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2025 ARRL Field Day is Next Weekend
Lather on the sunscreen and get ready for the fun! 2025 ARRL Field Day is June 28 - 29. It is amateur radio’s biggest yearly event. The sun has been very active at the peak of Solar Cycle 25. ARRL is hopeful that it will mean 2025 becomes a legendary Field Day. Get out to an activation and enjoy a good time with your fellow hams.
Use the Field Day Site Locator, featuring more than 1200 sites, if...
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Hurricane Erick Updates
Hurricane Erick Update for June 19, 2025...12:30 PM EDT
Hurricane Erick made landfall early Thursday morning, June 19, along Southern Mexico's Pacific coast. It has been upgraded to an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 status, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
Forecasters now warn that the major storm will unleash devastating winds at the eye's landfall as well as the potential for fl...
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Ham Radio Reports Fire; Helicopter Crew Extinguishes Just in Time
Amateur radio operators preparing for a contest sponsored byARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® used ham radio to report a forest fire just before winds picked up.
By John Ross, KD8IDJ
With the help of amateur radio operators, a potential wildfire was averted in California on June 12. Amateur “ham” radio is a thriving technical hobby with members active all over the world. Hams ofte...
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ARRL Teachers Institute – Multiplying the Message
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® welcomed the year’s first cohort of educators to attend a session of the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology (TI) at headquarters this week. The group follows on the success of the Louisiana-based session last week, and one on Staten Island in New York City this past in January.
The educators traveled from all over the country to attend...
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2025 ARRL Field Day - Are You Ready?