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  • 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...



  • New Book Release: Salty Walt’s Portable Antenna Sketchbook
  • ARRL Teachers Institute Application Deadline April 30

    Applicants for the summer 2025 sessions of the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology must apply by April 30 to be considered. The application process is straightforward. Interested educators can find the web form at www.arrl.org/ti. ARRL covers all the costs of the TI, including travel, but there is a $100 application fee if the teacher is accepted.

    The Teachers Institutes are a product...



  • ARRL Exhibits and Forums Planned for 2025 Dayton Hamvention
  • The ARRL Solar Report

    Solar activity has been at low levels with only minor C-class
    flaring through April 24, 2025, and is expected to be moderate with
    a chance of M-class flares (R1-R2, Minor-Moderate) through April 26.
    No Earth-directed Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) have been observed.
    A southwest CME was observed on April 23 and is considered to be
    far-side due to the lack of any on-disk plasma motion/flare
    activity.
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