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11/13/25  News Headlines updated <click here>
11/13/25  DX Opportunities updated <click here>
10/31/25  Short Takes updated <click here>
10/13/25  POTA page content updated <click here>
10/06/25  ARES page updated <click here>

* * * * * NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS * * * * *

NEWS ALERT – 11/13/25. The earth’s magnetic field is reverberating from three potent CME strikes in the past 48 hours, resulting in geomagnetic storms and widespread auroras. Get the latest updates here: https://spaceweather.com/

ANNOUNCEMENT: Intrepid-DX Group Announces 6th Annual Youth Essay Contest. Information and a link to the rules and prize list are available on the News Headlines page: Latest Ham News.

NEWS ALERT: Significant Sunspot Eruption – 11/4/25. The Space Weather web site reports that a dramatic solar flare occurred at 17:34 UTC today (Tuesday, November 4, 2025). Extreme UV radiation from the flare caused a shortwave radio blackout over South America. Further disruptions from the flare are possible over the next few days. Read the full story here: https://spaceweather.com/. (Thanks Bruce, W8HW, for the heads-up.)

NEWS FLASH: Fort Pierce Ham Fest – reserve the date. The Fort Pierce Amateur Radio Club is planning a Ham Fest on December 13, 2025 between 7am-1pm at the Indian River State College Treasure Coast Public Safety Training Complex. The location is 4600 Kirby Loop Road, Ft. Pierce, FL 34981. Watch the club web site for further information: https://fparc.org/.

NEWS FLASH: The FCC’s licensing system is not processing license applications for the duration of the government shutdown. However, the ARRL VEC is urging VE teams to continue offering license exams during the shutdown. A bulletin has been released providing details on how VE teams should proceed. Read the full story on the Ham News page: Click here.

NEWS FLASH: ARRL urges licensed amateurs to write their representatives in Congress and request support for H.R. 1094 and S. 4459 to permit antennas in HOAs. The full text of the request and a link to send a letter are available here: http://www.arrl.org/member-bulletin?issue=2025-09-17

ATTENTION TREASURE COAST HAMS – IT’S ARRL ELECTION TIME! Member hams residing in the Southeastern Division of the ARRL are reminded to vote in the 2025 election for Southeastern Division Director. Members should watch for an email announcement from the ARRL. Also, all members eligible to vote should look for a postcard reminder to arrive in the mail. Online voting ends at noon (ET) on Friday, November 21, 2025.

NEWS FLASH: NASA seeks volunteers to track moon mission. NASA seeks amateur radio volunteers to track the upcoming 2026 Artemis II mission to the moon and back to earth. Read the full story on the Ham News page: Click here.

NEWS FLASH: Efforts to get United Nations amateur station 4U1UN back on the air. It may be hard to believe, but 4U1UN, the amateur station at the United Nations in New York, is listed in the top 100 most wanted DX entities on Club Log’s DX most wanted list. A letter to the UN Secretary-General is requesting efforts to get the station back on the air. Read the letter and some history: click here.

* * * * * REMINDERS * * * * *

REMINDER: IT’S ELECTION TIME. It’s that time of the year again. Many of our local amateur radio clubs will be holding elections to choose officers and directors for 2026. If you are a member of a club, please consider running for office. 2026 has been designated by ARRL as The Year of the Club. Help make it a success by volunteering to serve your local club.

ATTENTION Treasure Coast HF & DX Group Participants: The Bob Evans restaurant where the group has held its monthly breakfast get togethers for the past several years has permanently closed. Efforts are ongoing to find a new conveniently located meeting place. Watch for further updates. The full story is available on the Ham News page: Click here.

WELCOME

TreasureCoastHams.com is the web home of Treasure Coast Ham News and The Grid Chaser’s Atlas of the DX World. And now we are also the temporary home of ADT Memories, including ADT Folks in the Service (a World War 2 project), The ADT Transmitter news magazine archive and more.

ABOUT TREASURE COAST HAM NEWS

Treasure Coast Ham News was a newsletter published for 5 years. It was dedicated to amateur radio on Florida’s Treasure Coast. Our mission was a simple one: to educate, entertain and inform area hams; and by doing so, increase excitement about amateur radio and encourage participation in local ham radio clubs and activities.

With the Winter 2024 issue, the newsletter was retired. All past issues are now archived on this web site in .pdf format. You can read or download them at your convenience.

Download the latest newsletter and back issues from the Newsletter page: TCHN Newsletters.

The newsletter’s email address is: tchamnews@gmail.com.

ABOUT THE GRID CHASER’S ATLAS

The Grid Chaser’s Atlas of the DX World is a series of spreadsheets based on the Maidenhead Grid Locator system. It documents the grids occupied by all 340 DX countries / entities recognized by DX groups and most logging services. The Atlas is intended for DXers and shortwave listeners interested in documenting countries and grids where QSOs were made.

Download a copy of the Atlas here: Grid Atlas.

The email address for the Atlas is gridatlas@gmail.com.

ABOUT THE ADT MEMORIES PAGES

ADT Folks in the Service is a project based on a series of newsletters published by The A.D.T. Company during the World War 2 years. Each newsletter contains stories and notes documenting the location and/or exploits of company associates serving in the military.

Note that The A.D.T. Company is a past name of today’s ADT, an industry leader in the security field.

The newsletters and workbook can be downloaded here: ADT Folks in the Service.

The Folks in the Service email address is: folksintheservice@gmail.com.

The ADT Transmitter was a news magazine published monthly from 1929 to 1970. Each issue contained stories describing fire and burglar alarm systems in action. More details about the magazine, along with PDF copies of selected issues, can be found on the ADT Memories page.

Click Here for the ADT Memories page.