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Solar activity remained at low levels this week. Most of the C-class activity came from either Region 4414 or Region 4409, which has developed a delta spot in its intermediary area. All remaining spots were either stable or in slight decay, with Region 4406 rotating over the west limb by the end of the reporting period.  Coronal activity was observed in CCOR-1, LASCO and STEREO available imager...

Brent Walls, N9BA, has resigned as Central Division Director of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®, citing professional and personal commitments. He served as Director since 2025, and before that as Vice Director beginning in 2021.“Serving in the capacity of Division Director has been a truly rewarding experience and the highlight of my amateur radio journey,” said Walls in a mess...

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has welcomed a new high-performance Elecraft station to Studio 3 at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, at its headquarters in Newington, Connecticut.Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Watsonville, California, Elecraft produces high-performance amateur radio equipment available both factory-assembled and as kits. Its product line span...

Solar activity has been at low levels with only C-class flaresproduced by Regions 4401, 4405, and 4409. There were 9 numberedactive regions on the solar disk, with 4409 showing the mostsignificant growth during the period and producing the largest flareson April 1. A new region emerged but it has not yet been numbered.  Multiple filaments erupted during the day on April 1, producingcoronal mass...

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...

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...

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...

Solar activity was at low levels with seven numbered active regionson the disk. The largest event of the period was a C3.7 flare on March 25 fromRegion 4400. Region 4403, which was numbered last period, is thesuspected source of several flares observed beyond the limb prior toits rotation onto the disk. Due to its proximity to the northeastlimb, foreshortening continues to prevent a definitivec...

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

Solar activity was very low to low. Only low-level C-class activitywas observed from Regions 4384 and 4389. Slight growth was observedin Regions 4384 and 4391. New Region 4392 was numbered. The rest ofthe spot groups were either stable or in decay. No Earth-directedCMEs were observed. Solar activity is expected to be at low levels,with a slight chance for M-class (R1-R2/minor-moderate) flares,t...

The Indiana General Assembly has passed and Governor Mike Braun has signed a bill that adds protection for amateur radio operators who live in homeowner association (HOA) regulated housing developments.  Official language of the House Bill 1152 can be found at IGA | House Bill 1152 - Homeowners association matters.  Credit for adding the new language goes to Hunter Reed, KD9YLQ; Campbell Reed,...