ARRL News

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

  1. 2025 ARRL Field Day a Success

    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...

  2. ARRL Headquarters Will be Closed on Independence Day, Friday, July 4

    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!

  3. ARRL® Logbook of The World® Return to Service

    ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will return Logbook of The World® (LoTW®) to service at 10:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

    We are happy to be bringing the upgraded LoTW servers online, as we know radio amateurs around the world rely on LoTW to receive QSLs and apply for awards. The improvements we made will make no change in the visual appearance of LoTW but will provide e...

  4. Call for Nominations for ARRL Director and Vice Director

    Attention: Full ARRL members in the PACIFIC, ROCKY MOUNTAIN, SOUTHEASTERN, SOUTHWESTERN, and WEST GULF Divisions. You have the opportunity to choose a Director and Vice Director to represent you for 3-year terms beginning January 1, 2026.

    ARRL is governed by its Board of Directors. A voting Director is chosen by ballot by the full (licensed) ARRL members in each of its 15 divisions. Vice Directo...

  5. The ARRL Solar Report

    Solar activity has been at low levels for the past 48 hours, with
    low-level C-class flares.
     
    There was a narrow coronal mass ejection (CME), likely associated
    with minor flaring from Regions AR4117 and AR4118 between 1439 UTC
    and 1524 UTC on June 24. Initial modeling indicated a miss, south
    and behind Earth's orbit. However, it should be noted that analysis
    of this event is low confidence given the a...