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04-28-26 NCVEC Question Pool Committee Issues Revision... This announcement was originally published in the ARRL Letter on February 19, 2026. ARRL members can subscribe to the weekly ARRL Letter... 04-28-26, 11:43 am This announcement was originally published in the ARRL Letter on February 19, 2026. ARRL members can subscribe to the weekly ARRL Letter at *www.arrl.org/opt-in-out*. --- The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) released a February 19, 2026, revision to the new 2026 - 2030 Technician Class question pool. Questions drawn from that pool are vali... View article »
04-28-26 New Technician Class Question Pool Released --... This announcement was originally published in the ARRL Letter on December 18, 2025. ARRL members can subscribe to the weekly ARRL Letter... 04-28-26, 11:32 am This announcement was originally published in the ARRL Letter on December 18, 2025. ARRL members can subscribe to the weekly ARRL Letter at *www.arrl.org/opt-in-out*. --- On December 18, 2025, the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) released the revised 2026-2030 Technician Class (Element 2) question pool. It will be required for all Amateur ... View article »
04-25-26 Amateur Radio to Participate in DoD Armed... Amateur radio operators will participate in the Department of Defense’s Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test on May 9, 2026. The annual event will not impact any... 04-25-26, 07:43 am Amateur radio operators will participate in the Department of Defense’s Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test on May 9, 2026. The annual event will not impact any public or private communications. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have participated in this interoperability exercise between the amateur and government radio services. The AFD Crossband Test provides a unique opp... View article »
04-24-26 The ARRL Solar Update Solar activity remained at low levels this past week with numerous C1flares from Region 4420, which exhibited growth during the period.Region 4419 showed minor decay,... 04-24-26, 16:03 pm Solar activity remained at low levels this past week with numerous C1 flares from Region 4420, which exhibited growth during the period. Region 4419 showed minor decay, particularly in its trailing spots, while producing a lone C1.0 flare. Region 4422 was numbered during the period but remained inactive. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in coronagraph imagery. Solar activity is expected to contin... View article »
04-22-26 Dayton Hamvention® 2026 Offers Forums for... Dayton Hamvention 2026 features a wide range of forums to appeal to amateur radio operators of all interests, experience levels, and ages. The Hamvention Forums... 04-22-26, 09:41 am Dayton Hamvention 2026 features a wide range of forums to appeal to amateur radio operators of all interests, experience levels, and ages. The Hamvention Forums Committee has assembled a diverse lineup covering technical topics, operating skills, and emerging interest areas. On opening day, Friday, May 15, there are 22 forums beginning at 9:15 AM with HamSCI: The Ham Radio Science Citizen Inves... View article »
04-20-26 Helping NASA Track Artemis II’s Orion... This story was updated 4/27/2026The University of Pittsburgh had a unique opportunity last week...helping NASA track Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft on its mission to... 04-20-26, 14:14 pm This story was updated 4/27/2026 The University of Pittsburgh had a unique opportunity last week...helping NASA track Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft on its mission to the moon and back! Students from the university’s Panther Amateur Radio Club (PARC) were among the students and faculty who participated. Faculty advisor Juan Manfredi, NAØB, said the school responded to a request from NASA to submit... View article »
04-17-26 The ARRL Solar Update Solar activity was at very low levels with only isolated B-classflaring, mostly from Region 4416. There are currently four numbered regions on the visible disk.... 04-17-26, 15:56 pm Solar activity was at very low levels with only isolated B-class flaring, mostly from Region 4416. There are currently four numbered regions on the visible disk. Region 4416 remains the largest group by area but exhibited signs of structural weakening, including flux submergence and a slight decay of its intermediary pores. Region 4419 was the most complex group on the disk and showed flux emergen... View article »

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