Excellent HF conditions greeted hams in the ARRL 10-Meter contestlast weekend. Recent indicators show a sudden shift to two digitdaily sunspot numbers from three, and although there is nothingsignificant about [...]
Average daily sunspot number plummeted to 104.4. Weekly Commentary on the Sun, the Magnetosphere, and the Earth's Ionosphere for December 12, 2024 from OK1HH: "The high solar activity in October [...]
The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology (TI) continues to grow. Fresh off a highly successful YouTube telethon that raised more than $41,000 for the program, some of next year’s [...]
We are at the peak of Solar Cycle 25, and the 10-meter amateur radio band has been providing impressive propagation lately. Recent reports of “wide open” band conditions make this [...]
Solar activity seems to have dropped dramatically from a recent peak. Are we over the cycle peak and headed down again? Too early to say. Daily average sunspot numbers this [...]
Applications are now being accepted for campers interested in attending the 2025 Youth on the Air Camp. Licensed amateur radio operators, ages 15 through 25, who want to attend are [...]
December brings two ARRL-sponsored single-band contests. The ARRL 160-Meter Contest begins Friday, December 6 at 2200 UTC and concludes on Sunday, December 8 at 1559 UTC. Stations in the US [...]
A YouTube telethon to raise money for the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology was a resounding success. More than $21,000 was contributed during the livestream, which unlocked another $20,000 [...]
