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*** Posted 2025-12-04 *** “Space Sailors” Seeking Download Help from Ham Radio Operators. Students at Cornell University are seeking participation from radio amateurs equipped with satellite stations for help in listening for signals from a retroreflective laser sail that is scheduled to be deployed later this week. The sail is currently attached to a 1U CubeSat that was launched early Tuesday, December 2, 2025 from the International Space Station, but will separate and become its own free-flying spacecraft equipped with four tiny “ChipSat” flight computers that will transmit telemetry data back to Earth. Click for more info: Cornell-ChipSat.

*** Posted 2025-12-02 *** Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Event, December 6, 2025. The Road To Victory Military Museum in Stuart will host “Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day” on Saturday, December 6th beginning at 10:00 AM. To promote the event, the Martin County Amateur Radio Association will be operating Special Event Station K4V at the museum.

Area hams are invited to participate in the event on Saturday December 6, 2025, at the museum, located at 319 SE Stypmann Blvd, Stuart, FL. Stop by and operate the radios. Also tour the free museum. The event takes place 10am to 2pm. Donations to the museum are appreciated. Bring a chair and a friend. More info: https://www.mcaraweb.com/event-6455795.

*** Posted 2025-11-13 *** Earth Experienced Three Potent CME Strikes in Last 2 days. Per NOAA’s Space Weather web site, earth’s magnetic field is reverberating from three potent CME strikes in the past 48 hours, causing geomagnetic storms and widespread auroras visible as far south as Florida and Arizona. Follow the latest updates on the Space Weather web site: https://spaceweather.com/

*** Posted 2025-11-05 *** Intrepid-DX Group Announces 6th Annual Youth “Dream Rig” Essay Contest. From the group’s announcement, “We will be seeking written proposals from young amateurs age 25 or younger, describing how they would establish a Club, Contest, Community or Emergency Communication station to be in a school, church, fire station, community center, hospital or other public building.”

Read the full announcement, along with the rules and a list of prizes on the group’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Intrepid-DX-Group/100064781196182/

*** Posted 2025-11-04 *** Significant Sunspot Eruption Reported. As reported by the Space Weather web site, “Sunspot 4274 erupted again today, Nov. 4th (1734 UTC), producing an X1.8-class solar flare. The explosion was dramatic. Extreme UV radiation caused a shortwave radio blackout over South America, and a CME is probably emerging from the blast site. Stay tuned for updates as we receive fresh data from space-based coronagraphs.” Follow the story here: https://spaceweather.com/

*** Posted 2025-11-02 *** ARRL Releases New Antenna Books. The ARRL recently announced the availability of two new antenna books. Per the announcement, “ARRL’s Small Antennas for Small Spaces, 3rd edition is for radio amateurs who live in apartments, condominiums, or houses on small lots. Filled with practical advice, this book guides you to finding the right antenna design to fit whatever space you have available.” The book is available from the ARRL bookstore: https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2053328962

Another new release is Stealth Antennas for Ham Radio. The book provides guidance on installing 28 different unobtrusive stealth antenna designs that will get you on the air no matter where you live. Among others, it covers multiband verticals, flagpole and random wire antennas. Order from the ARRL book store: https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2043696926

*** POSTED 2025-10-30 *** United Nations Amateur Radio Station 4U1UN Celebrates 77 Years of Operation. The United Nations Amateur Radio Club (UNARC), operating as 4U1UN, proudly marks 77 years of worldwide radio communication from the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.

Founded in 1948 as K2UN, the club received its current callsign 4U1UN in 1978. The station is located on the 42nd floor of the UN Secretariat Building located in midtown Manhattan. The station is operated remotely via a Flex-6600 SDR and ACOM 500S amplifier.

Read the full press release here: https://www.dx-world.net/news-4u1un/

Learn more about the United Nations Amateur Radio Club: http://www.4u1un.net/

*** POSTED 2025-10-29 *** Pirates Operating as Revillagigedo Station XF4B on FT8. A report posted on DX-World.net states that FT8 QSOs claiming to be from station XF4B are pirates. Read the full report here: https://www.dx-world.net/xf4b-revillagigedo/

*** POSTED 2025-10-19 *** Belarus Approves Amateur Radio Operation in the 50-52 MHZ Band. A decision by the Belarus Commission of Radio Frequencies has authorized use of the 50-52 MHZ band for amateur radio services, including satellite. Operation will be permitted to radio amateurs holding Class A licenses upon receipt of amendments to their current licenses. Read the full story and view the 50-52 MHz band plan adopted by Belarus here: https://www.dx-world.net/belarus-magic-band/

*** POSTED 2025-10-18 *** FCC Announces Intent to Delete Obsolete Regulations. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced plans to delete or modify almost 400 obsolete regulations, including four minor provisions of Part 97 governing amateur radio. According to ARRL, the deletions will have no impact on the Amateur Radio Service. Full details are available here: https://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-announces-intent-to-delete-minor-part-97-provisions

*** POSTED 2025-10-14 *** Parks on the Air (POTA) – Activators – Hunters: What’s it all about? Parks On The Air is a program that encourages amateur radio operators to venture away from their shack and operate their radios in the great outdoors. Hams who venture to a designated park to operate are known as Activators. Hams who make successful contacts with Activators are known as Hunters.

Designated parks include State and Federal Parks, as well as certain National Historic Sites and Wildlife Management Areas. The program offers awards for both Hunters and Activators who achieve certain milestones.

So get up from your chair. Go outside and enjoy the fresh air. Consider becoming an Activator. Visit the Parks on the Air web site to become involved: https://parksontheair.com/.

Still need more convincing? Check out this excellent presentation explaining the Parks on the Air program: https://www.wx4car.org/uploads/8/3/7/7/83773582/w1jku-cars-pota-presentation%5b8349%5d.pdf.

*** POSTED 2025-10-10 *** NOAA Space Weather Scales. Similar to hurricanes, solar storms are also graded on a 5-point scale. Geomagnetic storms, solar radiation conditions and radio blackouts are assigned severity ratings between 1 to 5 by NOAA, with 1 being least severe and 5 being most severe. Here is a link to a NOAA chart the describes the various ratings: https://www.spaceweather.gov/noaa-scales-explanation

*** POSTED 2025-10-10 *** Starlink satellites are falling from the sky. According to a recent story on Futurism.com one or two of the 8,000+ Starlink satellites now in orbit are falling back to earth every day. And that figure is only going to keep climbing. Read the full story here: https://futurism.com/space/elon-musks-satellites-falling

*** POSTED 2025-10-08 *** ARRL VEC provides guidance concerning license exams during the government shutdown. The ARRL urges VE teams to continue offering license exams even though the FCC is not processing license applications during the current shutdown. A bulletin from the VEC provides guidance on how VE teams should proceed. To view the bulletin click here: VEC bulletin.

*** POSTED 2025-09-29 *** NASA seeking hams to track upcoming moon mission. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking volunteers to passively track the 2026 Artemis II Orion spacecraft as it travels to the Moon and returns to Earth. The Artemis II mission will take place no later than April, 2026.

With the growing focus on commercialization of space, NASA wants to further understand industry’s tracking capabilities. If interested in volunteering for next year’s event, see the full article for details and registration information: ARRL.org – Moon Mission. Registration deadline is October 27, 2025.

*** POSTED 2025-09-26 *** NCVEC removes question E6D07 from the Extra Class Exam question pool. The Question Pool Committee of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) has announced the immediate removal of Extra-Class question E6D07 from the Element 4 Extra-Class question pool. The decision was made after it was determined that the question contained more than one correct answer.

The current Element 4 Extra-Class pool, effective July 1, 2024, remains valid through June 30, 2028. Effective immediately VE teams should refrain from using any Element 4 exam booklets containing question E6D07. More info available here: ARRL VEC Update.

*** POSTED 2025-09-21 *** Cancelled: 3C0W and 3C3W DXpedition to Annobon Island and Equatorial Guinea. Due to licensing issues, the highly anticipated DXpedition to these two entities has been cancelled. The complete story with pictures is available here: https://www.dx-world.net/story-of-3c3w-and-3c0w-dxpedition/

*** POSTED 2025-09-20 *** David Minster – NA2AA discusses the recently launched grassroots campaign to pass the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act. Listen to the 45-minute interview hosted by Josh Nash – KI6NAZ of Ham Radio Crash Course. Click here: https://www.youtube.com/live/xMLDannix2M

*** POSTED 2025-09-20 *** TQSL version 8.2 released. The Logbook of The World® team has announced the availability of a new version of the TrustedQSL utility. (TQSL is the tool used to sign and upload logs to Logbook of The World®.) Download TQSL 2.8.2: https://www.arrl.org/tqsl-download. View release notes here: https://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/TrustedQSL-2-8-2-release.pdf

Note – After upgrading to TQSL 2.8.2 should you find that new QSOs no longer upload to LoTW®, check your Station Location in TQSL. Should you find a 4-character grid locator (ex. EL97) you will want to upgrade it to 6-characters (ex. EL97UH).

*** POSTED 2025-09-13 *** DX Marathon, Inc. receives IRS 501(c)(3) public charity designation. View the full story here: https://dxmarathon.com/news/

*** POSTED 2025-09-10 *** DX University is back. Mike Fatchett, W0MU, reports that the DX University website (https://www.dx-university.com) is back up and running after having been down for several years. He states, “The goal for the site is to continue to be the repository for all good things related to DXing and DXpeditioning, and to encourage clubs to hold DX-University sessions where we can help them with promotion and then store the presentations from their sessions.”

He further advises, “If anyone has documents or presentations relevant to DXing please email them to me and I will be happy to add them to the site. Also, If you run across something not working or typos, please let me know.”

*** POSTED 2025-09-09 *** A look back at a historic amateur radio event. It was a momentous occasion when Israeli and Jordanian hams collaborated on a joint operation shortly after the 1995 signing of the Jordan-Israel peace treaty. Read about the event and view a video here: https://www.dx-world.net/the-ham-radio-operation-that-made-history/

*** POSTED 2025-09-04 *** Icom Announces Successor to the IC-7300 Compact HF Transceiver. The new model, IC-7300MK2 offers upgraded performance and new features, including: an HDMI™ port for connection of an external display and a built-in CW decoder. Expected availability is late 2025. Retail price have not yet been announced. More details: click here

*** POSTED 2025-08-30 *** Listen to an Interview with David Minster, ARRL CEO. The DX Mentor YouTube channel recently hosted ARRL CEO David Minster for a discussion of the recent ARRL board meeting and many other topics of interest to the amateur radio community. Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/fFIIXj0KKVY

*** POSTED 2025-08-30 *** FCC Batch Filing System Restored After Outage. The FCC’s Electronic Batch Filing System (EBFS) was restored to service on August 29. It had gone down for reasons unknown on August 25. The ARRL VES reports some issues remain with EBFS and the Universal Licensing System (ULS) associated with payments and links to licenses. More info here: https://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-batch-filing-system-unavailable?

*** POSTED 2025-08-25 *** 60th annual Melbourne Hamfest and 2025 ARRL State Convention. The event will take place October 10-11, 2025 at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd, Melbourne, Fl 32901. Full details here: https://pcars.org/wp/melbourne-hamfest-2025-beta-page/.

***POSTED 2025-08-07 *** 3Y0K Bouvet Island DXpedition – Lottery Cancelled. A notice was released on August 6, 2025 cancelling the fund raising lottery that was announced last month. Note that the lottery cancellation does not affect the DXpedition itself, which is scheduled for February, 2026. More information is available on the 3Y0K website: https://3y0k.com/

***POSTED 2025-08-07 *** World Wide Digi DX Contest, August 30-31, 2025. The 2025 World Wide Digital DX Contest for FT8 and FT4 operating modes is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, August 30-31, 2025. Bands, frequencies and complete rules are available here: https://ww-digi.com/rules/

***POSTED 2025-08-05 *** Mystery of Callsign A35HD is solved. In March of this year there was much HF activity occurring using the Tonga call A35HD. Since this call had never before been on the air and no records of the call could be found anywhere, many were posting a caution to the various spotting sites warning that A35HD might be a pirate call. Well, just recently the mystery was solved when the Tonga Ministry of Information & Communications confirmed it had indeed issued a license with that call. Full story available here: https://www.dx-world.net/info-on-a35hd/

***POSTED 2025-07-28*** ARRL Files Comments with the FCC Opposing Proposed Use of 430-440 MHz Band by AST & Science, LLC. Comments were filed by ARRL partially objecting to AST’s proposal to use the 430-440 MHz band for communications between a 248 satellite constellation and 5 ground stations. View the ARRL submittal: https://www.arrl.org/files/file/FCC%20Documents/ARRL-Partial-Opposition-25-201.pdf

***POSTED 2025-07-28*** Amateur Radio Involved in Search for Missing Mother & Son. A 9-year old boy and his mother became lost in the Stanislaus Forest in California. Read the full story of amateur radio’s part in the search and rescue effort here: http://arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-helps-locate-missing-mother-and-son

***POSTED 2025-07-27*** Minutes from ARRL Board of Directors Meeting Posted. Minutes from the July 18-19 meeting of the ARRL board of directors have been published in the July 22 Member Bulletin. Click here to view: http://www.arrl.org/member-bulletin?issue=current

***POSTED 2025-07-27*** Report from the 2025 International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Exhibition. HAM RADIO 2025, the largest international amateur radio exhibition took place in Friedrichshafen, Germany June 27–29. Here’s a summary of the event: https://www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.com/. And here is a photo album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1148884097273903&type=3

***POSTED 2025-07-27*** Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) Announces a Section Change. A recent change in the RAC’s field organization has resulted in a new territory designation. Yukon Territory now has its own designator “YU.” The other two Canadian territories (Northwest territory and Nunavut) continue to use the Territories (TER) designation. This change may have some impact on field day QSOs and contests where state / territory designators are exchanged as part of the contact. (Note: some sources are identifying the new Yukon designator as “YUK.”) More info: ARRL/RAC Section Maps

***POSTED 2025-07-26*** Dates for 2025 Route 66 On-the-Air Special Event Announced. This year’s event will take place September 6-14, 2025 per the Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club, organizers of the event. Watch the club’s website for details: https://w6jbt.org/

***POSTED 2025-07-09*** Mount Athos: New amateur license issued. Reports indicate amateur license SV2TOW has been assigned to Monk Pausolipios, authorizing operation from Dochiariou Monastery as SV2TOW/A. More info here: https://www.dx-world.net/sv2tow-a-mt-athos/

***POSTED 2025-07-08*** DXpedition to Palestine planned. Look for station E44OM to be active sometime in September, 2025. Watch for details: https://www.dx-world.net/e44om-palestine/

***POSTED 2025-07-03*** The Logbook of The World® upgrade has been completed. The service came back on the air around 10:00 AM EDT on July 2. It had been taken down for maintenance back on June 27. The full story of the update is available below in an announcement dated 2025-06-20.

***POSTED 2025-06-29*** Mexico issues special callsign

The Mexican government has issues special event callsign 4A2DX to the Aguascalientes DX Club. Members will use this callsign during POTA activations, contests and special events. More info: https://www.qrz.com/db/4A2DX

***POSTED 2025-06-29*** New India amateur callsign prefix allocations

India has allocated new prefix range of VU22 to VU29 for General Grade amateurs, and prefix range of VU32 to VU39 for Restricted Grade amateurs.

***POSTED 2025-06-27*** Attention HF & DX Interest Group

The Bob Evans restaurant where the group has held its monthly breakfast get together for the past several years has permanently closed. As a result, it may be necessary to cancel the upcoming July 11 gathering while efforts are underway to find a new location where the group can meet. Watch for an email announcement during the week of July 6th.

Our team is already at work searching for a new meeting location. You can help us in our search. If you have an idea for a location where the group can meet at 9:00 AM on the 2nd Friday of the month, please share your suggestion by sending an email to treasurecoasthams@gmail.com. Our team will be sure to include your suggestion in our search.

The ideal meeting location should satisfy the following criteria:

• Be centrally located in Port Saint Lucie (group participants come from all Treasure Coast counties)
• Have a semi-private space available without charge (so noise and speakers do not disturb others)
• Have a reputation for quality food and service
• Offer reasonable prices
• Be capable of handling a group of 10 to 20 participants
• Be willing to prepare individual checks for each participant
• Have convenient parking close to the restaurant

***POSTED 2025-06-20*** Logbook of The World® getting upgrades

Per an ARRL announcement, “As a part of the ongoing modernization of the ARRL systems infrastructure, LoTW will be receiving major upgrades to the operating system it is running on, the relational database system it uses to store and access logbook and awards data, and server hosting, where it will be fully migrated to the cloud. These changes will, among other improvements, ensure LoTW performance needs can be better met based on user demand.”

LoTW is expected to be off the air and unavailable from June 27 to July 2, 2025. Read the full announcement: https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-announces-logbook-of-the-world-systems-upgrade

***POSTED 2025-06-12*** Canada’s Nunavut Territory expected to be on the air

The Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station located on Devon Island at 75°25’53”N, 89°49’27”W should be on the air during the first two weeks of July, 2025. Look for station N6TQ/VY0 to be heating up the airways. More information available here: Devon Island.

***POSTED 2025-06-10*** QSL Bureau – 2024 summary

During calendar year 2024 the QSL Bureau shipped approximately 180,000 QSL cards. That equates to about 1,126 pounds of QSL cards. Good job QSL Bureau! Thanks for your service!

***POSTED 2025-06-10*** SteppIR to Cease Production of Amateur Radio Antennas

In a message to the amateur radio community SteppIR announced they plan to cease production of consumer antennas and accessories as of August 31, 2025. A notice on the company’s website provides additional details: https://consumer.steppir.com/.

***POSTED 2025-06-07*** Dayton Hamvention Breaks Attendance Record

Attendance at 2025 Hamvention totaled 36,814 and is up almost 1,000 from last year. More here.

***POSTED 2025-05-31*** 13 Colonies Special Event July 1-7, 2025

The annual 13 Colonies Special Event will take place July 1-7, 2025. This is always a fun event offering QSL cards and a handsome certificate for participants. Besides the thirteen 1×1 special event callsigns representing the original 13 colonies, there will be several bonus stations participating. This is always a fun event. Get on the air and enjoy it. Full details: http://www.13colonies.us/.

***POSTED 2025-05-25*** Museum Ships Weekend – Saturday & Sunday, June 7-8, 2025 

The event starts Saturday, 6/7/25 at 00:00 UTC (Friday 8:00 PM EDT) and ends Sunday, 6/8/25 at 23:59 UTC (Sunday 7:59 PM EDT). Almost 100 ships are scheduled to participate. Additional information is available here: Battleship New Jersey website.

***POSTED 2025-05-24*** Is a New DXCC Entity on the Way?

A recent agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius has turned sovereignty of the entire Chagos Island chain except for Diego Garcia over to Mauritius. Diego Garcia will remain under control of the United Kindgom. This geopolitical change is expect to result in the announcement of a new DXCC entity. (Story from DX World.)

***POSTED 2025-05-23*** Kosovo DXpedition Experiences Jurassic Park Moment

Operators Z68YL & Z68OM report, “A herd of 50 cows, channeling their inner dinosaurs, trampled through our setup, wreaking havoc on antennas and feedlines.” Read the full story here.

*** POSTED 2025-05-23 *** Hurricane Watch Net 60th Anniversary

An on-air special event is scheduled for June 7-8, 2025 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Hurricane Watch Net. A commemorative certificate will be available. Additional details including times and frequencies are available here: www.hwn.org.

***POSTED 2025-05-23*** DXpedition to South Georgia Island Announced

The Amateur Radio DXpeditions Group (ARD) has announced plans to activate call VP0SG on South Georgia Island in March, 2027. South Georgia is presently #24 on the Club Log Most Wanted list. Visit the ARD website for more info: ARDXpeditions.com.

***POSTED 2025-05-22*** Amateur Radio Licensee Elected Chancellor of Germany

Congratulations to Friedrich Merz, DK7DQ. Mr. Merz was elected Chancellor of Germany on May 6, 2025.

***POSTED 2025-05-21*** February, 2026 Bouvet Island DXpedition

The team planning the next DXpedition to Bouvet has provided an update on the progress of their preparations. View the update on their website: https://3y0k.com/ or https://www.dx-world.net/3y0k-bouvet-2026/.

***POSTED 2025-05-21*** ARRL® Membership Trends

A thread on qrz.com forums recently displayed a chart indicating membership trends in the league over the past 10 years. To view the chart click here. To review the full thread click here. (Note: you must be logged in to qrz.com to view these links.)

***POSTED 2025-05-18*** DXpedition to San Ambrosio Island Announced

A DXpedition to San Ambrosio Island, IOTA SA-013, is being planned for the October-November 2025 time frame. San Felix & San Ambrosio Islands, callsign prefix CE0, are currently listed as #3 on Club Log’s Most Wanted List. Watch the team’s website for more info: https://www.sanambrosio-project.com.

***POSTED 2025/05/17*** Next Generation DXing Videos Available

The ARRL® recently published a series of eight videos discussing The Next Generation of DXing. The videos are from an all-day seminar presented at the 76th International DX Convention, held April 11 – 13, 2025, in Visalia, California. Expert panelists discussed the current state of the art in the DXpedition world. More info: Next Generation DXing.

***POSTED 2025/05/16*** Photos from DX Dinner at Hamvention 2025 in Dayton

DX-World.net has posted pictures from the DX Awards dinner at Hamvention 2025: DX Dinner Photos.

***POSTED 2025-05-05*** DXCC Most Wanted List Updated

DX-World.net has published the top 20 on their DXCC Most Wanted List for 2025 and compared it to their 2021 list. Both lists are shown below. The full story is available here: Most Wanted DXCC 2021 v 2025 | DX-World.

***POSTED 2025-04-20*** ARRL® Files Comments to FCC Deregulation Announcement

ARRL® filed comments in response to the FCC’s request for input concerning their recent deregulation announcement. The ARRL® comments are summarized here. Full text of the league’s comments to the FCC are available here: ARRL® comments.

***POSTED 2025-04-20*** Youth On The Air (YOTA) Junior Camp Application Now Open

The application period for the YOTA 2025 Junior Camp is open thru June 1st. For young hams under the age of 15 accompanied by a parent, the Junior Camp is a 3 day weekend activity taking place from July 25-27, 2025. It offers young hams an opportunity to meet other young hams, participate in unique experiences with radio related technologies, and build relationships with mentors and peers. Visit the YOTA web site for more information and an application: Youth on the air.

***POSTED 2025-04-19*** New DXpedition to Bouvet Island Planned for February, 2026

A team of 24 operators plans to activate Bouvet Island using callsign 3Y0K for up to 21 days. Bouvet is currently the #10 Most Wanted DX entity. Monitor the 3Y0K web site for updates: https://3y0k.com/.

***POSTED 2025-04-17*** DXpedition to Marion Island (Most Wanted #11) is Underway

The Northern California DX Foundation reports that Juris, YL2GM is enroute to the island and should be on the air using callsign ZS8W in just a few days. More on this site’s DX Bolo page and at Juris’ web site: https://www.lral.lv/zs8w/. NCDXF web site: Click here.

***POSTED 2025-04-14*** Recent NOAA Staff Reductions Impact Space Weather Prediction Center

According to a report on Space.com, an anticipated reduction in Space Weather Prediction Center services due to the staff reductions could result in impacts to the electric power industry, aviation, emergency management, human spaceflight, agriculture, radio communications and more. Read the full story at Space.com: Click here.

***POSTED 2025-04-13*** Islands On The Air Management Announces Changes to Andhra Pradesh State North Group AS-178P

The IOTA Directory currently lists Pillar Rock as the only island qualifying for the Andhra Pradesh State North group AS-178P. A recent investigation of Pillar Rock based on drone photos and videos has raised serious concerns about the safety of an IOTA radio operation. Management decided that any attempt to establish a radio operation from Pillar Rock would be too dangerous. Thus, they are removing it as an AS-178P qualifier effective immediately. In its place they added Hope Island at 16º 58N, which will become effective September 1, 2025. Read the full announcement here.

***POSTED 2025-04-12*** Radio Amateurs of Canada Cancels Plans to Participate in Hamvention

The Board of Directors of Radio Amateurs of Canada voted unanimously to cancel RAC’s plans to operate a booth at Hamvention (Dayton) in Xenia, Ohio in May. The reason given is strained relations due to recent trade disputes and tariffs imposed by the U. S. government. Click for more info.

***POSTED 2025-04-09*** ARRL® DXCC® Statement concerning Mount Athos Operation SV1GA/A

The ARRL® DXCC® Desk has determined that the operation by a DXpedition team from Mount Athos meets the DXCC award program’s accreditation criteria. Contacts with the team, which operated in January 2025 using the call sign SV1GA/A, will therefore count toward DXCC®. Click for full details.

***POSTED 2025-04-08*** Colorado State University Releases Their Extended Forecast for the 2025 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season

Colorado State Forecasters anticipate that the 2025 Atlantic basin hurricane season will experience above normal activity. Their early forecast calls for 17 named storms (30-year average is 14.4); 9 hurricanes (30-year average is 7.2); and 4 major hurricanes (30-year average is 3.2).

The full report including modeling of weather conditions affecting storm formation in the Atlantic basin is available in .PDF format on the Colorado State University website: Click here.

***POSTED 2025-04-07*** Invitation to Join DXpedition to Lakshadweep Islands in January, 2026

A unique opportunity is available to learn about DXpeditions by joining the VU7 Project DXpedition to Lakshadweep Islands as a student participant! This is a unique opportunity to learn from experienced and eminent amateur radio operators, gain hands-on experience, and be a part of a thrilling adventure.

To participate you must register by May 1, 2025. More information is available here: https://www.dx-world.net/dxpedition-to-vu7/.

***POSTED 2025-04-06*** FCC Deregulation Announcement

FCC Chairman Carr has launched a massive Deregulation Initiative. Exactly what impact, if any, it will have on Amateur Radio remains to be seen. The full text of Chairman Carr’s announcement is available here: DA 25-219.

A number of forums on QRZ.com provide additional commentary on the deregulation initiative.

***POSTED 2025-04-04*** Solar Cycle 25 has Peaked and is on the Decline

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center believes Solar Cycle 25 has peaked and the decline is underway. A chart of cycle 25 progression shows sunspot activity and radio flux peaked in August of last year and have been slowly declining since. The charts also show predictions for the next few years. View the charts here: Cycle 25.

***POSTED 2025-03-30*** Listen to a 2-Hour Interview with ARRL® CEO David Minster

Bill Salyers, AJ8B, recently held a lengthy discussion with ARRL® CEO David Minster, NA2AA. A variety of topics were covered including last year’s cyberattack, lobbying efforts in Washing to promote and protect amateur radio and much more. The discussion of the cyberattack begins 33 minutes into the interview. You can view the full interview here: CEO discussion.

***POSTED 2025-03-30*** Mike Black, W9MDB, Leader of the Hamlib Project is SK

Long time leader of the Hamlib Project Mike Black, W9MDB, became a Silent Key this weekend. An obituary is posted on QRZ.com: Click here.

***POSTED 2025-03-24*** Steve Lowman, N4SGL, is SK

With deepest regrets we report the passing of Steve Lowman – N4SGL on March 19, 2025. Steve was very active in the amateur radio hobby, having served as Past President of the Port St. Lucie Amateur Radio Association and as St. Lucie county ARES® emergency coordinator. See the Silent Keys page for more about Steve: Silent Keys.

***POSTED 2025-03-19*** ARRL® Repeater Directory 2025 Edition Now Available

The 2025 edition of the ARRL® Repeater Directory has been released. The 2025 edition provides details on 22,319 repeaters in the United States and Canada. The directory is printed in a 6″ x 9″ spiral bound format. For more details and to order a copy: Click here.

***POSTED 2025-03-15*** Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL) Scholarships Available

The Young Ladies Radio League is accepting applications for three 2025 scholarships. The scholarships are available to female amateur radio license holders studying communications, radio, electronics, or Amateur Radio related arts and sciences. Deadline date for submission is April 30th. Full details and the application are available on the ylrl.net website.

***POSTED 2025-03-13*** Amsterdam Island on Fire

The island is #38 on the Club Log Most Wanted List. Located in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, a fire has been burning since January 15, 2025. It is reported that over 50% of the island has burnt. Despite the passage of two storms, numerous hot spots remain and the fire is expected to re-ignite. More information is available here: Amsterdam Fire. Note the web page is in French. Use the Google or Microsoft translator to convert to English.

***POSTED 2025-03-11*** 2025 Florida QSO Party: April 26-27, 2025

This year’s event will feature two 10-hour operating windows: Saturday, April 26 1600 UTC (12 noon EDT) to Sunday, April 27 0159 UTC (9:59 PM EDT), and Sunday, April 27 1200 UTC (8:00 AM EDT) to Sunday 2159 UTC (5:59 PM EDT). The goal is to have all 67 Florida counties on the air. All Florida hams are encouraged to participate. Rules, registration forms and additional information are available here: https://floridaqsoparty.org/

***POSTED 2025-03-11*** World Amateur Radio Day to be Celebrated April 18 0000 UTC to April 19 0000 UTC, 2025

Clubs are being encouraged to hold an open house or operating event to celebrate the day and showcase amateur radio to the public. More details and links to additional information are available on the ARRL website: Click here.

***POSTED 2025-03-01*** USA National Radio Orienteering Championships

The 2025 championships will take place in mid-June in the Uwharrie Mountains of North Carolina. This year’s event is being hosted by the Backwoods Orienteering Klub. Registration for the event will open in mid-March. Details are available on the club’s website: Backwoods Orienteering Klub.

2025-02-24 – NASCAR Race Radio Hacked in Atlanta – An unknown race fan hacked the NASCAR race control radio frequency several times during Sunday’s 400-mile race. Was this perhaps an example of abusive use of one of those cheap Chinese HTs that transmit outside of the legal ham bands? Watch your favorite sports news site for additional details. For the full story: Click Here.

2025-02-21 – The Hurricane Watch Net Celebrates 60th Anniversary This Year – The net, which was founded in September 1965, is currently looking to add additional net control stations. Training will be provided. Bi-lingual skills, while not necessary, are a plus – especially Spanish, French and Creole. More information is available here: Hurricane Watch Net web site.

2025-02-16 – New Amateur Callsigns issued by Russia – Russian officials have announced new amateur callsign prefixes for regions near the contested areas of Ukraine. The Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhee and Kehrson regions are affected. Click for details: New Russian Prefixes.

2025-02-15 – RigExpert’s Administrative Offices in Ukraine Destroyed. The company reports their administrative offices in Ukraine were destroyed in a Russian missile attack. Fortunately all team members are safe. More info on their Facebook page.

2025-02-14 – Emergency Preparedness Act Reintroduced. ARRL® is reporting that the act, which would override some HOA restrictions and allow amateur radio operators to install antennas needed to serve their communities, has been reintroduced in Congress. Click here for more info: Emergency Preparedness Act.

2025-02-04 – Peter I Island – Planning and fundraising are underway for a February, 2027 DXpedition to Peter I Island. Peter I is currently #8 on the Club Log most wanted list. Visit the Peter I web site for all the details: Peter I DXpedition 2027

2025-01-30 – DXpedition planned to St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks. A DXpedition to the Rocks, which is currently #14 on the Club Log Most Wanted List, will likely take place in October or November. Watch the https://py0s2025.com/ web site for updates and further information.

2025/01/20 – Latest update concerning the ARRL® May-2024 cyber-attack. DXCC application processing is now fully recovered from the May, 2024 cyber-attack. Read the latest update: Service disruption status