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05/22/2026 | ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity continued at low levels during the past 24 hours with four active regions on the visible disk. Read More
05/22/2026 | 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 Read More
05/22/2026 | Report from the World’s Largest Hamfest

Radio amateurs from around the world descended on Xenia, Ohio, last weekend for Hamvention® 2026 Read More
05/22/2026 | Outstanding Contesters and DXers Recognized

Dayton Hamvention® has long been the backdrop for recognizing those who have made significant contributions to the amateur radio community Read More
05/17/2026 | 2026 Hamvention Wrap-Up -- Weather or Not…

Highlights from ARRL's participation at 2026 Dayton Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio. Read More
05/16/2026 | 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 Read More
05/15/2026 | The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity remained at low levels this past week.... Read More
05/15/2026 | Hamvention 2026 Thursday -- Setup Day and Much More

Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, officially begins on Friday morning, May 15. But several hundred hams arrived early to take part in pre-Hamvention activities Read More
05/08/2026 | The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity was at low levels this past week with occasional B-class and isolated low-level C-class flares Read More
05/08/2026 | STEM On and Off the Air

The Garden School Amateur Radio Club in Jackson Heights, New York, K2GSG, was started in September 2016 as a way to implement the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) standard at the school Read More
05/08/2026 | Learn More About SDR

The Boston Software Defined Radio User Group, SDR-Boston, is hosting the New England Workshop for Software Defined Radio 2026 (NEWSDR), June 4 - 5, at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts Read More
05/08/2026 | The Ham Radio World Heads to Ohio

Hamvention® 2026 is just over a week away, and the world’s largest in-person amateur radio gathering promises another three-day weekend of total immersion in all things ham radio Read More
05/08/2026 | Salty Walt Goes “Next Level” with New Portable Antenna Sketchbook

Now Walt is back with a second collection of antenna projects, Salty Walt’s Next Level Portable Antenna Sketchbook, expanding on the easygoing, field-tested style that made his first book a favorite among radio amateurs. Read More
05/01/2026 | Free ARRL Events App Now Live for 2026 Dayton Hamvention®

Make the most of your time at Dayton Hamvention® with the free ARRL Events app Read More
05/01/2026 | FCC Approves Limited Emergency Use of 70 cm Band by AST SpaceMobile Satellites Outside the US

On April 21, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted AST SpaceMobile limited authorization when not over the United States to use five 50-kHz channels in the 430–440 MHz secondary amateur band for emergency Telemetry, Tracking, and Contr Read More
05/01/2026 | New Book Release: Satellite Operating for Amateur Radio

Ever wanted to operate amateur radio satellites but felt intimidated by tracking the “birds” or unsure about the equipment needed? ARRL’s new book, Satellite Operating for Amateur Radio, is now shipping Read More