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- Amateur Radio Licensing Update During US Government Shutdown October 3, 2025Original Story 10/1/2025Updated 10/2/2025 (CORES is not available for new registrants)Updated 10/3/2025 (Temporary testing procedures for examinees without FRNs)A bulletin sent to members of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® included information about the impact of the US Government shutdown on licensing for the Amateur Radio Service.The gover […]
- The ARRL Solar Update October 3, 2025Solar activity, which has been at low levels, has returned tomoderate levels. Region AR4232 produced the largest event of theperiod, an impulsive M3.6 flare (R1-minor) on October 1, 2025.An associated Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) was observed in subsequentSOHO LASCO/C2 coronagraph imagery that began on September 29.Analysis and modelling of the ejecta is ongo […]
- FCC Issues Notice of Violation for Unauthorized One-Way Transmissions and Denial of Inspection October 1, 2025The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Notice of Violation (NoV) to Mike F. Conte of Naples, Florida, citing alleged rule violations related to unauthorized transmissions and refusal to allow station inspection. The FCC notice by the Regional Director, Region One, Enforcement Bureau, was released on September 29, 2025, and includes that Con […]
- Hurricane Imelda Strengthens, Threatens Bermuda October 1, 2025Hurricane Imelda, now a strong Category 1 storm, is forecast to make landfall on, or come extremely close to Bermuda, late Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning. The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will activate for the first time this season beginning Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 3:00 PM EDT (1900 UTC).Activation times and frequencies are as follows:3:0 […]
- The ARRL Solar Update September 26, 2025Solar activity reached moderate levels this past week. An impulsiveM1.0 flare was observed on September 24 from Region AR4217. Slightgrowth was observed in Region AR4226 with an increase in spots nearthe leader. New Regions AR4229 and AR4230 were numbered this period.All other regions were either stable or in decay. No Earth-directedCMEs were observed. Solar […]
- ARRL Wants Every Ham to Help Us Pass The Bill September 26, 2025ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® needs every radio amateur in the United States to send letters to Washington as we continue our nationwide grassroots campaign to pass the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act. The process is simple: click the button at www.arrl.org/HOA, put in your call sign, and press the red SEND MY LETTERS button. It t […]
- National Preparedness Month: Use Your Ham Radio for Public Service September 26, 2025Amateur radio has long been a vital partner with served agencies in providing communications support, passing traffic, and performing other tasks, both in times of crisis and in times of community service. Through community events, hams help out before and When All Else Fails®. The best way to become a part of serving the greater good in your area is by joi […]
- Hams Needed to Track NASA Moon Mission September 26, 2025The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking volunteers to passively track the 2026 Artemis II Orion spacecraft as the crewed mission travels to the Moon and back to Earth. The Artemis II test flight will send NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, KF5LKT; Victor Glover, KI5BKC; and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astrona […]
- NCVEC Question Pool Committee Removes Extra-Class Question E6D07 From Use September 25, 2025The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has announced the immediate removal of Extra-Class question E6D07 from the Element 4 Extra-Class question pool and from use on examinations. The decision was made after it was determined that the question contained more than one correct answer.The current Element […]
- The ARRL Solar Update September 19, 2025Solar activity was at low levels this past week. Low-level C-classflaring was observed from Regions AR4216 and AR4217, as well as fromRegion AR4213 just beyond the Southwest limb. Slight growth wasobserved in all spotted regions. No Earth-directed CMEs wereobserved. Solar activity is expected to be low, with a chance for anisolated M-flare (R1-R2/minor-moder […]