ARRL

1. Heritage CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Inductees Named

   The Heritage CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, created by longtime amateur radio publisher Richard Ross, K2MGA (SK), will continue to honor amateur radio operators on a new section of the Hamgallery.com website.

   CQmagazine ceased publication in October 2023. Ross died on April 27, 2024, and the change was made with the permission of his widow, Cathy.

   The Heritage CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame hono...

2. Clock is Ticking Down to 2025 Dayton Hamvention

3. The ARRL Solar Report

   On May 2, Spaceweather.com reported: "Astronomers are monitoring a
   very large sunspot now turning toward Earth. Sunspot AR4079
   stretches more than 140,000 km from end to end and has two dark
   cores each large enough to swallow Earth. Moreover, it is surrounded
   by a ring of Ellerman Bombs.
   
   "Ellerman bombs are a sign of magnetic complexity in a sunspot.
   Opposite polarities bump together, reconnect, and-...

4. 630-Meter Band Worked All States Awards Issued

   by Sierra Harrop, W5DX

   Eric Tichansky, NO3M, of Saegertown, Pennsylvania, has been issued the first Worked All States award from ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® for the 630-meter band. He picked up the award at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, on April 21, 2025. That was the culmination of years of study, work, and experimentation.

   Tichansky had a draw to 160 meters e...

5. ARRL Announces Change in Atlantic Division Leadership

   Martin J. “Marty” Pittinger, KB3MXM, has resigned as Vice Director of the ARRL Atlantic Division, effective April 28, 2025.

   Pittinger had been Vice Director since January 2023, when he was appointed to the role. He was elected in November 2023 to a three-year term that began January 1, 2024. Pittinger previously served as Section Manager of the ARRL Maryland/DC Section.
   
   ARRL President Rick Roder...