The ARRL Foundation Club Grant Program The ARRL has long recognized that it is in the best interests of Amateur Radio to encourage and support amateur radio clubs. Clubs historically have recruited, licensed and trained new radio amateurs and have provided the community setting for radio amateurs to continue their education and training. The ARRL […]
News
An Informational Webinar about the ARRL Foundation Club Grant Program
An informational webinar about the ARRL Foundation Club Grant Program will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 8PM EST/ 5 PM PDT. Please register in advance for this webinar at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4lhqvUdzS1S34tT1u8ZC4Q After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The website has been created that will be […]
Ham Radio Connects Bellefontaine, Ohio Students with Astronaut Kayla Barron
Ham Radio Connects Bellefontaine, Ohio Students with Astronaut Kayla Barron04/29/2022 Astronaut Kayla Barron, amateur radio call sign KI5LAL, completed a successful, scheduled ham radio contact on April 21, 2022, with students from Bellefontaine High School in Bellefontaine, Ohio via Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). The radio contact was streamed on https://youtu.be/6t5ZQOw2j68 The students […]
Radio Amateurs to Participate in MARS Interoperability Exercise in May
Radio Amateurs to Participate in MARS Interoperability Exercise in May04/29/2022 Members of the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) will conduct an HF skills exercise from Monday night, May 2 through Saturday, May 7, 2022 to practice interoperability with the amateur radio community. A 60-meter high-power broadcast will begin on May 3 at 0200 UTC followed […]
Friedrichshafen, Germany to Host the 45th International Amateur Radio Exhibition
Friedrichshafen, Germany to Host the 45th International Amateur Radio Exhibition04/29/2022 After a 2-year break, amateur radio fans will reunite on Lake Constance in Friedrichshafen, Germany, from June 24 – 26, 2022, for HAM RADIO — the 45th International Amateur Radio Exhibition. Planning for Europe’s largest amateur radio exhibition is under way, and this year’s theme […]
ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program
ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program04/29/2022 The ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program, in effect since April 19, 2022, will cover the one-time $35 application fee for new amateur radiolicense candidates younger than 18 years old for tests administered under the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) program. “We are thrilled that we are able to provide this […]
FCC Not Processing New License Applications
FCC Not Processing New License Applications04/27/2022 On Wednesday, April 27, in a notice to all VECs, the FCC again asked them to refrain from submitting any amateur radio exam session or license application files while the Commission works to resolve an issue with the Universal Licensing System (ULS) application filing system. The ULS application filing […]
Amateur Radio Helps Rescue Injured California Outdoorsman
Amateur Radio Helps Rescue Injured California Outdoorsman04/14/2022 A relaxing weekend of camping and fishing did not go as planned when a member of a California outdoors club fell and broke his hip. The Old Goats Mountain Club (OGMC) had worked their way along an old Forest Service Road into a rugged, off grid location in […]
New FCC Application Fee Will Not Apply to Amateur Radio License Upgrades
New FCC Application Fee Will Not Apply to Amateur Radio License Upgrades04/04/2022 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) staff has clarified in response to an ARRL request that the new $35 application fee will not apply to most license modifications, including those to upgrade an amateur radio licensee’s operator class and changes to club station trustees. […]
Electronics Flea Market (EFM)
Electronics Flea Market (EFM) The Electronics Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday, April 9, 2022 in the parking lot of the Sunnyvale Public Library from 5:00 a.m. until noon. http://www.electronicsfleamarket.com/ […]