The ARRL Solar Update

Region AR4246 underwent significant evolution, growing in overall
size while gaining multiple new spots. Subsequently, AR4246 was the
main provider of activity which included an M1.2 flare on October
13. Several coronal mass ejections (CMEs) with potential
Earth-directed components are in the mix at this time.

Additional modeling efforts are underway to perhaps confirm those
suspicions. The largest f...

FCC Announces Intent to Delete Minor Part 97 Provisions

As part of a much larger overhaul focused on deleting almost 400 obsolete wireless regulations, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced plans to delete or modify four minor provisions of Part 97. 

ARRL?s Washington Counsel has reviewed the proposal and agrees that the deletions are to obsolete rules and will have no impact on today?s modern Amateur Radio Service. One of the del...

ARRL Year of the Club Website Contest ? Call for Submissions!

Amateur Radio Runs with the Chicago Marathon

Amateur radio operators serve their communities across the United States in many ways, before and When All Else Fails®. Using their skills as communicators, their personal equipment, and the Amateur Radio Service, the ?hams? provide a needed boost to public safety radio systems.

The 47th Bank of America Chicago Marathon, held on October 12, 2025, featured 55,000 runners from around the world. An...

ARRL Online Auction Closes October 16

Ed Hare, W1RFI, Long time ARRL Lab Engineer, Passes Away

Edward F. ?Ed? Hare, Jr., W1RFI, who spent decades as an employee of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®, has become a Silent Key. He died on October 10, 2025, at the age of 75 after an illness.

Hare first earned his Amateur Radio Service license as a teenager as WN1CYF (later WA1CYF and KA1CV) and was active in ham radio throughout his life. He was an avid QRP (low power) operator,...

The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity has been at moderate levels for the past 24 hours. Solar
activity is expected to be low with a chance for M class flares. Solar wind
speed reached a peak of 1124 km/s.

Solar activity reached moderate levels following an M2.0 flare (R1-Minor) at
from a region just around the Northwestern limb. Only low-level C-class
activity was observed from the remaining spotted regions on the visibl...

ARRL Year of the Club Newsletter Contest - Call for Submissions

Zoe Rodriguez Named 2025 Craigie Memorial Educator

ARRL Foundation Accepting Grant Applications in October

The ARRL Foundation is accepting grant applications from amateur radio organizations for eligible amateur radio-related projects and initiatives, particularly those focused on educating, licensing, and supporting amateur radio activities. To grow amateur radio's future, youth-based projects and initiatives are especially encouraged.

The ARRL Foundation grants program accepts proposals on a cycli...