ARRL

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. ARRL Closed for New Years Day, January 1, 2025

    ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will be closed on New Years Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last W1AW transmission of 2024 will be the regularly scheduled code bulletin at 11 PM Eastern time on Tuesday, December 31 (0400 UTC on January 1). There will be no bulletins, code practice, or visitor operations during the one-day closing. ARRL Headquarters and W1AW will reopen on...

  2. The K7RA Solar Update

    Strong solar activity continues, with worldwide propagation on 10
    and 12 meters quite commonplace.

    Predicted solar flux is 255, 250, 210, 200, and 195 on December 30,
    2024 through January 3, 2025, 190 on January 4-5, 170 on January 6,
    160 on January 7-8, then 165, 170 and 165 on January 9-11, 170 on
    January 12-13, 175 on January 14-15, 180 on January 16, 185 on
    January 17-18, 200 on January 19-23, 18...

  3. ARRL Systems Service Disruption

    These are periodic updates to an original story published on May 16, 2024.

    Updated 12/27/2024

    The following is an update on DXCC® application processing:

    In October, we reported that the ARRL DXCC® System had been returned to service. Since then, over 3,000 DXCC applications have been logged into the DXCC System for processing. It is important to understand that the queue of submitted applications...

  4. 2025 ARRL Foundation Scholarships - Final Weeks to Apply

    The ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program continues to accept applications for the 2025 scholarship cycle. The application period is open until 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on January 6, 2025. The scholarships are available to eligible amateur radio operators pursuing higher education. There are more than 100 scholarships ranging from $500 to $25,000.

    The scholarships have been established by ge...

  5. ARRL Straight Key Night: January 1, 2025

    ARRL Straight Key Night is January 1, 2025, from 0000 UTC through 2359 UTC. This 24-hour event is not a contest but rather a day dedicated to celebrating our CW heritage -- radio communications by Morse code.

    Participants are encouraged to get on the air and simply make enjoyable, conversational CW QSOs (radio contacts). The use of straight keys or bugs to send CW is preferred. There are no poin...

  6. ARRL Kids Day - January 4, 2025

    ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® Kids Day runs January 4, 2025 from 1800 UTC - 2359 UTC. Operate as much or as little as you like.

    The event is designed to give on-the-air experience to young people, to foster interest in getting a license of their own, and give older hams a chance to share their stations and love for amateur radio with their children. You can share the excitemen...

  7. Call for Nominations: ARRL Awards Recognize Excellence in Ham Radio

    ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® seeks nominations for awards.

    It probably isn’t hard to think of someone you know in the hobby who goes above and beyond in service to amateur radio, their club, their fellow hams, or their community. Volunteers are the very core of the Amateur Radio Service, and that dedication is what carries the ARRL Field Organization. Excellence in on-air ope...

  8. Experimental Station to Commemorate Fessenden Transmission December 24

    Brian Justin, Jr., WA1ZMS, of Forest, Virginia, will operate experimental station WI2XLQ on 486-kHz AM for the Reginald Fessenden commemorative transmission starting approximately at 22:00 UTC on December 24, 2024.

    Transmissions will last for at least 24 hours. A repeat transmission will take place on December 31, also starting approximately 22:00 UTC and running for 24 hours. All transmissions...

  9. ARRL Closing Early Dec. 24, and Closed Christmas Day Dec. 25

    ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will close our headquarters early at 12 PM Eastern Standard Time (1700 UTC) on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and will be closed all day on Wednesday, December 25 for Christmas.

    The ARRL Headquarters lobby and store, as well as W1AW, will be open to visitors from 8 AM to 12 PM EST on Tuesday, December 24. There will be no W1AW bulletins, code practi...

  10. The K7RA Solar Update

    Excellent HF conditions greeted hams in the ARRL 10-Meter contest
    last weekend. Recent indicators show a sudden shift to two digit
    daily sunspot numbers from three, and although there is nothing
    significant about 100, it makes one notice.

    All daily sunspot numbers this week were 97 or less.

    Perhaps this indicates a move off of solar maximum, or to a future
    with a second maximum.

    Solar activity was way...