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The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

  1. HamCation QSO Party Set

  2. ARRL on the Purpose of Amateur Radio

  3. FCC Issues Enforcement Advisory: Radio Users Reminded Not to Use Radios in Crimes

    The FCC has released an Enforcement Advisory for licensees and operators across radio services.

    [Complete text of FCC Enforcement Advisory follows.]

    FCC ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY

    DA 21-73

    Released: January 17, 2021

    WARNING: AMATEUR AND PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES LICENSEES AND OPERATORS MAY NOT USE RADIO EQUIPMENT TO COMMIT OR FACILITATE CRIMINAL ACTS

    The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communic...

  4. The K7RA Solar Update

    Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: What happened? Solar Cycle 25 seemed well under way, but no new sunspots have emerged since December 23. The last time any sunspot was visible was January 2. On January 14, Spaceweather.com posted, “Welcome back, solar minimum.”

    Average daily solar flux declined from 78.6 to 73.8. Geomagnetic A index remained quiet. Predicted solar flux for the next 30 days is 7...

  5. International Amateur Radio Union Preparing for WRC-23

    Preparations continue on the part of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) to represent the interests of the amateur and amateur-satellite services at World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23). The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) sponsors WRCs, typically every 4 years, to consider revisions to the international Radio Regulations that define frequency allocations for v...