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.
  • Solar activity is likely to continue at low levels with isolated to
    occasional C-class flare activity, along with a slight chance for
    R1-R2 (Minor-Moderate) M-class flare events, through September 25,
    according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. The SWPC reports
    that nine sunspot regions are on the visible disk, including a new
    Region 4541. There were three solar flares observed in the past...

  • Solar flare activity is expected to remain at very low levels, with a
    chance for isolated C-class flares through September 19, according to
    NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Solar wind speed was
    steady near 530 km/s, and negative polarity CH HSS (coronal hole
    high-speed stream) effects are anticipated to persist through September
    18, with additional enhancements likely today due to flan...

  • The Yagi-Uda beam antenna was invented 100 years ago, in 1926, and Contest University (CTU) is celebrating its centennial with a live Zoom webinar this Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 1600 UTC (noon Eastern). The free webinar, titled “The Yagi Turns 100,” will be available online at https://w3lif.org/yagi. There is no pre-registration. Click on the link before 1600 Zulu on Saturday to watch. Q...

  • Solar flare activity was at low levels in the past week with
    isolated C-class flare activity, according to NOAA’s Space Weather
    Prediction Center. The largest flare of the period was a C3.4 on
    September 8 from otherwise stable Region 4528. Region 4530 developed
    asymmetric penumbra on both its leading and trailing poles while
    undergoing consolidation in its intermediate area. New flux
    emergence in the...