ARRL IT Security Incident – Report to Members / via ARRL08/22/2024 https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-it-security-incident-report-to-members […]
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ARRL Urges Protecting the Amateur Radio 902-928 MHz Band
ARRL Urges Protecting the Amateur Radio 902-928 MHz Band / via ARRL The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) accepted for public comment a Petition for Rulemaking filed by NextNav Inc., a licensee in the 900-MHz Location and Monitoring Service (LMS), to completely reconfigure the 902-928 MHz band and replace the LMS with high-powered 5G cellular and […]
How to Plan and Apply for an ARRL Hamfest or Convention
How to Plan and Apply for an ARRL Hamfest or Convention / via ARRL headquarters If your amateur radio club is planning to host a convention, hamfest, tailgate, or swapfest, please consider applying for it to be an ARRL-sanctioned event. To learn what it means to be an ARRL-sanctioned event, and to get some ideas […]
ARRL Board Completes 2024 Second Meeting, Approves Report to Advance a 3-Year Strategy
July 23, 2024 ARRL Board Completes 2024 Second Meeting, Approves Report to Advance a 3-Year Strategy ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, gaveled in the 2024 Second Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors on Friday, July 19, in Windsor, Connecticut. The Board meeting was preceded by standing committee meetings held on Thursday, including Administration & […]
ARRL VEC Services Update During Systems Disruption
ARRL VEC Services Update During Systems Disruption 07/18/2024 ARRL previously reported that we are responding to a serious incident involving access to our network and headquarters-based systems. Several services have been affected, including those administered by the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (ARRL VEC). Exam Registrations and Materials. ARRL Volunteer Examiners (VEs) should continue to submit […]
This Year’s Field Day Operations were Fantastic
This year’s Field Day operations were fantastic. There was a substantial amount of inbound Winlink (digital) traffic, and I personally visited three regional club stations, covering some 70 miles ahead of the noon hour, on Saturday, June 22. Many thanks to the groups CARES, PAARA, and SMRC for their hospitality. Images are posted to our […]
Server Outages at ARRL Headquarters
Please stay tuned for updates regarding server outages at ARRL headquarters — https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-systems-service-disruption Our June 2024 section newsletter was affected by the recent outage. The Santa Clara Valley section website is independent of the ARRL server, and has been in continuous operation over the past four years, thanks to our Assistant Section Manager, Wayne / […]
ARRL Teachers Institute Kicks Off Summer Cohorts
ARRL Teachers Institute Kicks Off Summer Cohorts / via ARRL06/14/2024 Teachers are gathered from around the United States to learn about amateur radio, and how to use it in their classrooms as part of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The 2024 cohorts of the ARRL Teachers Institute (TI) on Wireless Technology have begun. […]
2024 Field Day
2024 Field Day / via ARRL It is the radio event of the summer: 2024 ARRL Field Day is June 22-23 The annual operating event is part contest, part emergencycommunications exercise, part public relations and outreach activity, and often a social highlight of the operating year. Many ARRL Affiliated Clubs will be set up in […]
2024 ARRL National Convention Forums Available on YouTube
2024 ARRL National Convention Forums Available on YouTube / via ARRL The 2024 ARRL National Convention included a track of forums featuring a variety of engaging topics of interest to amateur radio operators. If you didn’t make it into the packed house of Forum Room 3 during the three short days of Dayton Hamvention®, or […]