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04/25/2025 | New Book Release: Salty Walt’s Portable Antenna Sketchbook

– Featuring 15 Portable Antennas, Beautifully Rendered! Join Salty Walt, K4OGO, of the Coastal Waves & Wires YouTube channel, where all the action happens — right on the beach! Ham radio adventure awaits with 15 portable antenna designs. Walt begins wi... Read More
04/25/2025 | ARRL Teachers Institute Application Deadline April 30

Applicants for the summer 2025 sessions of the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology must apply by April 30 to be considered Read More
04/25/2025 | ARRL Exhibits and Forums Planned for 2025 Dayton Hamvention

ARRL welcomes members and all radio amateurs to visit us at the 2025 Dayton Hamvention®, May 16 —18 in Xenia, Ohio Read More
04/25/2025 | The ARRL Solar Report

Solar activity has been at low levels with only minor C-class flaring through April 24, 2025. Read More
04/25/2025 | Amateur Radio Helps 2025 Boston Marathon

Over 280 amateur radio operators volunteered during the 129th running of the Boston Marathon on April 21, 2025 Read More
04/24/2025 | W1AW Facility Closed to Visitors April 28-30 for Maintenance

W1AW, The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station at ARRL Headquarters, will be closed to visitors from April 28 – 30. Read More
04/21/2025 | ARRL Ham Radio Open House Events Making Headlines

ARRL Ham Radio Open House events are garnering press around the country. Read More
04/18/2025 | The ARRL Solar Report

Spaceweather.com reports a Cannibal Coronal Mass Ejection on April 15 sparked geomagnetic storms. Read More
04/18/2025 | Former ARRL Vice Director Wayne Overbeck, N6NB, SK

Former ARRL Vice Director and Contest Advisory Committee Chairman Wayne Overbeck, N6NB, passed away Saturday April 12, 2025 Read More
04/18/2025 | Paul “Tad” Cook, K7RA, SK

Paul “Tad” Cook, K7RA, passed away on April 13, 2025 Read More
04/17/2025 | World Amateur Radio Day – International Amateur Radio Union Formed 100 Years Ago

April 18th is honored as World Amateur Radio Day, when we celebrate the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). The organization was born out of a meeting in Paris on April 17, 1925. ARRL took a leadership role in its founding. Read More
04/17/2025 | ARRL Videos Document Next Generation DXing Program at International DX Convention

ARRL was at Visalia to document the Next Generation DXing Program. The first of many NextGen DX presentations is available now on the ARRLHQ YouTube channel. The playlist will be built out in coming days with the rest of the material. Read More
04/14/2025 | ARRL Files Comments Responding to FCC Request for Input

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® filed comments [PDF] with the Federal Communications Commission in response to its request for public input on alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens by deleting or modifying rules, In the Matter of Del Read More
04/11/2025 | The ARRL Solar Report

Solar wind parameters are expected to trend further towards nominal levels as the Coronal Hole High-Speed Stream effects continue to wane. Read More
04/10/2025 | Effort to Save Marconi Towers in Canada – Public Invited to Vote on Project

There’s an effort underway to save some of Marconi’s original towers, and an online poll is open for people to vote on it being a restoration project through the “Next Great Save” project from the National Trust for Canada Read More
04/10/2025 | Interesting ARRL Ham Radio Open House Locations

ARRL Ham Radio Open Houses are happening all over the Western Hemisphere, and more dates are being added by clubs each week Read More