ARRL News

October 31, 2025

The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity has decreased to very low levels. Region 4266
exhibited signs of slight development as it gained asymmetric
penumbra surrounding its trailing spots. Meanwhile, Region 4267
underwent decay, losing several leading spots. Additional activity
included a coronal mass ejection (CME) off the NE limb on October
29.
 
An associated Type II radio sweep was reported with the CME; however
SUVI 195 i...

October 30, 2025

2026 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program is Now Accepting Applications

The ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program has opened the application window for 2026 scholarships. Applications will be accepted through December 30, 2025, at 12 PM EST. Students are encouraged to apply for more than 170 scholarships ranging from $500 to $25,000. All applicants must be active, FCC-licensed amateur radio operators. 

The scholarships were established by generous donors and are manag...

October 30, 2025

New Book Release: Small Antennas for Small Spaces 3rd Edition

October 27, 2025

The October 2025 West Coast Qualifying Run has been rescheduled

The October 2025 West Coast Qualifying Run originally scheduled for Saturday,
October 25 at 2 PM PDT (October 25 at 2100z) had to be rescheduled.

The new date and time are Wednesday, October 29 at 9 PM PDT (October 30 at 0400z).

West Coast Station K6XX will transmit the official ARRL Qualifying Run on
3581.5, 7047.5, and 14047.5 kHz.  The speeds will run from 10 to 35 WPM.

October 27, 2025

Hurricane Melissa Update

Updated Friday, October 31, 2025 @ 8 AM EDT

Hurricane Melissa passed to the northwest of Bermuda on Thursday night and is forecasted to pass south of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland as a post-tropical cyclone on Friday night. Water levels should continue to subside this morning for Bermuda. Swells generated by Melissa will continue to affect portions of Hispaniola, Cuba, the Bahamas, the Tu...

October 24, 2025

Important Notice: Keep Clear of Emergency Frequencies During the Contest Weekend

Tropical Storm Melissa is nearly stationary in Caribbean on Friday, October, 24, 2025. Forecasters warn it could quickly intensify, impacting Jamaica as a hurricane and causing catastrophic flooding and landslides Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 

The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) a group of licensed Amateur Radio Operators trained and organized to provide essential communications support to the Na...

October 24, 2025

The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity reached moderate levels this past week, but has now
returned to, and remains at, lower levels. Region 4248 produced an
M1.1 flare on October 20, which was the largest event of the period.
Region 4261 was numbered this period as it rotated into better
viewing conditions.

Region 4262 was numbered this period as well, splitting it from
Region 4257. Additionally, new spots were noted near ...

October 17, 2025

The ARRL Solar Update

Region AR4246 underwent significant evolution, growing in overall
size while gaining multiple new spots. Subsequently, AR4246 was the
main provider of activity which included an M1.2 flare on October
13. Several coronal mass ejections (CMEs) with potential
Earth-directed components are in the mix at this time.

Additional modeling efforts are underway to perhaps confirm those
suspicions. The largest f...

October 17, 2025

FCC Announces Intent to Delete Minor Part 97 Provisions

As part of a much larger overhaul focused on deleting almost 400 obsolete wireless regulations, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced plans to delete or modify four minor provisions of Part 97. 

ARRL’s Washington Counsel has reviewed the proposal and agrees that the deletions are to obsolete rules and will have no impact on today’s modern Amateur Radio Service. One of the del...

October 17, 2025

ARRL Year of the Club Website Contest — Call for Submissions!

October 16, 2025

Amateur Radio Runs with the Chicago Marathon

Amateur radio operators serve their communities across the United States in many ways, before and When All Else Fails®. Using their skills as communicators, their personal equipment, and the Amateur Radio Service, the “hams” provide a needed boost to public safety radio systems.

The 47th Bank of America Chicago Marathon, held on October 12, 2025, featured 55,000 runners from around the world. An...

October 15, 2025

ARRL Online Auction Closes October 16

October 14, 2025

Ed Hare, W1RFI, Long time ARRL Lab Engineer, Passes Away

Updated October 31, 2025, to include service information (at the bottom).

Edward F. “Ed” Hare, Jr., W1RFI, who spent decades as an employee of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®, has become a Silent Key. He died on October 10, 2025, at the age of 75 after an illness.

Hare first earned his Amateur Radio Service license as a teenager as WN1CYF (later WA1CYF and KA1CV) and was active i...

October 10, 2025

The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity has been at moderate levels for the past 24 hours. Solar
activity is expected to be low with a chance for M class flares. Solar wind
speed reached a peak of 1124 km/s.

Solar activity reached moderate levels following an M2.0 flare (R1-Minor) at
from a region just around the Northwestern limb. Only low-level C-class
activity was observed from the remaining spotted regions on the visibl...

October 10, 2025

Zoe Rodriguez Named 2025 Craigie Memorial Educator