Print pageARRL Seeking Applicants for Assistant Education and Learning Manager
06-04-2024 17:00
ARRL is working to engage the next generation of radio amateurs right in the classroom. Many young people have become active hams because of the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology.
This donor-funded effort brings teachers from across the United States together to get them excited about radio through hands-on experiments. The Institute then trains them on how to take that excitement b...
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Register Now for the 2024 ARRL Youth Rally!
06-04-2024 11:00
As part of the fun at Dayton Hamvention®, youth attendees are invited to participate in the 2024 ARRL Youth Rally on Saturday, May 18. The day will include a special agenda of activities and presentations intended to engage and inspire young hams and young newcomers to amateur radio.
The Youth Rally is intended for students who are 11 to 21 years of age. While Hamvention offers free tickets for ...
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Ham Radio's Many Roles During Solar Eclipse
05-04-2024 12:52
In one of nature's most spectacular visual displays, on April 8, 2024, the sun will align with the moon and the Earth, casting a shadow that will transit much of North America.
Spectacular Display and Gathering
Millions will gather along the path of totality - the section where the sun is fully blocked by the moon - to witness something that happens, on average, once every 375 years for any place...
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The K7RA Solar Update
05-04-2024 10:56
With the big increase in sunspot numbers and solar flux reported in
last week's Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP013, I hoped the trend
would continue, but numbers this week were lower.
Five new sunspot groups emerged, one each day from March 30 through
April 3.
Average daily sunspot numbers went from 147 to 60, and average daily
solar flux declined from 191.9 to 136.9.
Geomagnetic numbers were much ...
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The K7RA Solar Update
29-03-2024 18:54
A dramatic increase in solar activity emerged over the past week, and geomagnetic activity reacted as well.
Two new sunspot groups appeared on March 21, then one new group emerged each day over March 22-25.
Average daily solar flux rose from 153.3 to 191.9, and average daily sunspot numbers increased from 94.3 to 147.
The highest sunspot number over last week was 171 on March 22, which was the...
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