Jay Ballinger, N6SAC, of Antelope, California, has been appointed Section Manager of the ARRL Sacramento Valley Section, effective July 16, 2025. He will serve the remainder of a term that expires on September 30, 2027.

He replaces Dr. Carol Milazzo, MD, KP4MD, who was appointed as Pacific Division Vice Director. Dr. Milazzo has served as Section Manager since 2015.

The ARRL Field Organization is...

Martin “Marty” Newingham, AG3I, of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Atlantic Division, effective July 15, 2025. Newingham will serve the remainder of a term that expires December 31, 2026.

He replaces Martin J. “Marty” Pittinger, KB3MXM, who resigned from the position in April.

Newingham is an ARRL Life Member and a Gold level contributor to the ARRL Diamond ...

Spaceweather.com reports solar activity was ranged from low to moderate levels.  Minor events were observed on 08 and 09 July and 12 July.  The largest was an M2.4 flare at 08/0417 UTC from Region 4136.  Region 4140 produced a similarly powerful M2.3/1f flare at 12/0834 UTC.  The other 15 numbered active regions on the visible disk were either quiet or only produced C-class activity.  No Earth-...

There is a new addition to Studio 1 at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut: a complete station of the latest gear from FlexRadio, including a FLEX-8600™ Signature Series SDR transceiver, a Maestro C Control Console, Power Genius XL (PGXL) amplifier, and Radiosport RS60CF headset. The equipment is the latest addition to W1AW, which hosts a ...

Dr. Carol Milazzo, MD, KP4MD, of Citrus Heights, California, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Pacific Division, effective July 9, 2025. She replaces John Litz, NZ6Q, who acceded to the position of Director in May. She will serve the remainder of a three-year term ending December 31, 2025.

Since 2015, Dr. Milazzo has served as Section Manager of the ARRL Sacramento Valley Section. She...

Radio Relay International® and ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® Sign Memorandum of Understanding

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® (ARRL®) and Radio Relay International® (RRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). [PDF] The formal agreement, signed by ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, and RRI Board Chairman James Wades, WB8SIW, outlines the value the o...

By Sierra Harrop, W5DX
ARRL Public Relations and Outreach Manager

Electricity is a killer. About 150 people die each year at work from contact with electricity, according to the Electrical Safety Foundation International. Half of those are from contact with power lines. That data is just workplace deaths, so recreational and public service volunteering aren’t even accounted for.

In a recent articl...

Lunedì 14 luglio 2025, presso la Sede sociale di Milano, si è insediato il Consiglio Direttivo Nazionale (CDN) per il triennio 2025-2028, che ha deliberato le cariche sociali come di seguito riportato:

Spaceweather.com reports solar activity was at low levels with only C-class flares observed.  The largest flare during the period was a C8.9 from an unnumbered region beyond the east limb at S13.  This region was also responsible for the majority of the remaining flares alongside Regions 4136 and 4137.

An approximate M2 was observed by Solar Orbiter at 10/1326 UTC just beyond the east limb, bri...

The numbers for 2025 ARRL Field Day continue to grow. As of today, July 10, 3227 entries have been received and each day the list gets bigger, according to ARRL Contest Program Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE. “Get those entries in!” he encouraged. The deadline is July 29. 

It was a big year for ARRL Field Day on social media. 260 public posts across several platforms used the hashtag #ARRLFD. That ...

Ambrose "Tripp" L. Owens, III, N4NTO, passed away on July 4, 2025. He was 57 years old. Investigators from the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina believe the cause of death was accidental electrocution but a final determination has not been made. Owens was working with an antenna mast in the Chicora Civil War Cemetery at the Averasboro Battlefield during a Parks on the Air (POTA)...

Ieri mattina, giovedì 10 luglio, presso la Sede sociale di Milano si è insediato il Collegio Sindacale Nazionale per il triennio 2025-28. Nella foto, da sinistra: Pierpaolo Burioli (I4BTK), Claudio Pocaterra (I4YHH, Presidente CSN) e Giangiacomo Fabbri (I4FGG).
L'insediamento nel nuovo Consiglio Direttivo Nazionale è previsto per la prossima settimana.

Volunteer amateur radio operators serving in the ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® (ARRL®) Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) are embedded with local served agencies in the areas of central Texas affected by devastating floods.

The needs and assignments have been changing, but ARES volunteers are stepping up to the dynamic needs of their communities. “This is a very fluid si...

Don Lynn Jr., ND7L, of Nampa, has been appointed Section Manager of the ARRL Idaho Section effective July 9, 2025. Lynn has served as the Assistant Section Manager since 2019, and the State Government Liaison since 2020. He is an ARRL Life Member.

Lynn will serve the remainder of a term expiring September 30, 2026. He replaces Dan Marler, K7REX, who resigned from the position due to health issue...

Anche per il 2025, diverse stazioni saranno impegnate a rappresentare l’Italia durante il contest IARU HF Championship del 12 e 13 luglio 2025. Le stazioni “ARI HQ” operative sulle 6 bande (dai 10m ai 160m) in CW e SSB con i nominativi speciali: II1HQ – II2HQ – II4HQ – II6HQ – II9HQ
Per incentivare la partecipazione di tutte le stazioni al contest e per supportare le stazioni nostrane, è stato istituito un Award dedicato per chi collega tutte le stazioni IIxHQ nel minor tempo!

Info e regolamento su https://hqspeedaward.ari.it/

ARI HQ

SSB

CW

160m

II2HQ

II4HQ

80m

II2HQ

II1HQ

40m

II6HQ

II4HQ

20m

II2HQ

II4HQ

15m

II9HQ

II4HQ

10m

II9HQ

II9HQ

Clicca qui per le regole complete del IARU HF World Championship in formato PDF.

Obiettivo del Contest: Supportare l'auto-allenamento amatoriale nelle radiocomunicazioni, migliorando le abilità operative amatoriali, conducendo indagini tecniche e comunicando con altri radioamatori in tutto il mondo, in particolare con le stazioni centrali delle società membri della IARU, utilizzando le bande da 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 e 10 metri.

Date: 12-13 luglio 2025

Periodo del Contest: Inizia alle 12.00 UTC (ore 14.00 Locali) di sabato e termina alle 11.59 UTC (13.59 locali) di domenica

Rapporto: le stazioni HQ delle società membri della IARU, come IIxHQ, inviano il rapporto del segnale e l'abbreviazione ufficiale della società membro della IARU come elencato sul sito web della IARU all'indirizzo https://www.iaru.org/reference/member-societies/. Le stazioni IIxHQ passeranno 59(9) ARI.

La stazione del club del Segretariato Internazionale della IARU NU1AW conta come stazione HQ e invia "IARU". I membri del Consiglio di amministrazione della IARU e dei tre comitati esecutivi regionali della IARU inviano “AC,” “R1,” “R2,” e “R3”.

Tutti gli altri inviano il rapporto del segnale e la zona ITU. (Mappa delle Zone ITU)

Scadenza per l'invio dei Log: i log devono essere inviati entro sette (7) giorni dalla fine del contest. I log elettronici devono essere inviati tramite la nostra app web all'indirizzo https://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/

COLLEGATECI VI ASPETTIAMO ON THE AIR, ANCHE SOLO PER QUALCHE QSO!

Risultati dello scrutinio relativo al Referendum per il rinnovo del Consiglio Direttivo Nazionale ARI:

Risultati dello scrutinio relativo al Referendum per il rinnovo del Collegio Sindacale Nazionale ARI:

Disponibile, in area riservata ai Verbali del CSN, 
il Verbale di conclusione delle operazioni di scrutinio referendario
per il rinnovo del C.D.N. e del C.S.N

Tens of thousands of hams are celebrating a successful 2025 ARRL Field Day! The largest annual amateur radio event is also one of the most beloved, as shown by countless social media posts. Activity was high, with 1536 sites in the ARRL Field Day Site Locator, and that doesn’t even count home stations, portable operations, or other participants.

“There’s a reason that hams look forward to ARRL F...

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® Headquarters will be closed on Friday July 4, 2025, for the Independence Day holiday. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions on that day. ARRL Headquarters will reopen on Monday July 7, at 8 AM ET. We wish everyone a festive and safe holiday!