ARRL

• Start Planning for ARRL Field Day 2026

• Find the Right Rig: New Comparison Tool for ARRL Members

  ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® is pleased to introduce a new member benefit: the QST Product Review Comparison Database. This online tool makes it easier to compare amateur radio transceivers, receivers, amplifiers, and transmitters by allowing users to sort and filter equipment based on their own selection criteria.

  “This tool, introduced by the ARRL Lab, offers a familiar exp...

• Registration is Open for the 2026 ARRL National Convention in Huntsville

  ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® and the Huntsville Hamfest will host the 2026 ARRL National Convention and Huntsville Hamfest, August 21 - 23, in Huntsville, Alabama.

  The convention will kick off on Friday, August 21, with a series of day-long ARRL Training Tracks and a National Convention Luncheon at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Huntsville. Then join ARRL on Friday night for a...

• The ARRL Solar Update

  Solar activity has remained at low levels this past week. The largest event of the period was a C3.4 flare originating from Region 4446.   

  There are nine numbered regions on the visible disk. Region 4452 showed notable growth and new flux emergence. Region 4450 decayed to plage, though unassociated transitory pores were observed to its east and west. Region 4443 decayed into a unipolar spot as...

• RAC Vice-President Brent Taylor, VY2HF, Silent Key

  by Allan Boyd, VE3AJB/VE3EM, President, Radio Amateurs of Canada

  Radio Amateurs of Canada has received the sad news that RAC Vice-President Brent Taylor, VY2HF, became a Silent Key on May 21, 2026, at the age of 66.

  The sudden loss of Brent has deeply shocked Radio Amateurs of Canada and the Amateur Radio community across Canada and beyond. RAC extends its sincere condolences to Brent’s wife Jani...