just before winds picked up.By John Ross, KD8IDJWith the help of amateur radio operators, a potential wildfire was averted in California on June 12. Amateur “ham” radio is a thriving technical […]
  • ARRL Teachers Institute – Multiplying the Message 06/13/2025
    ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® welcomed the year’s first cohort of educators to attend a session of the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology (TI) at headquarters this week. The group follows on the success of the Louisiana-based session last week, and one on Staten Island in New York City this past in […]
  • 2025 ARRL Field Day - Are You Ready? 06/13/2025
  • Jobs for Hams: Join the ARRL Team 06/13/2025
    ARRL is looking for some new members of our Newington, Connecticut-based headquarters staff. There are several roles for which we’re seeking qualified candidates. If you’re into amateur radio, ARRL is a tremendous place to work.The Membership Manager is responsible for leading efforts related to ARRL membership growth, engagement, and retention. This role serves as the […]
  • The 2025 ARRL June VHF Contest is This Weekend 06/13/2025
    The 2025 ARRL June VHF Contest is this weekend, starting at 1800 UTC on Saturday, June 14, and concluding at 0259 UTC on Monday, June 16. Late spring weather brings enhanced tropospheric ducting and meteor scatter. Plus, it’s the peak of the sporadic-E season. Take advantage of these propagation enhancements and have some fun on the […]
  • ARRL Section Manager Nomination Results 06/13/2025
  • The ARRL Solar Report 06/13/2025
    On Friday, June 13, Spaceweather.com reports a CIR, or co-rotatinginteraction region, hit Earth's magnetic field, sparking a G2-classgeomagnetic storm. There is a chance that this ongoing storm couldintensify to category G3 (Strong).Overall, solar activity was at low levels, with only C-class flaresobserved the past 48 hours. There were flares observed beyond theeast limb, but no […]
  • The ARRL Solar Report 06/06/2025
    Solar activity remained at moderate levels earlier this week. Therewas an approximately 20-degree filament eruption on June 4 and apossibly related Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). The CME is unlikely tohave an Earth-directed component, but analysis is in progress.The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet to unsettled on June 7as High Speed Stream (HSS) activity […]
  • 13 Colonies Event Founder Passing the Reins After 16 Years 06/06/2025