ARRL Feed

• Amateur Radio Serves in Large Utah Bike Race September 15, 2023
   On September 9, 2023, the Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club (BARC) in northern Utah provided amateur radio communications support during LoToJa, the longest 1-day USA Cycling (USAC)-sanctioned bicycle race in America. The LoToJa course consists of 200 miles of rough, mountainous terrain. BARC was prepared for the challenge and had been training and working on their […]
• 2023 SET Exercise to Test Skills and Emergency Preparedness September 15, 2023
   The ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is scheduled for October 7 - 8, 2023.The SET is ARRL's annual national emergency exercise designed to assess the skills and preparedness of Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) volunteers, as well as those affiliated with other organizations involved in emergency and disaster responses. The SET is open to all […]
• Hurricane Lee: Radio Amateurs and Nets Activated September 15, 2023
  Hurricane Lee is expected to impact portions of New England in the Northeastern United States and Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in Canada. The storm has had the full attention of forecasters and the volunteer organizations that coordinate Amateur Radio response to hurricanes. Amateur Radio Emergency Service®(ARES®) volunteer groups are in an elevated state of readiness […]
• The K7RA Solar Update September 15, 2023
  Like last week, eight new sunspot groups emerged this reportingweek, September 7-13.One appeared on September 7, another September 9, four more onSeptember 10, another on September 11 and one more on September 12.Solar activity made a nice comeback, with average daily sunspotnumbers rising from 95.4 to 138.1, and solar flux from 137.6 to159.9.The most active […]
• Amateur Radio Volunteers Needed for Marine Corps Marathon September 8, 2023
  The 2023 Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) will take place on Sunday, October 29 in Washington, D.C., and Arlington County, Virginia at 7:55 AM EDT. The MCM Ham Volunteers team is looking for 150 amateur radio operators to support the event by providing racecourse situation reports. The Marine Corps Marathon, also known as the People's Marathon, expects to support more than […]