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Amateur Radio News

NCVEC Question Pool Committee Issues Revision to 2026 - 2030 Technician Pool

This announcement was originally published in the ARRL Letter on February 19, 2026. ARRL members can subscribe to the weekly ARRL Letter at www.arrl.org/opt-in-out.---The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool [...]

New Technician Class Question Pool Released -- Effective July 1, 2026

This announcement was originally published in the ARRL Letter on December 18, 2025. ARRL members can subscribe to the weekly ARRL Letter at www.arrl.org/opt-in-out.---On December 18, 2025, the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner [...]

Amateur Radio to Participate in DoD Armed Forces Day Crossband Test on May 9, 2026

Amateur radio operators will participate in the Department of Defense’s Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test on May 9, 2026. The annual event will not impact any public or private [...]

The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity remained at low levels this past week with numerous C1flares from Region 4420, which exhibited growth during the period.Region 4419 showed minor decay, particularly in its trailing spots,while [...]

Dayton Hamvention® 2026 Offers Forums for Every Ham

Dayton Hamvention 2026 features a wide range of forums to appeal to amateur radio operators of all interests, experience levels, and ages. The Hamvention Forums Committee has assembled a diverse [...]

Helping NASA Track Artemis II’s Orion Spacecraft

This story was updated 4/27/2026The University of Pittsburgh had a unique opportunity last week...helping NASA track Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft on its mission to the moon and back! Students from [...]

The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity was at very low levels with only isolated B-classflaring, mostly from Region 4416. There are currently four numbered regions on the visible disk. Region4416 remains the largest [...]

The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity remained at low levels this week. Most of the C-class activity came from either Region 4414 or Region 4409, which has developed a delta spot in its intermediary [...]