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Ross, KD8IDJ [ mailto:jross@arrl.org ] , Editor | July 31, 2025 ARRL Home Page http://www.arrl.org ARRL Audio News http://arrl.org/arrl-audio-news [https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/amateur/] In this Issue: =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0Ham Radio Responds During Tsunami Threat=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0Introducing Radio Alpha, the ARRL Museum and Research = Library=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0ARRL Field Day 2025 Saw Growth in Participants and Ent= ries=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0ARRL Events App available for Huntsville Hamfest=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0Amateur Radio in the News=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0ARRL Live Events and Podcasts=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0In Brief...=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0Announcements=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0The ARRL Solar Report=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0Just Ahead in Radiosport=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions Ham Radio Responds During Tsunami Threat [http://www.arrl.org/ares] Amateur radio operators, including volunteers serving in the ARRL=C2=AE Ama= teur Radio Emergency Service [ http://www.arrl.org/ares?utm_source=3DInform= z&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] =C2=AE (ARES=C2=AE) were active = in monitoring the potential impacts of tsunami waves following an earthquak= e off the Russian coast on July 29, 2025. The quake registered 8.8 on the R= ichter scale, and prompted tsunami concerns and warnings around the Pacific= rim.=20 =C2=A0=20 ARRL Pacific Section Manager Alan Maenchen, AD6E, lives in Wailuku, Hawaii.= He was monitoring ham radio communications across the state. =E2=80=9CTher= e was some minor flooding in a few areas. It could have been worse. Some of= the early waves were measured at 4.5 feet. Waves continue this morning but= at a much lower level and difficult to notice by the naked eye,=E2=80=9D h= e reported. =C2=A0=20 The well-networked ham radio operators in Hawaii quickly sprang into action= following the alerts. Informal VHF nets were held on amateur radio repeate= rs. =E2=80=9CRick (Ward), WH6FC, held an informational statewide HF net on = 7090 kHz LSB for many hours and there were about 57 check-ins,=E2=80=9D sai= d Maenchen.=20 =C2=A0=20 On the US mainland, radio amateurs were also on alert. =E2=80=9CThe Oregon = coast teams appear to have been in informal monitoring mode so that they ar= e readily available for activation if needed,=E2=80=9D said Bonnie Altus, A= B7ZQ, who serves as the Section Emergency Coordinator of the ARRL Oregon Se= ction.=20 =C2=A0=20 The California Rescue Net on 40 meters was activated. According to Bob Turn= er, W6RHK, Section Manager of the ARRL Orange Section, =E2=80=9CThe net rec= eived some preparation reports from the San Francisco Bay area and Santa Cr= uz along with some maritime mobile stations with routine traffic. Orange Co= unty RACES checked into the net to inquire about tsunami traffic.=E2=80=9D =C2=A0=20 Ham radio operators are trained for situations like this. In March, operators in the ARRL Los Angeles Section participated in a Tsuna= mi exercise [ https://www.laxnortheast.org/exercises/tsunami ] , simulating= their response following large earthquakes with magnitudes 6 through 9 tha= t appeared over several hours =E2=80=93 much like this real world instance. Across the Caribbean, ARRL volunteers took part in the Caribe Wave 2025 dri= ll [ https://www.arrl.org/news/caribe-wave-2025-tsunami-exercise-in-puerto-= rico?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] the same= month.=20 =C2=A0=20 As mainstream media was covering the earthquake and potential tsunami, Nexs= tar Media, the largest ownership group of television stations in the United= States, published an article across its stations=E2=80=99 websites with 10= tips for evacuating during a tsunami [ https://www.wspa.com/news/national/= nexstar-media-wire/10-tips-when-you-need-to-evacuate-for-a-tsunami/amp/ ] .= Number 6 on the list was to =E2=80=9CBring a portable radio or ham radio, = also known as an amateur radio. Do not count on phones or the internet to work. Stay tuned until the threat is over.=E2=80=9D =C2=A0=20 The tsunami impact to North America was minimal at worst, and alerts were c= anceled by midday on July 30. Photographs from Russia show widespread devas= tation from the earthquake.=20 =C2=A0=20 The 40-meter amateur radio band is a popular choice for regional emergency = communications nets due to the ability to use near vertical incidence skywa= ve (NVIS) propagation, in which the radio waves go nearly straight up and a= re reflected over a limited area by the ionosphere. Many hams involved in e= mergency communications use NVIS antennas in their home setups. Dr. Duino [http://www.digirig.net/] Introducing Radio Alpha, the ARRL Museum and Research Library [http://www.arrl.org/museum] There=E2=80=99s a new resource from ARRL documenting the history of ham rad= io. Radio Alpha is the ARRL=C2=AE Museum and Research Library. It is availa= ble for viewing at www.arrl.org/museum [ http://www.arrl.org/museum?utm_sou= rce=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] . Radio Alpha is env= isioned as a Wikipedia-like project, administered by a trusted group of vol= unteers.=20 =C2=A0=20 It aims to serve as a definitive repository of information, offering detail= ed descriptions and contextual data on pivotal figures, influential organiz= ations, pioneering companies, transformative inventions, and iconic equipme= nt that have shaped the amateur radio landscape. Radio Alpha addresses the = critical need for a centralized, reliable, and easily navigable archive of = amateur radio's past.=20 =C2=A0=20 Recognizing the fragmented nature of existing historical data, this databas= e will consolidate diverse information sources into a single, cohesive plat= form. Users will find meticulously researched entries, cross-referenced to provid= e a holistic understanding of the connections and evolutions within the hob= by. A core principle of Radio Alpha is universal accessibility. Therefore, the database will be entirely free to access, ensuring that rese= archers, historians, enthusiasts, and the public can explore its contents w= ithout barriers. =C2=A0=20 Noted author, industrial archeologist, and historian Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE, = is the principal architect who crafted the collection. Penson has published several books about the history of Heathkit and the Ti= tan II missile. For him, it=E2=80=99s a labor of love and necessity. =E2=80=9CSomebody has to do this,=E2=80=9D said Penson. =E2=80=9CLots of pe= ople are doing it independently on their own =E2=80=93 here=E2=80=99s a web= site about the equipment I own, and here=E2=80=99s some documents I scanned= =E2=80=93 there=E2=80=99s a lot of that.=E2=80=9D The lack of a central lo= cation to compile those collections is the root of Radio Alpha. Penson hopes the research library will preserve the data long after individ= ual contributors have passed away. =C2=A0=20 The platform is committed to being free of advertising, spam, and clickbait= , prioritizing the integrity of its historical content and providing an unc= luttered user experience. =E2=80=9CThis database will be a living resource,= regularly updated and expanded through ongoing research and community cont= ributions, fostering a deeper appreciation and understanding of amateur rad= io's profound impact on communication, technology, and society,=E2=80=9D wr= ote Penson.=20 =C2=A0=20 Radio Alpha seeks contributors and volunteers to help develop the content. = Hams who have a passion for the history of radio, experience in writing, or= extensive knowledge about a particular brand or mode of amateur radio are = encouraged to volunteer. The museum also seeks materials that may help grow= the collection. Those interested may reach out to Penson at radioalpha@arr= l.org [ mailto:radioalpha@arrl.org ] .=20 =C2=A0=20 Penson hopes the data will be preserved forever. =E2=80=9CARRL has an organ= izational structure that allows it to take a long view on stuff like this. = It is best equipped to handle a project like Radio Alpha.=E2=80=9D=20 =C2=A0=20 Radio Alpha, the ARRL Museum and Research Library, may be enjoyed at www.ar= rl.org/radioalpha [ http://www.arrl.org/radioalpha?utm_source=3DInformz&utm= _medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] or www.arrl.org/museum [ http://www.a= rrl.org/museum?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL = ] . [https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Dacron_Rope.html] ARRL Field Day 2025 Saw Growth in Participants and Entries The numbers are in and showing growth. 2025 ARRL Field Day [ http://www.arr= l.org/fieldday?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL = ] showed an increase in both participants and entries, compared to 2024. Ac= cording to ARRL Contest Program Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE, 4,369 entries = detailed 31,785 people taking part in in the event. That=E2=80=99s up from = last year. [http://www.arrl.org/fieldday] =E2=80=9CThere=E2=80=99s a growing interest in ham radio, especially after = last year=E2=80=99s hurricane season and other high-profile situations in w= hich radio has been essential,=E2=80=9D noted Bourque. =E2=80=9CARRL Field = Day serves as a great chance to get engaged with your local amateur radio c= ommunity.=E2=80=9D =C2=A0=20 The uptick in numbers may not be complete, as there=E2=80=99s still an oppo= rtunity for a few more entries to be added. =E2=80=9COccasionally, a club w= ill need to update their entry. We work with them to make sure it is correc= t,=E2=80=9D said Bourque.=20 =C2=A0=20 Field Day participants should check that all the required supporting docume= ntation related to their entries has been received by checking the Entries = Received web page at field-day.arrl.org/fdentriesrcvd.php [ http://field-da= y.arrl.org/fdentriesrcvd.php ] . If the status of your entry is listed as P= ending Documents, one or more of the required documents still needs to be s= ubmitted to complete your entry. Entrants may use the link provided in the confirmation email they received = to upload additional documents or to modify their entries. Currently, 223 entries are listed as being incomplete. Updates to existing entries will be accepted until August 29, 2025. If you= =E2=80=99re having difficulty completing your Field Day entry or have any q= uestions, contact fieldday@arrl.org [ http://fieldday@arrl.org ] . =C2=A0=20 On the public outreach front, final measurement numbers of the media covera= ge earned by amateur radio public information volunteers have been tallied. ARRL Public Relations and Outreach Manager Sierra Harrop, W5DX, reports tha= t the total ad value equivalence (AVE) of 2025 ARRL Field Day is $37.9 mill= ion. =E2=80=9CWe had a tremendous response from clubs and ARRL public infor= mation volunteers this year on the heels of Ham Radio Open House into ARRL = Field Day,=E2=80=9D she said. =E2=80=9CThe ARRL Public Relations Committee = prepared resources to help the volunteers succeed, but they really took it = to the next level in communities across the country.=E2=80=9D =C2=A0=20 AVE measures the amount of money that would have to be spent to buy ads in = media and social media to replace the news coverage volunteers secured with= press outreach. The $37.9M figure measures only mentions of ARRL Field Day from January 1 = =E2=80=93 July 31 of each year. In 2024, the figure was $20M, and $18M in 2= 023. Harrop hopes to see further strengthening of public information volunt= eers leading into 2026, which ARRL has designated as the Year of the Club. Hams seeking to serve as an ARRL public information volunteer [ https://www= =2Earrl.org/pio-pic-job-descriptions?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmai= l&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] may express interest to their ARRL Section Manager. =C2=A0=20 The overall growth is encouraging to ARRL. =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m very please= d with the amount of active ARRL Field Day participants this year. It=E2=80= =99s nice to see more and more people participating!=E2=80=9D said Bourque. ARRL Events App available for Huntsville Hamfest [https://www.tripbuildermedia.com/apps/arrl] The 2025 ARRL Alabama State Convention at the Huntsville Hamfest is August = 16 =E2=80=93 17 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville. There=E2=80=99s a fu= ll slate of activities happening around the event, and you can navigate the= m easier through the ARRL Events app.=20 =C2=A0=20 The app includes the event=E2=80=99s full program, so you can browse and sc= hedule forums, preview the extensive list of exhibitors, and find affiliate= d events.=20 =C2=A0=20 Those going are also encouraged to tap on the MyProfile icon in the app to = add their name and call sign, email address, and any additional information= they would like to share with other guests. The MyBadge icon displays a QR= code of your event badge that can be scanned by another attendee or exhibi= tor using the Scan Badge icon =E2=80=93 instantly connecting shared contact= information with other hams at the event. =C2=A0=20 The app is available for Apple [ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/arrl-events/= id1456131489 ] and Android [ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id= =3Dcom.tripbuilder.arrl2019 ] smart devices. You may also access the web br= owser version [ https://www.tripbuilder.net/html5/arrl ] , which is optimiz= ed for nearly any browser or other type of mobile device. =C2=A0=20 Download the app here: www.tripbuildermedia.com/apps/arrl [ https://www.tri= pbuildermedia.com/apps/arrl ] (or use the web version [ https://www.tripbui= lder.net/html5/arrl ] ). =C2=A0=20 Tickets and information for the Huntsville Hamfest are available at www.ham= fest.org [ http://www.hamfest.org/ ] . [http://www.rooftowers.com] Amateur Radio in the News =E2=80=9CBrandon Amateur Radio Society Connects Globally During Event [ htt= ps://www.ospreyobserver.com/2025/07/brandon-amateur-radio-society-connects-= globally-during-event/ ] =E2=80=9D / Osprey Observer (Florida) July 25, 202= 5 -- The Brandon Amateur Radio Society. ARRL Live Events and Podcasts On the Air LIVE [https://learn.arrl.org/events] On the Air LIVE=20 Registration is open now! learn.arrl.org/webinars/83549 [ https://learn.arr= l.org/webinars/83549 ]=20 =C2=A0=20 The next On the Air Live on August 26th, 2025, is all about September Natio= nal Preparedness Month. Join Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, ARRL Education and Learn= ing Education Specialist, as he covers how the Federal Emergency Management= Agency (FEMA) and other organizations encourage everyone to be prepared fo= r emergencies and disasters of all sizes, and things you can do to become p= repared. =C2=A0=20 Up Next: =C2=A0=20 =F0=9F=93=85 Date: August 26, 2025 =F0=9F=95=97 Time: 8 PM Eastern / 5 PM Pacific =F0=9F=91=89 Register Now [ https://learn.arrl.org/events ]=20 =C2=A0=20 The ARRL Education and Learning Department would like to apologize for the = limitation of the registration system for May=E2=80=99s edition of On The A= ir Live. It hit a limit at 500 registrants. We=E2=80=99ve upgraded the syst= em to allow for this rapid success and growth in participation. The recordi= ng of the May session is available in the ARRL Learning Center [ https://le= arn.arrl.org/ ] . ARRL On the Air [https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/] On the Air Sponsored by Icom =C2=A0=20 Your Ham Radio Everyday Carry Everybody's talking about everyday carry, or EDC, the trendy name for the c= ollection of necessities you tote around with you every day, whether it's i= n a pocket or a bag. ARRL Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, joins = the podcast to talk about easy ways to make radio part of your everyday car= ry. Listen Now [ https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/ ] ARRL Audio News [https://blubrry.com/arrlaudionews/] ARRL Audio News Listen to ARRL Audio News [ http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news?utm_source= =3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , available every Frida= y. ARRL Audio News is a summary of the week's top news stories in the world= of amateur radio and ARRL, along with interviews and other features. The A= RRL Audio News is now broadcast on FM low power radio stations KQRZ-LP 100.= 7 and 96.7 MHz FM in Spokane, Washington every Saturday and Sunday morning = at 8:00 AM PDT.=20 =C2=A0=20 The On the Air podcast and ARRL Audio News are available on blubrry, iTunes= , and Apple Podcasts. On the Air [ https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/ ] | ARRL Audio News [ https:= //blubrry.com/arrlaudionews/ ] Schulman Auction Amateur Radio Equipment Specialists [http://www.schulmanauction.com/] Rig Expert Take on the Air [https://rigexpert.com/] [http://www.preppcomm.com/] Rigol RF Test Gear [https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-multimeters/dm800/?utm_source=3DQ= ST&utm_medium=3DeNews&utm_campaign=3DDM858] Radioddity Xiegu X6200 Multi-mode HF Radio [https://www.radioddity.com/products/xiegu-g106?utm_medium=3Dbanner&utm_sou= rce=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3DThe%20ARRL%20Letter&utm_content=3DXiegu_G106] Flex Radio FT8 [https://www.flexradio.com/insider/articles/ft8-tipping-point-for-ham-radio= /] [https://tele-pole.com/] In Brief... The 100th anniversary of the wreck of the USS Shenandoah airship will be ob= served on August 31, 2025, in Ava, Ohio, where the ship crashed. The Cambridge Amateur Radio Association [ https://www.w8vp.org/ ] will oper= ate special event station W8VP from 0400 - 0800Z on 7.230 MHz. A special ev= ent certificate will be available. The USS Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships. It was constructed during 1922 =E2=80=93 1923 at Lakehurst Naval Air Statio= n in New Jersey, and first flew in September 1923. It developed the U.S. Na= vy's experience with rigid airships and made the first crossing of North Am= erica by airship. On the ship=E2=80=99s 57th flight, in September 1925, Shenandoah was destro= yed in a squall line of storms over southeastern Ohio. There will be a memorial service at the airship=E2=80=99s crash site histor= ic marker on September 3, 2025. The Yasme Foundation [ https://www.yasme.org/ ] has awarded a supporting gr= ant to cover the cost of amateur radio license exams for youth in Malawi, A= frica. Nine people have participated in exams this past week, five for new license= s, and four for upgrades. The Yasme Foundation board is also acknowledging the ongoing work of amateu= r radio operator Don Jones, K6ZO, for promoting amateur radio in Malawi. Under his leadership, the HacDC Amateur Radio Club [ https://w3hac.org/abou= t-w3hac/ ] initiated the Malawi Project, which has helped license several n= ew amateur radio operators in Malawi, the Comoros, and Uganda. The project now has a permanent home, the Jeffrey Dahn Memorial Foundation = [ https://dahnfoundation.org/ ] , established to honor former club presiden= t Jeffrey Dahn, KB3ZUK, SK. The Dahn foundation=E2=80=99s website provides = additional information about its programs, projects, and how to send donati= ons. Jones is in his second year living in Malawi, 8 months out of the year, hel= ping young people get their amateur licenses. =E2=80=9CIt=E2=80=99s fun,=E2=80=9D said Jones. =E2=80=9CThere is no licens= ing program here, but with the help of Yasme and DX Engineering, we can giv= e these kids opportunities they would never have. This project is successful due to overwhelming support from the amateur rad= io community around the world.=E2=80=9D Jones added that there are now 11 y= ouths who have licenses, including a 12-year-old girl who just passed her t= est. He hopes that 19 - 20 high school students will soon be licensed and an ama= teur station added at their school. Plans are underway to bring some of the new hams to the 2026 Hamvention=C2= =AE. Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, bordered by Zam= bia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the= east, south, and southwest. It is considered to be one of least developed countries in the world with a= population of over 22 million, approximately 85% of whom live in rural are= as. Dr. Ulrich L. Rohde, N1UL, has been awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit. Rohde is an Honorary Member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. Bavarian Minister-President Dr. Markus S=C3=B6der said the award is conside= red a sign of grateful recognition for outstanding scientific achievements = and services to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people. Bavaria is a constituent part of the Federal Republic of Germany. =E2=80=9CThrough his life's work, Ulrich L. Rohde serves as an outstanding scientific ambassador for Bavaria around the= world. He has rendered exceptional services to the Free State of Bavaria and its r= eputation as a center of science through his scientific and social contribu= tions,=E2=80=9D said S=C3=B6der. =E2=80=9CI accept the award with gratitude= and respect,=E2=80=9D said Rohde. =E2=80=9CI am very pleased about the rec= ognition of my life's work that this award represents.=E2=80=9D Rohde is an= ARRL member and helped author the ARRL Handbook. [https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2026924035] Announcements The 28th International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) will take place = August 16 (0001 UTC) to August 17 (2400 UTC), 2025. Started in 1993 by the = Ayr Amateur Radio Group in Scotland as the Northern Lighthouse Activity Wee= kend, ILLW now coincides with many countries' honoring of lighthouses each = August. The event is not a contest and participation is free. Each station's operators decide on which bands and modes they will operate,= there are no restrictions on antennas or power, and each station must be o= perated in compliance with the operator=E2=80=99s license. Amateur radio op= erators are encouraged to enjoy the event and make as many contacts as poss= ible. In the United States, Fire Island Lighthouse, W2GSB, Babylon, New York, and= the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse, K8L, Eagle Harbor, Michigan, will be operatin= g special event stations. Complete information, including registration, guidelines, and a current lis= t of participants can found at International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend [= https://www.lighthouse-weekend.international/ ] . Open Positions at ARRL Come join the headquarters staff of ARRL The National Association for Amate= ur Radio=C2=AE! We are currently seeking qualified applicants for the follo= wing positions: =C2=A0=20 Membership Manager Advertising Sales Manager Administrative Coordinator Technical Editor W1AW Operator Assistant Editor =C2=A0=20 Full details may be found on the ARRL HR web page at www.arrl.org/careers [= http://www.arrl.org/careers?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_ca= mpaign=3DARRL ] . =C2=A0=20 ARRL is an equal opportunity employer. [http://www.arrl.org/DreamStation] The ARRL Solar Report The ARRL Solar Report July 31, 2025 =C2=A0=20 Solar activity continues to be at low levels. Region 4153 remained the larg= est group on the visible disk and produced a C1.5 flare on July 28 but no E= arth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were observed in available coro= nagraph imagery.=20 =C2=A0=20 Region 4155, which had shown signs of development in previous periods, unde= rwent decay in its trailing spots, losing rudimentary penumbra while produc= ing C-class flares to include a C4.7 on July 30. Region 4161 produced a few= C-class flares as it experienced decay in its trailing spots as well. Region 4165 continued to rotate into view on the eastern limb revealing a t= railing spot, and Region 4166 rapidly emerged and was numbered. A new single spot was noted just south of AR 4161, but remains unnumbered a= t this time. =C2=A0=20 A narrow CME originating from an eruption in the vicinity of AR 4157 was ob= served in GOES-imagery on July 30. Modeling efforts suggest that the bulk o= f the material is likely ahead of Earth=E2=80=99s orbit, but may give glanc= ing influences on August 2. =C2=A0=20 The solar wind parameters reflected negative polarity coronal hole high spe= ed stream (CH HSS) influences. Enhanced solar wind parameters are expected = to continue through July 31 as CH HSS effects persist before beginning to w= ane on August 1. An additional disturbance cannot be ruled out for August 2= due to the aforementioned July 30 CME event originating from the vicinity = of AR 4157. =C2=A0=20 The 10.7-centimeter flux: July 31, August 1, 135; August 2, 140; August 3, = 150; August 4, 155; August 5 =E2=80=93 7, 155; August 8, 160. =C2=A0=20 Predicted sunspot numbers: July 31, 135; August 1, 136; August 2, 137; Augu= st 3, 138; August 4, 135; August 5, 140; August 6, 139; August 7, 142; Augu= st 8, 141. =C2=A0=20 For more information concerning radio propagation, visit [ https://www.arrl= =2Eorg/technical-information-service?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmai= l&utm_campaign=3DARRL&_zs=3DOV2xl&_zl=3DTltC3&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medi= um=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] the ARRL Technical Information Service, re= ad A Quick Guide to HF Propagation Using Solar Indices [ https://www.qsl.ne= t/4x4xm/Propagation/HF-Propagation-Solar-Indices.htm ] , and check out [ ht= tps://k9la.us/ ] the Propagation Page of Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA. =C2=A0=20 For customizable propagation charts, visit the VOACAP Online for Ham Radio = website [ https://www.voacap.com/ ] . Just Ahead in Radiosport =E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 1 -- NCCC Sprint (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 2 - 3 -- Ten-Ten International Summer Contest, = SSB (phone) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 2 - 3 -- North American QSO Party, CW [ https:/= /www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf ] (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 2 - 3 -- ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest [= https://www.arrl.org/222-mhz-and-up-distance-contest?utm_source=3DInformz&= utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] (CW, phone, digital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 3 -- SARL HF Phone Contest (phone) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 4 -- K1USN Slow Speed Test (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 5 -- ZL Sprint (CW, phone, digital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 7 -- NRAU 10m Activity Contest (CW, phone, digi= tal) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 9 - 10 -- WAE DX Contest =E2=80=93 CW (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 9 - 10 -- Maryland-DC QSO Party (CW, phone) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 9 -- 50 MHz Fall Sprint (CW, phone, digital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 10 -- SARL HF Digital Contest (digital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 13 -- NAQCC CW Sprint (CW) Remember to visit the ARRL Contest Calendar [ https://www.arrl.org/contest-= calendar?_zs=3DOV2xl&_zl=3DgeQ73&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&ut= m_campaign=3DARRL%20website%20amateur%20radio%20&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_m= edium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&u= tm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DA= RRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source= =3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_= medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&= utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3D= ARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source= =3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_= medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&= utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3D= ARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source= =3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_= medium=3DEmail&utm_campaig&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_camp= aign=3DARRL ] for more events and information. Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions =E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 2 | ARRL Maine State Convention and Hamfest [ https:/= /www.arrl.org/hamfests/arrl-maine-state-convention-and-hamfest-1?utm_source= =3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , Augusta, Maine =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 3 | SVARC Berryville Hamfest [ https://www.arrl= =2Eorg/hamfests/svarc-berryville-hamfest-arrl-roanoke-division-convention?u= tm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the = ARRL Roanoke Division Convention, Berryville, Virginia =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 9 | ARRL Idaho State Convention [ https://www.a= rrl.org/hamfests/arrl-idaho-state-convention?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_mediu= m=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , Post Falls, Idaho =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 16 - 17 | Huntsville Hamfest [ https://www.arrl= =2Eorg/hamfests/huntsville-hamfest-arrl-alabama-state-convention-1?utm_sour= ce=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the ARRL Al= abama State Convention, Huntsville, Alabama=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 21 - 24 | Northeast HamXposition [ https://www.= arrl.org/hamfests/northeast-hamxposition-arrl-new-england-division-conventi= on-3?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hostin= g the ARRL New England Division Convention, Marlborough, Massachusetts =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 30 - September 1 | Shelby Hamfest [ https://www= =2Earrl.org/hamfests/shelby-hamfest-arrl-north-carolina-section-convention-= 4?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting t= he ARRL North Carolina Section Convention, Shelby, North Carolina =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0September 7 | Southern New Jersey Conference and HamFe= st [ https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/southern-new-jersey-conference-and-hamfe= st-arrl-southern-new-jersey-section-convention-1?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_m= edium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the ARRL Southern New Jersey = Section Convention, Mullica Hill, New Jersey. =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0September 12 - 13 | Slidell EOC Hamfest [ https://www.= arrl.org/hamfests/slidell-eoc-hamfest-arrl-louisiana-state-convention-2?utm= _source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the AR= RL Louisiana State Convention, Slidell, Louisiana =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0September 19 - 21 | Duke City Hamfest [ https://www.ar= rl.org/hamfests/duke-city-hamfest-arrl-new-mexico-state-convention?utm_sour= ce=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the ARRL Ne= w Mexico State Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0September 20-21 | Midwest Superfest [ https://www.arrl= =2Eorg/hamfests/midwest-superfest-arrl-central-division-convention?utm_sour= ce=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the ARRL Ce= ntral Division Convention, Chillicothe, Illinois =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0September 27 | ARRL Dakota Division Convention [ https= ://www.arrl.org/hamfests/arrl-dakota-division-convention-1?utm_source=3DInf= ormz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , Moorhead, Minnesota Remember to search the ARRL Hamfest and Convention [ https://www.arrl.org/h= amfests-and-conventions-calendar?_zs=3DOV2xl&_zl=3Dnww63&utm_source=3DInfor= mz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium= =3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_ca= mpaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&u= tm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInf= ormz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium= =3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_ca= mpaign=3DARRL ] Database to find events in your area. 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mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: norma= l; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p></td><= /tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A5276FDD9-ABF8-41E7-3AD7-E4BEBD050285" = cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-ta= ble-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <a name=3D"Bookmark_A5276FDD9"></a> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 0;= margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong><span class=3D"inline-color" style=3D"color:#c00000">Ham Radio Resp= onds During Tsunami Threat</span></strong></p></td></tr></table><table bgcolor=3D"#fff= fff" width=3D"100%" class=3D"A46E9563D-6675-617E-D40C-3FDB0F2584BE" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspac= ing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-bottom: none; border-collapse: collapse; bor= der-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-tab= le-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" style=3D"padding: 0px"> <table class=3D"image A3B909084-FC7D-055D-BD97-B68FAF6891FB" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"right" style=3D"border: none;= border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 15px; line-height:1px" class=3D"null"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTAzMQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/ARES_Logo_Sticker_Shadow.= jpg?cb=3D81526" border=3D"0" height=3D"225" width=3D"225" align=3D"right" style=3D"height:= auto !important; inline: true; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; position: center; tex= t-align: right; width: auto !important;" class=3D"img "> </a></td></tr><tr> <td style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 15px;"></td></tr></table><span class=3D"text A28DAA8E5-2F5A-BD0C-6= D6E-75E08359AB2E" style=3D"inline: true; "> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: = 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Amateur radio operators, including volunteers serving in the ARRL=C2=AE <a = href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcy= NSZsaT0zOTExNTAzMQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Amateur Radio Emergency Service</span></a>=C2=AE (ARES=C2=AE) were a= ctive in monitoring the potential impacts of tsunami waves following an earthquake off the Rus= sian coast on July 29, 2025. The quake registered 8.8 on the Richter scale, and= prompted tsunami concerns and warnings around the Pacific rim. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-= weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: le= ft;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> ARRL Pacific Section Manager Alan Maenchen, AD6E, lives in Wailuku, Hawaii. He was monitoring ham radio communications across the state. =E2=80=9CThere was some minor flooding in a few areas. It could have been worse. Some of the early waves were measured at 4.5 feet. Waves continue this morning but at a much lower level and difficult to notice by= the naked eye,=E2=80=9D he reported.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The well-networked ham radio operators in Hawaii quickly sprang into action= following the alerts. Informal VHF nets were held on amateur radio repeaters. =E2=80=9CRick (Ward), WH6FC, held an informational statewide HF net on 7090 kHz LSB for many hours and = there were about 57 check-ins,=E2=80=9D said Maenchen. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: norma= l; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 7px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;= text-align: left;"> On the US mainland, radio amateurs were also on alert. =E2=80=9CThe Oregon coast teams appear to have been in informal monitoring mode so that they are readily a= vailable for activation if needed,=E2=80=9D said Bonnie Altus, AB7ZQ, who serves as= the Section Emergency Coordinator of the ARRL Oregon Section. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-= weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: le= ft;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The California Rescue Net on 40 meters was activated. According to Bob Turner, W6RHK, Section Manager of the ARRL Orange Section, =E2=80=9CThe net receiv= ed some preparation reports from the San Francisco Bay area and Santa Cruz along with some mar= itime mobile stations with routine traffic. Orange County RACES checked into the net to inquire about tsunami traffic.= =E2=80=9D</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Ham radio operators are trained for situations like this. In March, operato= rs in the ARRL Los Angeles Section <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9= taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTAzMg/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>participated in a Tsunami exercise</span></a>, simulating their resp= onse following large earthquakes with magnitudes 6 through 9 that appeared over= several hours =E2=80=93 much like this real world instance. Across the Caribbean, = ARRL volunteers took part in the <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc= 5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTAzMw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Caribe Wave 2025 drill</span></a> the same month. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8= px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; t= ext-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> As mainstream media was covering the earthquake and potential tsunami, Nexs= tar Media, the largest ownership group of television stations in the United St= ates, published an article across its stations=E2=80=99 websites with <a href=3D= "https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0= zOTExNTAzNA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>10 tips for evacuating during a tsunami</span></a>. Number 6 on the = list was to =E2=80=9CBring a portable radio or ham radio, also known as an amat= eur radio. Do not count on phones or the internet to work. Stay tuned until the threat is over.=E2=80=9D</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The tsunami impact to North America was minimal at worst, and alerts were c= anceled by midday on July 30. Photographs from Russia show widespread devastation = =66rom the earthquake. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The 40-meter amateur radio band is a popular choice for regional emergency = communications nets due to the ability to use near vertical incidence skywave (NVIS) prop= agation, in which the radio waves go nearly straight up and are reflected over a li= mited area by the ionosphere. Many hams involved in emergency communications use NVIS antennas in their h= ome setups.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0;= margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> </span></td></tr></table><table width=3D"100%" class=3D"image A5DD28A16-925= 3-C2DA-F5D6-03D3FEEBE7F2" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td style=3D"line-height:1px; text-align: center;" align=3D"center"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTAzNQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt=3D"Dr. Duino" src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/email-ad2.jpg?cb= =3D965616" border=3D"0" height=3D"200" width=3D"468" align=3D"center" style=3D"height= : auto !important; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; text-align: center; width: auto !im= portant;" class=3D"img "> </a></td></tr><tr> <td></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text ACCF76439-07D1-8B14-C4B5-754794B4C67F" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0;= margin-top: 0; text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A28D2D596-E854-D466-D739-A10FC8016873" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0"= style=3D"border: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: = 0pt;"> <tr> <a name=3D"Bookmark_A28D2D596"></a> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 0;= margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong><span class=3D"inline-color" style=3D"color:#c00000">Introducing Ra= dio Alpha, the ARRL Museum and Research Library</span></strong></p></td></tr></table>= <table bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" width=3D"100%" class=3D"A97D563CC-F512-28D1-035E-9D0A3= 0A8FC1C" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-bottom: none; border-colla= pse: collapse; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; mso-table-lspace:= 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" style=3D"padding: 0px"> <table class=3D"image A6B6F1366-D950-95D4-A8F7-7C70AAC67EBE" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"right" style=3D"border: none;= border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 15px; line-height:1px" class=3D"null"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTAzNg/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/Radio%20Alpha.jpg?cb=3D90= 8131" border=3D"0" height=3D"225" width=3D"300" align=3D"right" style=3D"height: auto !import= ant; inline: true; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; position: center; text-align:= right; width: auto !important;" class=3D"img "> </a></td></tr><tr> <td style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 15px;"></td></tr></table><span class=3D"text AB9191709-47CB-7EB2-F2E7-B8FA3C89C71E" style=3D"inline: true= ; "> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-ser= if; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-t= op: 0; text-align: left;"> There=E2=80=99s a new resource from ARRL documenting the history of ham rad= io. Radio Alpha is the ARRL=C2=AE Museum and Research Library. It is available for v= iewing at <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1= PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTAzNg/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>www.arrl.org/museum</span></a></strong>. Radio Alpha is envisioned a= s a Wikipedia-like project, administered by a trusted group of volunteers. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-ser= if; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:= 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> It aims to serve as a definitive repository of information, offering detail= ed descriptions and contextual data on pivotal figures, influential organizations, pioneer= ing companies, transformative inventions, and iconic equipment that have shape= d the amateur radio landscape. Radio Alpha addresses the critical need for a centralized, reliable, and ea= sily navigable archive of amateur radio&#39;s past. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-= weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: le= ft;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Recognizing the fragmented nature of existing historical data, this databas= e will consolidate diverse information sources into a single, cohesive platform. Users will find meticulously researched entries, cross-referenced to provide a h= olistic understanding of the connections and evolutions within the hobby. A core principle of Radio Alpha is universal accessibility. Therefore, the database will be entirely free to access, ensuring that researchers, historians, enthusiasts, and th= e public can explore its contents without barriers. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: norma= l; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 7px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;= text-align: left;"> Noted author, industrial archeologist, and historian Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE, = is the principal architect who crafted the collection. Penson has published several books about the history of Heathkit and the Titan II missile. For him, it=E2=80=99s a labor of love and necessity. =E2=80=9CSomebody has to do this,=E2=80=9D said Penson. =E2=80=9CLots of pe= ople are doing it independently on their own =E2=80=93 here=E2=80=99s a website about the equipment I own,= and here=E2=80=99s some documents I scanned =E2=80=93 there=E2=80=99s a lot of that.=E2=80=9D The = lack of a central location to compile those collections is the root of Radio Alpha. Penson hopes the research library will preserve the data long after individual contributors have pas= sed away. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The platform is committed to being free of advertising, spam, and clickbait= , prioritizing the integrity of its historical content and providing an uncluttered user = experience. =E2=80=9CThis database will be a living resource, regularly updated and exp= anded through ongoing research and community contributions, fostering a deeper appreciat= ion and understanding of amateur radio&#39;s profound impact on communication,= technology, and society,=E2=80=9D wrote Penson. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Radio Alpha seeks contributors and volunteers to help develop the content. = Hams who have a passion for the history of radio, experience in writing, or ext= ensive knowledge about a particular brand or mode of amateur radio are encouraged= to volunteer. The museum also seeks materials that may help grow the collecti= on. Those interested may reach out to Penson at <a href=3D"mailto:radioalpha@a= rrl.org" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" data-informz-email-address=3D"radioalpha@arrl.org" style=3D"color: #0000ee= ; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-pres= erver" style>radioalpha@arrl.org</span></a>. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: norma= l; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 7px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;= text-align: left;"> Penson hopes the data will be preserved forever. =E2=80=9CARRL has an organizational structure that allows it to take a long view on stuff like this. It is best equipped to handle a project like Radio Alpha.=E2=80=9D </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: norma= l; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 7px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;= text-align: left;"> Radio Alpha, the ARRL Museum and Research Library, may be enjoyed at <stron= g><a=20 href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcy= NSZsaT0zOTExNTAzNw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>www.arrl.org/radioalpha</span></a></strong> or <strong><a href=3D"ht= tps://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOT= ExNTAzNg/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>www.arrl.org/museum</span></a></strong>.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: norm= al; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> </span></td></tr></table><table width=3D"100%" class=3D"image AC53C6291-CDA= D-5934-0316-F2C3E456BFCC" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td style=3D"line-height:1px; text-align: center;" align=3D"center"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTAzOA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/kf.jpg?cb=3D346014" borde= r=3D"0" height=3D"200" width=3D"468" align=3D"center" style=3D"height: auto !important; margin: 0= ; max-width: 100% !important; text-align: center; width: auto !important;" class=3D"img= "> </a></td></tr><tr> <td></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text ACF57B051-A4D6-0F3D-55F5-420A77A023D2" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0;= margin-top: 0; text-align: left;">&nbsp; </p></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text AF537BA4A-10E3-803D-8F66-B08CDD84D7C0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0"= style=3D"border: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: = 0pt;"> <tr> <a name=3D"Bookmark_AF537BA4A"></a> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 0;= margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"><strong><span class=3D"inline-color" style=3D"color:= #c00000">ARRL Field Day 2025 Saw Growth in Participants and Entries</span></strong></p><= /td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A0AEEA56C-98A2-8B32-2489-4C97C549B590" = cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-ta= ble-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: norm= al; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The numbers are in and showing growth. <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/c= jUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTAzOQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>2025 ARRL Field Day</spa= n></a> showed an increase in both participants and entries, compared to 2024. Acco= rding to ARRL Contest Program Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE, 4,369 entries detaile= d 31,785 people taking part in in the event. That=E2=80=99s up from last year. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8= px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; t= ext-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p></td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"image A15A20A84-8A9A-1116-66B5-DF4853EDFC76" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td style=3D"line-height:1px; text-align: center;" align=3D"center"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTAzOQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/6443108426283686619.jpeg?= cb=3D370160" border=3D"0" height=3D"465" width=3D"620" align=3D"center" style=3D"height= : auto !important; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; text-align: center; width: auto !im= portant;" class=3D"img "> </a></td></tr><tr> <td> <table width=3D"620" class=3D"imagecaption A15A20A84-8A9A-1116-66B5-DF4853E= DFC76" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"center" style=3D"border: none= ; border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td> <table width=3D"100%" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td width=3D"1" height=3D"1"></td></tr><tr> <td> <table width=3D"100%" cellpadding=3D"8" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: = none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"center"> <p style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margi= n-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;">Members of Rockford Amateur Radio Association (RaRa) op= erating during 2025 ARRL Field Day</p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></t= r></table></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A9ADE7D7B-D6A5-E864-D949-E56C9DAF54E6" = cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-ta= ble-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: norma= l; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 7px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;= text-align: left;"> =E2=80=9CThere=E2=80=99s a growing interest in ham radio, especially after = last year=E2=80=99s hurricane season and other high-profile situations in which radio has been essential= ,=E2=80=9D noted Bourque. =E2=80=9CARRL Field Day serves as a great chance to get eng= aged with your local amateur radio community.=E2=80=9D</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: norma= l; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 7px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;= text-align: left;"> The uptick in numbers may not be complete, as there=E2=80=99s still an oppo= rtunity for a few more entries to be added. =E2=80=9COccasionally, a club will need to update their entry. We work with them to make sure it is correct,=E2=80=9D said Bourque. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: norma= l; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 7px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;= text-align: left;"> Field Day participants should check that all the required supporting docume= ntation related to their entries has been received by checking the Entries Receive= d web page at <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5= JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA0MA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>field-day.arrl.org/fdentriesrcvd.php</span></a></strong>. If the sta= tus of your entry is listed as Pending Documents, one or more of the required = documents still needs to be submitted to complete your entry. Entrants may use the l= ink provided in the confirmation email they received to upload additional docu= ments or to modify their entries. Currently, 223 entries are listed as being inc= omplete. Updates to existing entries will be accepted until August 29, 2025. If you= =E2=80=99re having difficulty completing your Field Day entry or have any questions, c= ontact <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUy= OTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA0MQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>fieldday@arrl.org</span></a>.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: norma= l; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 7px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;= text-align: left;"> On the public outreach front, final measurement numbers of the media covera= ge earned by amateur radio public information volunteers have been tallied. ARRL Public Relations and Outreach Manager Sierra Harrop, W5DX, reports that the total= ad value equivalence (AVE) of 2025 ARRL Field Day is $37.9 million. =E2=80=9C= We had a tremendous response from clubs and ARRL public information volunteers this year on th= e heels of Ham Radio Open House into ARRL Field Day,=E2=80=9D she said. =E2=80=9CT= he ARRL Public Relations Committee prepared resources to help the volunteers succeed, but they real= ly took it to the next level in communities across the country.=E2=80=9D</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8= px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; t= ext-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> AVE measures the amount of money that would have to be spent to buy ads in = media and social media to replace the news coverage volunteers secured with pres= s outreach. The $37.9M figure measures only mentions of ARRL Field Day from January 1 = =E2=80=93 July 31 of each year. In 2024, the figure was $20M, and $18M in 2023. Harr= op hopes to see further strengthening of public information volunteers leading into= 2026, which ARRL has designated as the Year of the Club. Hams seeking to serve a= s an <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUy= OTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA0Mg/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>ARRL public information volunteer</span></a> may express interest to their ARRL Section Manager.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The overall growth is encouraging to ARRL. =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m very pleased with the amount of active ARRL Field Day participants this year. It=E2=80=99s nice to see more and more people participating!=E2=80=9D said Bourque. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: norm= al; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p></td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text AF0B47E6B-E777-4E0A-963D-E96F80712204" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <a name=3D"Bookmark_AF0B47E6B"></a> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: norm= al; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong><span class=3D"inline-color" style=3D"color:#c00000">ARRL Events App available f= or Huntsville Hamfest</span></strong></p></td></tr></table><table bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" wi= dth=3D"100%" class=3D"A7E0D0FDD-F37A-BC00-B1EC-CD57D196E865" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspac= ing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-bottom: none; border-collapse: collapse; bor= der-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-tab= le-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" style=3D"padding: 0px"> <table class=3D"image A5505C61D-2286-AEF6-EA66-ACDFE9E4FF72" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"right" style=3D"border: none;= border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 15px; line-height:1px" class=3D"null"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA0Mw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/IMG_8364.jpg?cb=3D782466"= border=3D"0" height=3D"312" width=3D"250" align=3D"right" style=3D"height: auto !import= ant; inline: true; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; position: center; text-align:= right; width: auto !important;" class=3D"img "> </a></td></tr><tr> <td style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 15px;"></td></tr></table><span class=3D"text AE1B99F3E-EED7-E26E-C2B7-B83871A0A4BC" style=3D"inline: true= ; "> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-ser= if; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-t= op: 0; text-align: left;"> The 2025 ARRL Alabama State Convention at the Huntsville Hamfest is August = 16 =E2=80=93 17 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville. There=E2=80=99s a full slate of activities happening around the event, and you can navigate them easier through the A= RRL Events app. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The app includes the event=E2=80=99s full program, so you can browse and sc= hedule forums, preview the extensive list of exhibitors, and find affiliated events. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-ser= if; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:= 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Those going are also encouraged to tap on the MyProfile icon in the app to = add their name and call sign, email address, and any additional information th= ey would like to share with other guests. The MyBadge icon displays a QR code of your event badge that can be scanned= by another attendee or exhibitor using the Scan Badge icon =E2=80=93 instantl= y connecting shared contact information with other hams at the event.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8= px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; t= ext-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The app is available for <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0z= Mzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA0NA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Apple</span></a> and <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyM= DUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA0NQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Android</span></a> smart devices. You may also access the <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/= z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA0Ng/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>web browser version</span></a>, which is optimized for nearly any br= owser or other type of mobile device.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Download the app here: <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD= 9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA0Mw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; 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font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0;= margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p></td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A0BC6B559-3003-91C0-2EC8-88A2C849BBAE" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <a name=3D"Bookmark_A0BC6B559"></a> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: norm= al; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong><span class=3D"inline-color" style=3D"color:#c00000">ARRL Live Events and Podcas= ts</span></strong></p></td></tr></table><table bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" width=3D"100%" class=3D"A8ADFBE24-8D23-3DE6-3FB5-9137D= 390D8A7" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-bottom: none; border-colla= pse: collapse; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; mso-table-lspace:= 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" style=3D"padding: 0px"> <table class=3D"image A0E8D08DB-DF89-810A-92BD-F3D989EDC494" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"left" style=3D"border: none; = border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:5px 15px 0px 0px; line-height:1px" class=3D"null"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA1MQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt=3D"On the Air LIVE" src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/clp.png?cb= =3D937748" border=3D"0" height=3D"175" width=3D"175" align=3D"left" style=3D"height: = auto !important; inline: true; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; position: center; tex= t-align: left; width: auto !important;" class=3D"img "> </a></td></tr><tr> <td style=3D"padding:5px 15px 0px 0px;"></td></tr></table><span class=3D"text AD702DD92-B4CD-0AB8-9= 328-4E00DA42DEEE" style=3D"inline: true; "> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margi= n-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong><em>On the Air LIVE</em></strong> </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: norm= al; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Registration is open now! <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA= 9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA1Mw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>learn.arrl.org/webinars/83549</span></a></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: norma= l; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 6px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; t= ext-align: left;"> The next On the Air Live on August 26th, 2025, is all about September Natio= nal Preparedness Month. Join Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, ARRL Education and Learning Education Specialist= , as he covers how the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other org= anizations encourage everyone to be prepared for emergencies and disasters of all siz= es, and things you can do to become prepared.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: norma= l; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 7px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;= text-align: left;"> <strong>Up Next:</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12p= x; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> =F0=9F=93=85 Date: August 26, 2025</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-= height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> =F0=9F=95=97 Time: 8 PM Eastern / 5 PM Pacific</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: = 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> =F0=9F=91=89 <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9= MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA1MQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Register Now</span></a><= /p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0;= margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margi= n-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The ARRL Education and Learning Department would like to apologize for the = limitation of the registration system for May=E2=80=99s edition of On The Air Live. I= t hit a limit at 500 registrants. We=E2=80=99ve upgraded the system to allow for this ra= pid success and growth in participation. 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The <a = href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcy= NSZsaT0zOTExNTA3NA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Cambridge Amateur Radio Association</span></a> will operate special event station W8VP from 0400 - 0800Z on 7.230 MHz. A special event certificate w= ill be available. The USS Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships. It was constructed during 1922 =E2=80=93 1923 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station = in New Jersey, and first flew in September 1923. It developed the U.S. Navy&#39;s experie= nce with rigid airships and made the first crossing of North America by airshi= p. On the ship=E2=80=99s 57th flight, in September 1925, Shenandoah was destroye= d in a squall line of storms over southeastern Ohio. There will be a memorial service at the airship=E2=80=99s crash site histor= ic marker on September 3, 2025. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0;= margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp;</p></td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text AA31E359D-DA25-E3C9-2B9D-53B1700B749A" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: = 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>The <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9M= SZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA3Ng/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Yasme Foundation</span><= /a> has awarded a supporting grant to cover the cost of amateur radio license e= xams for youth in Malawi, Africa</strong>. Nine people have participated in exa= ms this past week, five for new licenses, and four for upgrades. The Yasme Foundat= ion board is also acknowledging the ongoing work of amateur radio operator Don= Jones, K6ZO, for promoting amateur radio in Malawi. Under his leadership, the <a = href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcy= NSZsaT0zOTExNTA3Nw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>HacDC Amateur Radio Club</span></a> initiated the Malawi Project, which has helped license several new amateur radio operators in Malawi, the Como= ros, and Uganda. The project now has a permanent home, the <a href=3D"https://a= rrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA3O= Q/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Jeffrey Dahn Memorial Foundation</span></a>, established to honor fo= rmer club president Jeffrey Dahn, KB3ZUK, SK. The Dahn foundation=E2=80=99s web= site provides additional information about its programs, projects, and how to send donat= ions. Jones is in his second year living in Malawi, 8 months out of the year, hel= ping young people get their amateur licenses. =E2=80=9CIt=E2=80=99s fun,=E2=80=9D said Jones. =E2=80=9CThere is no licensing program here, but with the help of Yasme and DX Engineerin= g, we can give these kids opportunities they would never have. This project is successful due to overwhelming support from the amateur radio community around the wo= rld.=E2=80=9D Jones added that there are now 11 youths who have licenses, including a 12= -year-old girl who just passed her test. He hopes that 19 - 20 high school students will soon be licensed and an ama= teur station added at their school. Plans are underway to bring some of the new hams to the 2026 Hamvention=C2= =AE. Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, bordered by Zambia to the = west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, an= d southwest. It is considered to be one of least developed countries in the world with a= population of over 22 million, approximately 85% of whom live in rural areas.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 4px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; t= ext-align: left;"> &nbsp;</p></td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A7C815338-07B2-2627-ED56-3B07B7C8C6F4" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: = 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>Dr. Ulrich L. Rohde, N1UL, has been awarded the Bavarian Order of M= erit</strong>. Rohde is an Honorary Member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. Bavarian Minister-President Dr. Markus S=C3=B6der said the award is considered a sign of grateful reco= gnition for outstanding scientific achievements and services to the Free State of = Bavaria and the Bavarian people. Bavaria is a constituent part of the Federal Republic of Germany. =E2=80=9CThrough his life&#39;s work, Ulrich L. Rohde serves as an outstanding scientific ambas= sador for Bavaria around the world. He has rendered exceptional services to the Free State of Bavaria and its r= eputation as a center of science through his scientific and social contributions,=E2= =80=9D said S=C3=B6der. =E2=80=9CI accept the award with gratitude and respect,=E2=80= =9D said Rohde. =E2=80=9CI am very pleased about the recognition of my life&#39;s work that this awar= d represents.=E2=80=9D Rohde is an ARRL member and helped author the <em>ARRL Handbook</em>.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 4px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; t= ext-align: left;"> &nbsp;</p></td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"image A2596F1F0-D74D-8156-9616-CE5111647C9B" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td style=3D"line-height:1px; text-align: center;" align=3D"center"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA4MQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/Newsletter%20Graphic%2046= 8x200%20v2.jpg?cb=3D613986" border=3D"0" height=3D"200" width=3D"468" align=3D"center" style=3D"height= : auto !important; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; text-align: center; width: auto !im= portant;" class=3D"img "> </a></td></tr><tr> <td></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A6C1547CF-5B17-06E0-B07E-49743E452752" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0;= margin-top: 0; text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A66401DD4-A0F1-0FAA-7DDE-A43FC6EB544F" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0"= style=3D"border: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: = 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: norm= al; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"><st= rong><span class=3D"inline-color" style=3D"color:#c00000">Announcements</span></stron= g></p></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text ABAB762AC-36AE-FA89-A7DB-F353EC0BDF75" = cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-ta= ble-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: norm= al; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>The 28th International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) will take place Aug= ust 16 (0001 UTC) to August 17 (2400 UTC), 2025</strong>. Started in 1993 by t= he Ayr Amateur Radio Group in Scotland as the Northern Lighthouse Activity Weeken= d, ILLW now coincides with many countries&#39; honoring of lighthouses each August= =2E The event is not a contest and participation is free. Each station&#39;s opera= tors decide on which bands and modes they will operate, there are no restrictio= ns on antennas or power, and each station must be operated in compliance with th= e operator=E2=80=99s license. Amateur radio operators are encouraged to enjoy the event and mak= e as many contacts as possible. In the United States, Fire Island Lighthouse, W= 2GSB, Babylon, New York, and the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse, K8L, Eagle Harbor, Mic= higan, will be operating special event stations. Complete information, including = registration, guidelines, and a current list of participants can found at <a href=3D"htt= ps://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTE= xNTA4Mg/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend</span></a>.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 4px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; t= ext-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p></td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text AF43EE5D9-9B3F-1CDB-DC2D-262FB6B78E64" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: = 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>Open Positions at ARRL</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: norm= al; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Come join the headquarters staff of ARRL The National Association for Amateur R= adio=C2=AE! We are currently seeking qualified applicants for the following positions:= </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>Membership Manager</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: norm= al; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>Advertising Sales Manager</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: = 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>Administrative Coordinator</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: norm= al; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>Technical Editor</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: = 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>W1AW Operator</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-= height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>Assistant Editor</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Full details may be found on the ARRL HR web page at <strong><a href=3D"htt= ps://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTE= xNTA4NQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>www.arrl.org/careers</span></a>.</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-= weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: le= ft;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> ARRL is an equal opportunity employer.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: norm= al; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p></td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"image AC7726C11-97AC-C28A-5DA6-5FEEC7BA7944" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td style=3D"line-height:1px; text-align: center;" align=3D"center"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA4Nw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/ARRL%20Sweepstake%20Newsl= etter%20Ad%20468x200.jpg?cb=3D352816" border=3D"0" height=3D"200" width=3D"468" align=3D"center" style=3D"height= : auto !important; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; text-align: center; width: auto !im= portant;" class=3D"img "> </a></td></tr><tr> <td></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A408AC14A-285A-4061-D097-C4574CC0747E" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse= : collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0;= margin-top: 0; text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A55BB93B9-675F-C17C-8F44-D10B5EFA7383" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0"= style=3D"border: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: = 0pt;"> <tr> <a name=3D"Bookmark_A55BB93B9"></a> <td align=3D"left" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 0;= margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong><span class=3D"inline-color" style=3D"color:#c00000">The ARRL Solar= Report</span></strong></p></td></tr></table><table bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" width=3D"100%" class=3D"A18C225E3-D458-F51D-8341-07EE8= E297DCF" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-bottom: none; border-colla= pse: collapse; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; mso-table-lspace:= 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" style=3D"padding: 0"> <table class=3D"image AB4661460-E0A1-8423-6ED5-DDB0481963B6" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"left" style=3D"border: none; = border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:5px 15px 0px 0px; line-height:1px" class=3D"null"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/latest_4096_HMIIC= %20new%20solar%20disk%20image%207-31-25.jpg?cb=3D461143" border=3D"0" height=3D"250" width=3D"250" align=3D"left" style=3D"height: = auto !important; inline: true; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; position: center; tex= t-align: left; width: auto !important;" class=3D"img "></td></tr><tr> <td style=3D"padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;"> <table width=3D"250" class=3D"imagecaption AB4661460-E0A1-8423-6ED5-DDB0481= 963B6" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"left" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse: c= ollapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td> <table width=3D"100%" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: = none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td width=3D"1" height=3D"1"></td></tr><tr> <td> <table width=3D"100%" cellpadding=3D"8" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-ta= ble-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"center"> <p style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21= px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;">This image was taken on July 31, 2025. [= Photo courtesy of NASA SDO/HMI]</p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr= ></table></td></tr></table><span class=3D"text A888CE369-B325-B55B-C6BE-F1000448DEFA" style=3D"inline: true= ; "> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-ser= if; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-t= op: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>The ARRL Solar Report July 31, 2025</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-= weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: le= ft;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Solar activity continues to be at low levels. Region 4153 remained the largest group on the visible disk and produced a C1.5 flare on July 28 but no Eart= h-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were observed in available coronagraph image= ry. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Region 4155, which had shown signs of development in previous periods, unde= rwent decay in its trailing spots, losing rudimentary penumbra while producing C= -class flares to include a C4.7 on July 30. Region 4161 produced a few C-class fl= ares as it experienced decay in its trailing spots as well. Region 4165 continued to rotate into view on the eastern limb revealing a trailing spot, and Region= 4166 rapidly emerged and was numbered. A new single spot was noted just south of AR 4161, but remains unnumbered a= t this time.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> A narrow CME originating from an eruption in the vicinity of AR 4157 was ob= served in GOES-imagery on July 30. Modeling efforts suggest that the bulk of the = material is likely ahead of Earth=E2=80=99s orbit, but may give glancing influences= on August 2.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The solar wind parameters reflected negative polarity coronal hole high spe= ed stream (CH HSS) influences. Enhanced solar wind parameters are expected to contin= ue through July 31 as CH HSS effects persist before beginning to wane on August 1. An= additional disturbance cannot be ruled out for August 2 due to the aforementioned Jul= y 30 CME event originating from the vicinity of AR 4157.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-= weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: le= ft;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The 10.7-centimeter flux: July 31, August 1, 135; August 2, 140; August 3, = 150; August 4, 155; August 5 =E2=80=93 7, 155; August 8, 160.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-= weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: le= ft;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Predicted sunspot numbers: July 31, 135; August 1, 136; August 2, 137; Augu= st 3, 138; August 4, 135; August 5, 140; August 6, 139; August 7, 142; August 8,= 141.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; = margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; mar= gin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> For more information concerning radio propagation, <a href=3D"https://arrl.= informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA4OA/in= dex.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>visit</span></a> the ARRL Technical Information Service, read <a href=3D"https://arrl.inform= z.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTA5MA/index.ht= ml" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; 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font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>SVARC Berryville Hamfest</span></a>, hosting the ARRL Roanoke Divisi= on Convention, Berryville, Virginia</li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> August 9 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5JnA9MS= Z1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTEwMg/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>ARRL Idaho State Convention</span></a>, Post Falls, Idaho</li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> August 16 - 17 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5= JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTEwMw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Huntsville Hamfest</span></a>, hosting the ARRL Alabama State Conven= tion, Huntsville, Alabama </li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> August 21 - 24 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzk4NDc5= JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTEwNA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Northeast HamXposition</span></a>, hosting the ARRL New England Divi= sion Convention, Marlborough, Massachusetts</li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> August 30 - September 1 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0= zMzk4NDc5JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT0zOTExNTEwNw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; 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