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Weekend Solar Flare Frenzy Could Spark Geomagnetic Storms 05/25/2021 [UPDATED 2021-05-25 1704 UTC] The Space Weather Prediction Center ( SWPC) has issued a G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm watch for May 25 and 27 and a G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm watch for May 26. These are the result of the combined effects of multiple coronal mass ejections associated with solar flares on May 22 and 23. According to Spaceweather.com, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded 10 C-class and two M-cla...

East Bay SM Jim Siemons, W6LK, Stepping Down; Mike Patterson, N6JGA, Appointed 05/25/2021 ARRL East Bay Section Manager Jim Siemons, W6LK, is stepping down because he is relocating to Wyoming. Siemons has served as East Bay SM since July 2018. Mike Patterson, N6JGA, has been appointed to succeed him, effective June 1. Siemons said, “There really is not a greater honor for a ham like me than to watch so many people get their licenses, learn the code, program a radio for the first time, wi...

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

Johannes Hafkenscheid, 5T5PA, is the 2020 Recipient of the Intrepid Spirit Award 05/19/2021 The Intrepid-DX Group has announced that DXer Johannes Hafkenscheid, 5T5PA, is the recipient of the 2020 Intrepid Spirit Award. Hafkenscheid was very active while living and working in Mauritania throughout 2020. “This award is to recognize Johannes’s outstanding efforts to activate Mauritania during the COVID-19 pandemic,” the announcement said. We recognize Johannes’s unselfish act to act...

Learning Programs ARRL Learning Programs ARRL offers a variety of educational programs and services which provide instructional opportunities and training for new, experienced, and prospective amateur radio enthusiasts. Getting Started Here are serveral resources to help get you started in the exciting world of ham radio: Learn how to get your amateur radio license, find local licensing classes and exam sessions, and use ARRL study materials to help you prepare Explore the different ways to get...

Radio Frequency Interference Seminar Set for May 19 via Zoom 05/14/2021 ARRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, hold a Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) seminar via Zoom on Wednesday, May 19, at 2000 UTC. His 30-minute slide presentation offers an overview of politics, personalities, and technical issues involved in electromagnetic interference (EMI) control as well as causes and cures. A question-and-answer session will follow the slide presentation. The IEEE EMC Society is sponsoring t...

The K7RA Solar Update 05/14/2021 Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspot activity returned last Friday, May 7, and has held steady since. Average daily sunspot numbers rose from 11.9 to 21.1, and average daily solar flux was up 2.1 points to 74.3 for the reporting week ending May 12. Geomagnetic activity was quiet until Wednesday, May 12, when the planetary A index went to 41 as the result of a coronal mass ejection (CME) that blasted out of the sun on May 9. It was not expected to be ve...

Wooden Satellite to Launch by Year’s End 05/14/2021 The WISA Woodsat project, being sponsored by plywood supplier WISA in an unconventional PR initiative, is poised to place a wooden satellite into orbit by the end of the year. The idea is to test the suitability of treated wood as a low-cost and widely available material for space applications. The IARU posting for Woodsat indicates that several amateur radio experiments will be on board as well as photo downlinking, including selfies....

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.