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04-13-24 Active Hurricane Season Predicted for 2024 Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane researchers predict an active Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 to November 30) in their initial 2024 forecast.ARRL Director of... 04-13-24, 10:00 am Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane researchers predict an active Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 to November 30) in their initial 2024 forecast. ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, attended the National Hurricane Conference in Florida in late March, where the CSU prediction was issued. "The common discussion at the National Hurricane Conference this year was the... View article »
04-12-24 Amateur Radio Saves Family in Death Valley... Death Valley National Park is in a remote desert in southern California, where mobile phone networks are spotty at best. On Saturday, April 6, a radio amateur and his... 04-12-24, 18:00 pm Death Valley National Park is in a remote desert in southern California, where mobile phone networks are spotty at best. On Saturday, April 6, a radio amateur and his family were enjoying the park when their vehicle became stuck in mud in a dangerous area. Without access to a cell network, the ham called for help on the 10-meter band. According to a news release from the Black Swamp Amateur Radi... View article »
04-12-24 Ham Radio Active During Eclipse Millions of people across the United States got to see a rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.The path of totality -- the line of darkness where the moon fully... 04-12-24, 14:10 pm Millions of people across the United States got to see a rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. The path of totality -- the line of darkness where the moon fully occluded the sun -- stretched through the South Pacific, Mexico, central Texas, the Ozarks, the Midwest, the Rust Belt area, and to New England through the Maritimes. In all, 14 ARRL Sections were impacted directly and several mor... View article »
04-12-24 The K7RA Solar Update I did not see last Monday's eclipse, except on television. Here inthe Pacific Northwest, we only got a 20% exposure, and skies wereovercast.As they moved across the... 04-12-24, 10:47 am I did not see last Monday's eclipse, except on television. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we only got a 20% exposure, and skies were overcast. As they moved across the country displaying successive totality, I noticed the prominences on the edge of the disk. There were always between one and three little red spots at the edge. Solar activity over the past reporting week, April 4-10, remains weak. Avera... View article »
04-07-24 2024 ARRL Field Day Poster Released A poster promoting 2024 ARRL Field Day has been released on the Field Day web page, www.arrl.org/field-day. The two-sided informational poster features this year's theme... 04-07-24, 10:00 am A poster promoting 2024 ARRL Field Day has been released on the Field Day web page, www.arrl.org/field-day. The two-sided informational poster features this year's theme "Be Radio Active". It includes a space for clubs to fill in information about their planned activation so that members of their community can come visit the site. More resources for promoting 2024 ARRL Field Day are being develo... View article »
04-06-24 ARRL Seeking Applicants for Assistant Education... ARRL is working to engage the next generation of radio amateurs right in the classroom. Many young people have become active hams because of the ARRL Teachers Institute... 04-06-24, 16:00 pm ARRL is working to engage the next generation of radio amateurs right in the classroom. Many young people have become active hams because of the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology. This donor-funded effort brings teachers from across the United States together to get them excited about radio through hands-on experiments. The Institute then trains them on how to take that excitement b... View article »
04-06-24 Register Now for the 2024 ARRL Youth Rally! As part of the fun at Dayton Hamvention®, youth attendees are invited to participate in the 2024 ARRL Youth Rally on Saturday, May 18. The day will include a special... 04-06-24, 10:00 am As part of the fun at Dayton Hamvention®, youth attendees are invited to participate in the 2024 ARRL Youth Rally on Saturday, May 18. The day will include a special agenda of activities and presentations intended to engage and inspire young hams and young newcomers to amateur radio. The Youth Rally is intended for students who are 11 to 21 years of age. While Hamvention offers free tickets for ... View article »

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