The latest news from the American Radio Relay League
- ARRL Announces Change in Central Division Leadership April 10, 2026Brent Walls, N9BA, has resigned as Central Division Director of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®, citing professional and personal commitments. He served as Director since 2025, and before that as Vice Director beginning in 2021.“Serving in the capacity of Division Director has been a truly rewarding experience and the highlight of my amateur […]
- Register Now for the 2026 ARRL Youth Rally at Dayton Hamvention® April 10, 2026
- 2026 ARRL Field Day Merch Now Shipping—Celebrate America250 with a Commemorative Design April 10, 2026
- Elecraft Donates Amateur Radio Station to W1AW April 9, 2026ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has welcomed a new high-performance Elecraft station to Studio 3 at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, at its headquarters in Newington, Connecticut.Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Watsonville, California, Elecraft produces high-performance amateur radio equipment available both factory-assembl […]
- The ARRL Solar Update April 3, 2026Solar activity has been at low levels with only C-class flaresproduced by Regions 4401, 4405, and 4409. There were 9 numberedactive regions on the solar disk, with 4409 showing the mostsignificant growth during the period and producing the largest flareson April 1. A new region emerged but it has not yet been numbered. Multiple filaments erupted during the […]
- ARRL Dakota Division has a New Vice Director April 3, 2026Chris Stallkamp, KIØD, of Selby, South Dakota, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Dakota Division. ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, appointed Stallkamp who has been South Dakota Section Manager since 2012. Stallkamp, an ARRL Life Member, has been a radio amateur since 2006 and holds an Extra Class license. He is a member of the Black Hills Amate […]
- ARISS Outlines Opportunities for Space Station Contacts in 2027 April 3, 2026The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking formal and informal educational institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an amateur radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. Crew members will participate in scheduled amateur radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 mi […]
- FCC Warns Licensee on Out-of-Band Transmissions April 1, 2026The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has responded to a complaint involving a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, amateur for operating outside the privileges of his Technician Class license and causing interference to local emergency service communications by transmitting on a public service frequency, 470.4375 MHz. According to a letter released by the FCC’s […]
- ARRL Solar Update March 27, 2026Solar activity was at low levels with seven numbered active regionson the disk. The largest event of the period was a C3.7 flare on March 25 fromRegion 4400. Region 4403, which was numbered last period, is thesuspected source of several flares observed beyond the limb prior toits rotation onto the disk. Due to its proximity to the northeastlimb, foreshorteni […]
- Work for ARRL March 20, 2026ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® is seeking talented individuals to join our team and help advance the Amateur Radio Service. We are currently hiring for several impactful positions:RFI Lab EngineerSupport ARRL’s mission to protect and enhance spectrum access by managing and resolving Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) cases. This role includ […]