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• The K7RA Solar Update April 19, 2024
  Solar activity increased dramatically this reporting week (April11-17), and thirteen new sunspot groups emerged. One appeared onApril 11, two more on April 13, three more on April 14, another twoon April 15, one more on April 16 and another two on April 17. OnApril 18 an additional two sunspot groups emerged, and the dailysunspot number […]
• Active Hurricane Season Predicted for 2024 April 13, 2024
  Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane researchers predict an active Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 to November 30) in their initial 2024 forecast.ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, attended the National Hurricane Conference in Florida in late March, where the CSU prediction was issued. "The common discussion at the National Hurricane Conference this year […]
• Amateur Radio Saves Family in Death Valley National Park April 12, 2024
  Death Valley National Park is in a remote desert in southern California, where mobile phone networks are spotty at best. On Saturday, April 6, a radio amateur and his family were enjoying the park when their vehicle became stuck in mud in a dangerous area. Without access to a cell network, the ham called for […]
• Ham Radio Active During Eclipse April 12, 2024
  Millions of people across the United States got to see a rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.The path of totality -- the line of darkness where the moon fully occluded the sun -- stretched through the South Pacific, Mexico, central Texas, the Ozarks, the Midwest, the Rust Belt area, and to New England […]
• The K7RA Solar Update April 12, 2024
  I did not see last Monday's eclipse, except on television. Here inthe Pacific Northwest, we only got a 20% exposure, and skies wereovercast.As they moved across the country displaying successive totality, Inoticed the prominences on the edge of the disk. There were alwaysbetween one and three little red spots at the edge.Solar activity over the […]
• 2024 ARRL Field Day Poster Released April 7, 2024
  A poster promoting 2024 ARRL Field Day has been released on the Field Day web page, www.arrl.org/field-day. The two-sided informational poster features this year's theme "Be Radio Active". It includes a space for clubs to fill in information about their planned activation so that members of their community can come visit the site.More resources for […]
• ARRL Seeking Applicants for Assistant Education and Learning Manager April 6, 2024
  ARRL is working to engage the next generation of radio amateurs right in the classroom. Many young people have become active hams because of the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology.This donor-funded effort brings teachers from across the United States together to get them excited about radio through hands-on experiments. The Institute then trains them […]
• Register Now for the 2024 ARRL Youth Rally! April 6, 2024
  As part of the fun at Dayton Hamvention®, youth attendees are invited to participate in the 2024 ARRL Youth Rally on Saturday, May 18. The day will include a special agenda of activities and presentations intended to engage and inspire young hams and young newcomers to amateur radio.The Youth Rally is intended for students who […]
• Ham Radio's Many Roles During Solar Eclipse April 5, 2024
  In one of nature's most spectacular visual displays, on April 8, 2024, the sun will align with the moon and the Earth, casting a shadow that will transit much of North America.Spectacular Display and GatheringMillions will gather along the path of totality - the section where the sun is fully blocked by the moon - […]
• The K7RA Solar Update April 5, 2024
  With the big increase in sunspot numbers and solar flux reported inlast week's Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP013, I hoped the trendwould continue, but numbers this week were lower.Five new sunspot groups emerged, one each day from March 30 throughApril 3.Average daily sunspot numbers went from 147 to 60, and average dailysolar flux declined from 191.9 […]
• The K7RA Solar Update March 29, 2024
   A dramatic increase in solar activity emerged over the past week, and geomagnetic activity reacted as well. Two new sunspot groups appeared on March 21, then one new group emerged each day over March 22-25. Average daily solar flux rose from 153.3 to 191.9, and average daily sunspot numbers increased from 94.3 to 147. The […]
• Southeastern Repeater Association (SERA) President Wade "Danny" Hampton Jr., K4ITL, passed away February 28, 2024. March 29, 2024
  While attending the North Carolina State School for the Blind (now known as Governor Morehead School for the Blind) in Raleigh, Hampton met several sighted friends involved in the amateur radio community and began attending radio club meetings with them. As a result, he became a licensed amateur radio operator at the age of 12, […]
• World Amateur Radio Day is April 18, 2024 March 29, 2024
  World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is celebrated each year on April 18.The theme for 2024 is, "A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 Years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community, and Advocacy." The global event covers all of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) regions and spans 2 days: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 0000 UTC to Friday, […]
• New Training Course Offered by the ARRL Puerto Rico Section March 29, 2024
  The ARRL Puerto Rico Section has a new online training course for prospective amateur radio operators. Fifty-three students have enrolled in the course, taught by ARRL Technical Coordinator and Instructor Carlos Roig, WP4AOH, who draws from the ARRL License Manual and the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators pool of questions for the Spanish Zoom […]
• Amateur Radio Importance Highlighted at National Hurricane Conference March 29, 2024
  The National Hurricane Conference was held March 25 - 28, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. Amateur radio was well represented at the event. A series of workshops were held that focused on amateur radio's involvement in hurricane tracking, coverage, and recovery.Among the presenters was the Assistant Amateur Radio Coordinator of WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center […]