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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 »
04-05-24 Ham Radio's Many Roles During Solar Eclipse In one of nature's most spectacular visual displays, on April 8, 2024, the sun will align with the moon and the Earth, casting a shadow that will transit much of North... 04-05-24, 11:52 am In one of nature's most spectacular visual displays, on April 8, 2024, the sun will align with the moon and the Earth, casting a shadow that will transit much of North America. Spectacular Display and Gathering Millions will gather along the path of totality - the section where the sun is fully blocked by the moon - to witness something that happens, on average, once every 375 years for any place... View article »
04-05-24 The K7RA Solar Update With the big increase in sunspot numbers and solar flux reported inlast week's Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP013, I hoped the trendwould continue, but numbers this... 04-05-24, 09:56 am With the big increase in sunspot numbers and solar flux reported in last week's Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP013, I hoped the trend would continue, but numbers this week were lower. Five new sunspot groups emerged, one each day from March 30 through April 3. Average daily sunspot numbers went from 147 to 60, and average daily solar flux declined from 191.9 to 136.9. Geomagnetic numbers were much ... View article »
03-29-24 The K7RA Solar Update A dramatic increase in solar activity emerged over the past week, and geomagnetic activity reacted as well. Two new sunspot groups appeared on March 21, then one new... 03-29-24, 17:54 pm A dramatic increase in solar activity emerged over the past week, and geomagnetic activity reacted as well. Two new sunspot groups appeared on March 21, then one new group emerged each day over March 22-25. Average daily solar flux rose from 153.3 to 191.9, and average daily sunspot numbers increased from 94.3 to 147. The highest sunspot number over last week was 171 on March 22, which was the... View article »
03-29-24 Southeastern Repeater Association (SERA)... While attending the North Carolina State School for the Blind (now known as Governor Morehead School for the Blind) in Raleigh, Hampton met several sighted friends... 03-29-24, 13:39 pm While attending the North Carolina State School for the Blind (now known as Governor Morehead School for the Blind) in Raleigh, Hampton met several sighted friends involved in the amateur radio community and began attending radio club meetings with them. As a result, he became a licensed amateur radio operator at the age of 12, despite the requirement that an operator must be able to read, copy... View article »
03-29-24 World Amateur Radio Day is April 18, 2024 World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is celebrated each year on April 18.The theme for 2024 is, "A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 Years of Amateur Radio Innovation,... 03-29-24, 12:59 pm World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is celebrated each year on April 18. The theme for 2024 is, "A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 Years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community, and Advocacy." The global event covers all of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) regions and spans 2 days: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 0000 UTC to Friday, April 19, 2024, 0000 UTC. On April 18, 1925, the IARU wa... View article »
03-29-24 New Training Course Offered by the ARRL Puerto... The ARRL Puerto Rico Section has a new online training course for prospective amateur radio operators. Fifty-three students have enrolled in the course, taught by ARRL... 03-29-24, 12:56 pm The ARRL Puerto Rico Section has a new online training course for prospective amateur radio operators. Fifty-three students have enrolled in the course, taught by ARRL Technical Coordinator and Instructor Carlos Roig, WP4AOH, who draws from the ARRL License Manual and the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators pool of questions for the Spanish Zoom course. The course is open to ... View article »

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