The ARRL DXCC Desk has determined that the operation by a DXpedition team from Mount Athos meets the DXCC award program’s accreditation criteria. Contacts with the team, which operated in January 2025 using the call sign SV1GA/A, will therefore count toward DXCC. Additionally, due to actions taken by local authorities that resulted in the early termination of the operation, any future operation...

Solar activity is likely to be moderate (R1-R2, Minor-Moderate) with
a slight chance for X-class flares through April 5.

The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet to minor storm levels
on April 4 and 5.

NOAA Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities for April 5 and 6 forecast a
15% chance, and then a 1% chance, of a Moderate storm for the
reporting period.

The forecast of solar and geomagnetic activity c...

HamSCI, Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation, is preparing now for a series of meteor scatter (MS) experiments later this year and need amateur radio operators to help.

While the target storms are in August (Perseids) and December (Geminids) preparation and testing is already underway. This is a combination 'special event' and a contest to generate contact data during meteor scatter events u...

ARRL is excited to announce that the new 2025 edition of The ARRL Repeater Directory® is now powered by RepeaterBook, amateur radio's worldwide repeater database.

“This collaboration ensures that amateur radio operators across the country have access to one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date collections of repeater information available,” said Garrett Dow, KD6KPC, of RepeaterBook.

Dow p...

Rabea Rogge, LB9NJ/KD3AID, a private astronaut on the crew of the Fram2 mission, has conducted the first amateur radio contacts from aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule. The Fram2 flight sets many firsts, including being the first crewed mission to do polar orbits of the Earth, and Rogge became the first German woman in space.

The mission is funded and commanded by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wa...

A 2-hour interview with ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, is available on The DX Mentor Podcast, hosted by Bill Salyers, AJ8B. Minster was elected by the ARRL Board of Directors as CEO in 2020, and has led the association’s operations since.

Minster talked about a wide range of topics from how he got started in amateur radio as a shortwave listener, to the importance of mentoring new licensees. He ...

By: Angel Santana, WP3GW

Amateur radio operators in Puerto Rico participated in the Caribe Wave 2025 Tsunami exercise on March 20.

The event is an annual tsunami exercise, designed to validate and advance tsunami preparedness efforts in the Caribbean and adjacent regions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organiz...

ARRL is inspiring the next generation of radio amateur with a full day fun, learning, community building, and on the air activity.

Registration is now open for the ARRL Youth Rally at Dayton Hamvention®. This amazing event is set to be a great day full of hands-on radio activities for people aged 11 to 21.

Join fellow young people who are interested in ham radio, led by volunteers from the ARRL C...

On Wednesday, March 26, around 2130 UTC a Major Storm occurred.  At
one point, the Planetary A Index was 49, and the Planetary K Index
was at 6.

Solar wind parameters are expected to remain enhanced due to
continued coronal hole high-speed stream influences with waning
effects likely by March 29.

The Solar Radiation Storm Forecast for March 29 and 30 has a 1
percent chance of a S1 or greater storm.

No ...

Il Progetto Casa ARI

Abbiamo potuto sviluppare e concretizzare questo Progetto, che per molti aspetti può essere considerato uno dei più importanti, solo grazie a quei Soci che ci hanno creduto – e continuano a crederci – e che con le loro donazioni spontanee hanno permesso l’accantonamento di una cifra consistente. Fra tutti Mario Maestri, che solo l’anno scorso, con un gesto di straordinaria generosità ha versato 50.000 euro. A lui va la più sentita e profonda riconoscenza da parte di tutto il Sodalizio.

Nel 2010 sono stati posti i primi mattoni per la nostra Casa ARI, quella che tutti noi desideriamo possedere per realizzare il sogno che ogni nucleo familiare - e i Soci tutti dovrebbero vedere l’ARI come una grande famiglia - sente come esigenza primaria.

While eating breakfast last Saturday morning at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, ARRL staff member Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, was also on the air from Bonaire, remotely working a pileup from a station he visits often on the island. Physically in Newark, New Jersey, for the annual HamSCI Workshop, Bob had his Wi-Fi-connected laptop on the table in front of him, controlling the station in Bona...

By: Rich Moseson, W2VU

Some 175 scientists, students, professors, and amateur radio operators from around the world gathered in person and virtually on March 14 and 15 to share research, educate each other, and network at the annual HamSCI Workshop. HamSCI, the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation program, aims to promote collaboration between science, amateur radio, and education. The 2025 w...

Dozens of amateur radio clubs have made plans to host an ARRL Ham Radio Open House in April. The nationwide event is centered around World Amateur Radio Day on April 18. 2025 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).

While we’ve been using radio for well over 100 years, amateur radio operators continue to be on the cutting edge of innovation in ele...

Solar activity reached moderate levels due to an isolated M1.5/1n
flare on March 19 at 2040 UTC from Region AR4031.  Regions AR4028,
AR4034, and AR4035 exhibited slight growth.

Region AR4026 re-emerged in the Southwest quadrant. Regions in the
Northwest quadrant, including AR4020, AR4022, AR4025, and AR4031 all
appeared to be in a decay phase.

No Earth-directed CMEs were detected in available coronag...

In a Public Notice titled “In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete,” issued on March 12, 2025, the FCC is soliciting public input on any FCC rules in any service that members of the public believe should be deleted or modified “for the purpose of alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens.” This is the latest in a series of similar proceedings going back to 1996, when the Communications Act was amended t...