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***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 DXCC 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 ARRL’s May-2024 cyber-attack. ARRL’s DXCC application processing is now fully recovered from the May, 2024 cyber-attack. Read the latest update: Service disruption status