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The ARRL Solar Report
Solar activity was at low levels on 28 July to 02 August and moderate levels on 03 August. The largest flare of the period was an M2.9/2b event observed from Region 4168 on 03 August. The region also produced numerous C-class events. Numerous C-class activity was observed from Regions 4153, 4155, and 4167. No Earth-directed CME activity was observed.
No proton events were observed at geosyn...
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Frank Butler, W4RH, Former ARRL Southeastern Division Director, Passes Away at 100
Former ARRL Southeastern Division Director Frank Butler, W4RH, has become a Silent Key. He passed away at the age of 100. Butler was an ARRL member for at least 78 years.
He served 29 years as the ARRL Southeastern Division Director until his retirement from 50 years of service as an elected official of ARRL in 2007. He began his elected service as the Western Florida Section Communications Mana...
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High Altitude Camp Needs Amateur Radio Tracking Operators
On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, the Kopernik Observatory in Vestal, New York, will be running a High Altitude Balloon Camp for local high school students.
The payload of the balloon will contain an Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) transmitter, call sign K2ZRO-9, for tracking, plus a slow-scan television (SSTV) transmitter on 145.600 throughout the flight. The launch is planned between...
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ARRL Celebrates the Jeffrey B. Goldman, K3DUA, Teachers Institute Week
Ham radio helped build the career of Jeff Goldman, K3DUA. Now, he’s paying it forward.
The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology celebrates the generosity of Jeff Goldman, K3DUA. A gift from Goldman has underwritten an entire week of the program, allowing 13 educators from all over the United States to attend the program.
Goldman took an interest in radio at the age of 12, when his fathe...
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New ARRL® DXCC® Trident Plaque Honors 100 Confirmed Entities on Three Modes
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® announces the DXCC® Trident plaque, a new award to honor the accomplishments of radio amateurs who have confirmed contacts with at least 100 ARRL DXCC award entities on each of three modes: phone, CW, and digital. The plaque is endorsable at levels of 200, 300, and Honor Roll, based on achieving that level on all three modes at the time of applic...