ARRL

• ARRL Dakota Division has a New Vice Director

  Chris Stallkamp, KIØD, of Selby, South Dakota, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Dakota Division. ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, appointed Stallkamp who has been South Dakota Section Manager since 2012. 

  Stallkamp, an ARRL Life Member, has been a radio amateur since 2006 and holds an Extra Class license. He is a member of the Black Hills Amateur Radio Club and Lake Area Radio Klu...

• ARISS Outlines Opportunities for Space Station Contacts in 2027

  The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking formal and informal educational institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an amateur radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.  

  Crew members will participate in scheduled amateur radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to...

• FCC Warns Licensee on Out-of-Band Transmissions

  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has responded to a complaint involving a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, amateur for operating outside the privileges of his Technician Class license and causing interference to local emergency service communications by transmitting on a public service frequency, 470.4375 MHz.  

  According to a letter released by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, agents investiga...

• ARRL Solar Update

  Solar activity was at low levels with seven numbered active regions

  on the disk.

   

  The largest event of the period was a C3.7 flare on March 25 from

  Region 4400. Region 4403, which was numbered last period, is the

  suspected source of several flares observed beyond the limb prior to

  its rotation onto the disk. Due to its proximity to the northeast

  limb, foreshortening continues to prevent a definitive

  c...

• Work for ARRL

  ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® is seeking talented individuals to join our team and help advance the Amateur Radio Service. We are currently hiring for several impactful positions:

  RFI Lab Engineer
  Support ARRL’s mission to protect and enhance spectrum access by managing and resolving Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) cases. This role includes database management, coordination...