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Ross, KD8IDJ [ mailto:jross@arrl.org ] , Editor | December 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=A02026 is ARRL=E2=80=99s Year of the Club -- A Celebrati= on of Amateur Radio Clubs=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0ARDC Introduces =E2=80=9C44Net Connect=E2=80=9D=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0New ARRL Section Managers Take Office in January=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0ARRL Awards Colvin Grant to Bouvet DXpedition=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 [https://youtu.be/CxXh6Dh1-5o?list=3DPLuapIzKwhZN_5fTys9NfON5vDkwCw7Oj5] 2026 is ARRL=E2=80=99s Year of the Club -- A Celebration of Amateur Radio C= lubs [https://clubs.arrl.org/year-of-the-club] As we turn the calendar to a new year, ARRL is launching a year-long celebr= ation that puts the spotlight squarely where it belongs =E2=80=94 on radio = clubs. Beginning January 1, 2026, ARRL officially recognizes the Year of th= e Club [ https://clubs.arrl.org/year-of-the-club ] , an initiative designat= ed by the ARRL Board of Directors to honor the vital role clubs play in sus= taining, growing, and energizing amateur radio. =C2=A0=20 Radio clubs are the backbone of ARRL and of the Amateur Radio Service itsel= f. For countless hams, a club is the first welcoming doorway into the hobby= =E2=80=94 a place to learn, to operate, to build, and to belong. Clubs cre= ate opportunities for mentoring, public service, technical exploration, and= lifelong friendships. Simply put, when clubs thrive, amateur radio thrives. =C2=A0=20 Throughout 2026, all ARRL Affiliated Clubs are invited to participate in sp= ecial programs, operating events, and recognition opportunities designed to= celebrate club accomplishments and inspire new ideas. ARRL will be rolling= out initiatives focused on supporting club growth, strengthening activitie= s, and recognizing clubs that help expand ARRL membership or reach signific= ant milestones, including 100 years of ARRL Affiliation. New Ways to Celebrate and Compete =C2=A0=20 Two exciting contests are already under way to kick off the Year of the Clu= b, highlighting how clubs connect with members and the broader community. Details for entering the ARRL Club Newsletter Contest [ https://www.arrl.or= g/club-newsletter-contest?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campa= ign=3DARRL ] and ARRL Club Website Contest [ https://www.arrl.org/club-webs= ite-contest?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] a= re available now, with a shared submission deadline of January 30, 2026, at= 4 PM Eastern Time. =C2=A0=20 The ARRL Club Newsletter Contest [ https://www.arrl.org/club-newsletter-con= test?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] recogniz= es that newsletters are often the heartbeat of a club =E2=80=94 sharing new= s, and keeping members connected and involved.=20 =C2=A0=20 Does your radio club have a great website that supports club members but al= so attracts attention for your club? Consider entering the ARRL Club Websit= e Contest [ https://www.arrl.org/club-website-contest?utm_source=3DInformz&= utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] . Club websites play an increasing= ly important role in outreach, public service visibility, and attracting ne= w members to amateur radio. =C2=A0=20 Winners will be notified in May 2026, honored at the ARRL National Conventi= on being hosted by the Huntsville Hamfest [ https://hamfest.org/ ] in Augus= t, and featured in QST. [https://clubs.arrl.org/year-of-the-club] A New Home for Clubs Online =C2=A0=20 In preparation for the Year of the Club, ARRL has launched a new Clubs webs= ite [ https://clubs.arrl.org/ ] , offering a modernized, accessible hub for= Affiliated Clubs, prospective clubs, and individual hams looking to get in= volved with a club. The site brings together information about club benefit= s, locations, resources, and ARRL Affiliation =E2=80=94 all in one place.= =20 =C2=A0=20 A standout new feature is the Club Map search tool, which lets users locate= radio clubs by ZIP code and displays both an interactive map and a list of= nearby clubs. Try it at clubs.arrl.org/map [ https://clubs.arrl.org/map ] . =C2=A0=20 A new, streamlined, online application [ https://affiliatedclubs.arrl.org/a= pplication/select ] also simplifies the process for becoming a new ARRL Aff= iliated Club. And all clubs can use the new Member Verification [ https://affiliatedclubs= =2Earrl.org/member-verification/ ] tool as they set a club goal to increase= ARRL membership among club members. The result is faster service, easier updates, and better support for the Af= filiated Clubs. Everyone is encouraged to explore the new site and pages at clubs.arrl.org = [ https://clubs.arrl.org/ ] and affiliatedclubs.arrl.org [ https://affiliat= edclubs.arrl.org/ ] . =C2=A0=20 See Your Radio Club in QST =C2=A0=20 During 2026, every issue of QST will include club photos [ http://www.arrl.= org/club-photos?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL= ] , showcasing the people behind amateur radio=E2=80=99s local success sto= ries. Clubs are encouraged to gather members for photos, wear club or ARRL appare= l, pose with banners or signs, and submit high-resolution photos along with= names, call signs, and club information. It=E2=80=99s a simple way to highlight your club=E2=80=99s pride and presen= ce on the national stage. See the photo submission guidelines at www.arrl.org/club-photos [ http://ww= w.arrl.org/club-photos?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign= =3DARRL ] .=20 =C2=A0=20 Inspiration, Innovation, and the Year Ahead =C2=A0=20 In his editorial in the January 2026 issue of QST, ARRL Chief Executive Off= icer David Minster, NA2AA, noted that clubs have shaped his amateur radio j= ourney =E2=80=94 from school clubs and Field Days to lifelong friendships b= uilt through shared activities. During the Year of the Club, he encourages = members to recognize and thank the volunteer leaders who make these experie= nces possible, while also looking ahead to new opportunities. =C2=A0=20 ARRL will promote innovative ideas and best practices throughout the year, = including content inspired by the MARCONI program [ https://www.arrl.org/ma= rconi-program?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ]= =E2=80=94 Motivating Amateur Radio Clubs to Open New Initiatives. Clubs ar= e also encouraged to explore creative projects =E2=80=94 from kit-building = nights and technical workshops to hilltopping, antenna expeditions, and new= operating challenges. =C2=A0=20 The Year of the Club also coincides with our nation=E2=80=99s commemoration= and celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration= of Independence. ARRL will mark the semiquincentennial with special America250 Worked All St= ates [ https://www.arrl.org/america250-was?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium= =3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] awards, including WAS and WAS Triple Play, a= nd clubs will have opportunities to participate through W1AW/portable activ= ations across the country =E2=80=94 echoing the excitement of ARRL=E2=80=99= s Centennial in 2014. The first state activations begin on January 7. See d= etails at www.arrl.org/america250-was [ http://www.arrl.org/america250-was?= utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] . [https://clubs.arrl.org/year-of-the-club] Be Radio Active in 2026 =C2=A0=20 The message for 2026 is clear: Celebrate what your radio club already does = well, try something new, and be radio active. Whether your club is small or= large, new or nearing a century as an ARRL Affiliated Club, the Year of th= e Club is an invitation to connect, innovate, and share your story. =C2=A0=20 Follow all Year of the Club programming at clubs.arrl.org/year-of-the-club = [ https://clubs.arrl.org/year-of-the-club ] and make 2026 a year to remembe= r =E2=80=94 for your club, for ARRL, and for amateur radio. [http://preppcomm.com/] ARDC Introduces =E2=80=9C44Net Connect=E2=80=9D [https://www.ardc.net/introducing-44net-connect-a-simpler-way-to-access-44n= et/] There is now an easier way for ham radio experimenters to secure a static I= P address specifically designated for amateur radio use. ARDC, the Amateur Radio Digital Communications organization, has introduced= =E2=80=9C44Net Connect,=E2=80=9D which it describes as =E2=80=9Ca service = that makes it easy for hams to begin using 44Net IPv4 addresses through a s= imple, modern setup.=E2=80=9D The group explains that =E2=80=9C(w)hether yo= u=E2=80=99re experimenting with digital modes, improving repeater infrastru= cture, setting up a home lab, or just curious to see what 44Net is all abou= t, this new service lowers the barrier of entry to get you started.=E2=80=9D =C2=A0=20 ARDC is best known as a foundation making grants to help fund amateur radio= and/or digital communications technology, but its original mission was =E2= =80=94 and still is =E2=80=94 to administer internet network 44, also known= as 44Net [ https://www.ardc.net/44net/ ] or AMPRNet. This group of interne= t addresses, from 44.0.0.0/9 to 44.128.0.0/10, was set aside for amateur ra= dio use when the internet was first being organized in the 1980s. =C2=A0=20 According to ARDC, 44Net Connect uses modern, secure WireGuard networking t= hat=E2=80=99s already supported by many popular routers, including NETGEAR,= TP-Link, and Ubiquiti, and it works across a wide range of devices, from d= esktop computers and phones to tiny Raspberry Pis. =C2=A0=20 The group says 44Net Connect offers four especially useful features: Simple= setup; a static IPv4 internet address that doesn=E2=80=99t rely on your co= mmercial internet service provider (ISP); bypassing carrier-level network a= ddress translation (CGNAT) limitations, and a safe space to learn and exper= iment with networking technology without fear of =E2=80=9Cbreaking the inte= rnet.=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CAll in all,=E2=80=9D says ARDC, =E2=80=9C44Net Connect makes 44Net= more accessible and fun, helping more people experiment with networking, a= mateur radio, and digital communications technologies!=E2=80=9D More inform= ation and instructions for accessing the system are available on the ARDC w= ebsite=E2=80=99s 44Net Connect [ https://www.ardc.net/introducing-44net-con= nect-a-simpler-way-to-access-44net/ ] page. [https://www.rooftowers.com/price-list/] New ARRL Section Managers Take Office in January [https://www.arrl.org/field-organization] There are four new Section Managers taking on the top volunteer leadership = role in the ARRL Field Organization on January 1, 2026. =C2=A0=20 Bret Stemen, KD8SCL, has been appointed as the Ohio Section Manager to fini= sh the term that will end September 30, 2026. Stemen, of Pataskala, has rec= ently served as the Section Emergency Coordinator. He is taking the reins f= rom Tom Sly, WB8LCD, who has decided to step down following his tenure as O= hio SM since 2021. =C2=A0=20 Mike Corey, KI1U, has been appointed to be the ARRL Rhode Island Section Ma= nager, completing the term that will end June 30, 2027. Corey, of Coventry,= has been serving as the Assistant Section Manager and Public Information C= oordinator. Rhode Island SM Nancy Austin, KC1NEK, is stepping down early fo= llowing her service in the position since 2023. =C2=A0=20 Ralph Katz, AA8RK, will become the ARRL Section Manager of Michigan, with a= term ending June 30, 2028. Katz, of Ann Arbor, was the only nominee for th= e position during the most recent election cycle. He succeeds Larry Camp, W= B8R, who has served as the Michigan SM since 2023, and from 2012 through 20= 17. =C2=A0=20 Keith Elliott, W6KME, of Newbury Park, California, will be the Santa Barbar= a Section Manager through June 30, 2028. He was the sole nominee during the= most recent election cycle. Elliott takes on the role of SM after John Kit= chens, NS6X, completes his term of office as Section Manager. Kitchens serv= ed as SM since 2018, and was elected to the ARRL Board of Directors last mo= nth to become the Vice Director of the Southwestern Division starting Janua= ry 1. =C2=A0=20 The ARRL Field Organization [ https://www.arrl.org/field-organization?utm_s= ource=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] is divided into 71= Sections and is comprised of more than 60,000 volunteers among ARRL=E2=80= =99s membership. [https://www.ccrane.com/arrl?utm_source=3Darrl&utm_medium=3Dnewsletter_bann= er&utm_campaign=3D2025_1&utm_content=3Dssb2] ARRL Awards Colvin Grant to Bouvet DXpedition [https://3y0k.com/] ARRL has awarded a $5,000 Colvin Award grant to the Delta-Xray Group, organ= izers of the upcoming 3Y=C3=98K DXpedition to Bouvet Island [ https://3y0k.= com/ ] , scheduled for February and March, 2026. Bouvet is a remote island = in the Southern Ocean, populated only by seals and penguins, and known for = treacherous weather and surf conditions. It is a territory of Norway and nearly all of it is covered by glaciers. The most recent amateur radio operation from Bouvet was the 3Y=C3=98J DXped= ition in 2023, which moved the island from #2 on the Club Log most wanted l= ist to #10.=20 =C2=A0=20 Two camps are planned, according to team leaders, operating all HF bands, w= ith one camp focusing on high band propagation to North America when condit= ions allow. Each camp will consist of three tents serving as operating, sle= eping, and communal spaces. These tents have previously been used on Bouvet= Island and team leaders say they have proven capable of withstanding the e= xtreme conditions expected. =C2=A0=20 Plans call for the team to leave for Bouvet from Cape Town, South Africa, o= n February 1. Weather permitting, 3Y=C3=98K plans to use helicopter airlift= s to transport personnel and equipment between the vessel and the island. T= he group expects to spend three weeks on and around the island and will att= empt to contact as many other ham radio operators around the world as they = can, using up to 8 stations operating on CW, SSB, FT8, RTTY and the QO-100 = geostationary satellite. [https://3y0k.com/] The 3Y=C3=98K DXpedition is perhaps the most expensive ham radio expedition= ever mounted, with a budget of $1.7 million, most of which ($1.2 million) = is for what the team refers to as a =E2=80=9Creliable commercial Arctic / A= ntarctic vessel,=E2=80=9D noting that =E2=80=9C(s)afe and reliable ship tra= nsportation continues to be a challenge for such remote island expeditions,= and the cost continues to rise.=E2=80=9D Team leaders note that =E2=80=9Ct= he foremost priority of the 3Y=C3=98K expedition is the safety of the opera= ting team, support personnel, and the vessel and helicopter crews.=E2=80=9D =C2=A0=20 The team consists of 24 operators from 14 countries. Two of the team member= s are young hams, 21-year-old Max Freedman, N4ML, an ARRL staff member; and= 26-year-old Alex Schengber, DL2ALY, an aviation engineer currently working= at a German research station in Antarctica.=20 =C2=A0=20 The Colvin Award is funded by an endowment established by the legendary DX = couple Lloyd Colvin, W6KG (SK), and Iris Colvin, W6QL (SK), both now deceas= ed. The award is intended to support amateur radio projects that promote in= ternational goodwill in the field of DX.=20 =C2=A0=20 Other major financial support for the DXpedition has come from the Northern= California DX Foundation, the International DX Association, and the German= DX Foundation.=20 =C2=A0=20 The complete 3Y=C3=98K log will be uploaded to ARRL=E2=80=99s Logbook of Th= e World [ https://lotw.arrl.org/ ] =C2=AE =E2=80=94 LoTW=C2=AE =E2=80=94 wi= thin 12 months following the DXpedition. LoTW is used by radio amateurs to = track their progress toward awards including ARRL=E2=80=99s DXCC Award [ ht= tps://www.arrl.org/dxcc?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaig= n=3DARRL ] =E2=80=94 the DX Century Club Award =E2=80=94 which is achieved = by confirming on the air contacts with 100 geographic entities. =C2=A0=20 =E2=80=9CWe extend our sincere thanks to all equipment sponsors and financi= al supporters, and particularly the ARRL Colvin Award grant. Without this c= ollective support, activating Bouvet Island and delivering an ATNO (All-Tim= e New One) from the #10 Club Log DXCC most wanted entity would not be possi= ble.=E2=80=9D The team continues to seek financial support from the amateur= radio community.=20 =C2=A0=20 For more information, visit 3y0k.com [ https://3y0k.com/ ] . [https://surgestop.com/coaxial-arrestors/index.html] Amateur Radio in the News =E2=80=9CHam radio keeps people connected, even 'when all else fails' =E2= =80=9D [ https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/ham-radio-keeps-people-connected= -even-when-all-else-fails/899088.html ] / Farm and Dairy (Ohio) December 26= , 2025 -- The Fulton County Amateur Radio Club is an ARRL Affiliated Club. ARRL Live Events and Podcasts On the Air LIVE [https://learn.arrl.org/events] On the Air LIVE=20 Join ARRL Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, as he dives into Near = Vertical Incidence Skywave Antennas and why they're a powerhouse for depend= able regional HF communications. =C2=A0=20 =C2=A0=20 Up Next:=20 =C2=A0=20 =F0=9F=93=85 Date: January 27, 2026 =F0=9F=95=97 Time: 8 PM Eastern / 5 PM Pacific =F0=9F=91=89 Register Now [ https://learn.arrl.org/webinars/89228 ] | =E2= =8F=AA Previously Recorded Sessions [ https://learn.arrl.org/events ] ARRL Audio News [http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news] 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. More = info [ https://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium= =3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] | Listen on Blubrry [ https://blubrry.com/ar= rlaudionews/ ] | Also available on iTunes and Apple Podcasts. ARRL On the Air [http://www.arrl.org/on-the-air-podcast] On the Air Sponsored by Icom =C2=A0=20 Programming Your Handheld In support of the November/December 2025 article, =E2=80=9CTen Tips for Pro= gramming Your 2-Meter Handheld,=E2=80=9D Karin Thompson, KD4DXX, of RT Syst= ems, joins the podcast to talk about how to approach the crucial task of pr= ogramming your handheld. Listen Now [ http://www.arrl.org/on-the-air-podcas= t?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] . =C2=A0=20 More info [ http://www.arrl.org/on-the-air-podcast?utm_source=3DInformz&utm= _medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] | Listen on Blubrry [ https://blubrry= =2Ecom/arrlontheair/ ] | Also available on iTunes and Apple Podcasts. Dr. Duino [http://www.digirig.net/] In Brief... ARDC [ https://www.ardc.net/ ] , the Amateur Radio Digital Communications f= oundation, awarded more than $4 million in grants in 2024, according to tax= filings released in mid-November 2025 [ https://www.ardc.net/2024-audited-= 990-pf-tax-return-financial-statements/ ] . Grants ranged from multiple $10= 00 donations to various organizations to help programs related to amateur r= adio and digital communications technology to major grants to support the C= ourage Kenny Handiham Program, an organization supporting amateur radio and= assistive technology for people with disabilities; Asociacion Civil Alterm= undi in Cordoba, Argentina, to strengthen community mesh networks; the Univ= ersity of Victoria in British Columbia to create a modular cube satellite r= adio, and $507,500 to fund the ARDC Scholarship managed by the ARRL Foundat= ion Scholarship Program [ http://www.arrl.org/scholarship-descriptions?utm_= source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] . On December 21, 2025, ARRL member Dennis Zabawa, KG4RUL, of Ladson, South C= arolina, participated in the NPR program A Way With Words. The show is for = kids and designed to have fun with words on a radio program and podcast abo= ut language. Zabawa=E2=80=99s word was =E2=80=9CELMER=E2=80=9D ... a term t= hat=E2=80=99s familiar to many amateur radio operators. You can listen to t= he segment on A Way With Words [ https://waywordradio.org/elmer-ham-radio-s= lang/ ] . [https://www.arrl.org/HOA] Announcements ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, will be closed on New Year=E2= =80=99s Day, Thursday, January 1, 2026. There will be no W1AW transmissions= [ http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-operating-schedule?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_med= ium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] during the holiday closure. Members are encouraged to use the ARRL website, www.arrl.org [ http://www.a= rrl.org/?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , fo= r membership renewals, publication purchases, and to access most benefits, = services, and programs. The ARRL Letter and ARRL Audio News [ https://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news?= utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] are being pub= lished early this week =E2=80=94 on New Year's Eve. Have a very Happy New Y= ear! =E2=80=93 HNY=09 =C2=A0=20 Ring in the New Year with ARRL Straight Key Night [ http://www.arrl.org/str= aight-key-night?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL= ] (SKN), January 1, 2026, from 0000 UTC through 2359 UTC. In the US, SKN b= egins on New Year's Eve. Operators participate using Morse code (CW) with a favorite straight key or= bug. SKN is not a contest, so there's no need for quick exchanges, and the numbe= r of contacts you make is not important. Get on the air and make new friends! Send a list of stations contacted, SKN= stories and photos, and your votes for Best Fist and Most Interesting QSO = to straightkey@arrl.org [ mailto:straightkey@arrl.org ] by January 31, 2026= =2E More information at www.arrl.org/straight-key-night [ http://www.arrl.o= rg/straight-key-night?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign= =3DARRL ] . The CW Operators' Club (CWops) is now accepting nominations for the 2026 CW= ops Award for Advancing the Art of CW. Applications should be received by March 14, 2026. The award recognizes ind= ividuals, groups, or organizations that have made the greatest contribution= s toward advancing the art or practice of radio communications by Morse cod= e. For details on how to nominate, visit https://cwops.org/the-cwops-award-for= -advancing-the-art-of-cw/ [ https://cwops.org/the-cwops-award-for-advancing= -the-art-of-cw/ ] . A plaque will be presented at Dayton Hamvention=C2=AE. = Details about past recipients, including 2025 winners VK2KI, DJ5CW, and OK1= RR, can be seen at CWops Award Winners [ https://cwops.org/cwops-award-winn= ers/ ] . [https://youthontheair.org/] Young amateur radio operators across the Americas are encouraged to apply f= or the sixth Youth on the Air Camp at YouthOnTheAir.org [ https://youthonth= eair.org/ ] . The camp is scheduled to take place June 14 - 19, 2026, in Hu= ntsville, Alabama, and will have a =E2=80=9Cspace=E2=80=9D theme. In additi= on to meeting other young hams, campers will participate in a variety of ra= dio activities including kit builds, contesting, and satellite operating. Licensed amateur radio operators ages 15 =E2=80=93 25 can apply. A priority= application period is open now, ending on January 15, with spaces being he= ld for youth from various areas of North, Central, and South America. General applications will continue to be accepted until May 1. Up to 50 cam= pers will be accepted. The Huntsville Amateur Radio Club [ https://harc.net/ ] , an ARRL Affiliate= d Club, is the local host for the 2026 camp. For additional information, pl= ease contact Camp Director Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, at director@youthontheair.org= [ mailto:director@youthontheair.org ] . 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We are currently seeking qualified applicants for the follo= wing positions: =C2=A0=20 Membership Manager Senior RFI Lab Engineer Public Relations and Outreach Manager=20 =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/shop] The ARRL Solar Report ARRL Solar Report December 31, 2025 =C2=A0 Solar activity has been at low levels this past week, with a few C-class fl= ares, mostly coming from Region 4325. The largest flare of the period was a= C5.0/Sf, which peaked on December 30 from Region 4324. =C2=A0 Region 4330 was responsible for two eruptions seen in SUVI imagery. The first was associated with a coronal mass ejection (CME), first observed= in coronagraph imagery December 30, and was closely followed by a second C= ME from the northeast quadrant, potentially from near Region 4324. None of = their modeled trajectory indicated direct impact near Earth. Further coronagraph images are necessary to evaluate whether the second eru= ption from Region 4330 will result in a visible CME. No other Earth-directed CME was observed during the period. =C2=A0 Solar activity is likely to be moderate with a chance for X-class flares th= rough January 2, 2026, due to the current magnetic complexity and developme= nt of the active regions on the visible solar disk. =C2=A0 Solar wind parameters remained at background conditions on December 30. Sol= ar wind speed oscillated around 400 km/s, but reached a peak of 563 km/s du= ring a brief disturbance.=20 =C2=A0 Solar wind parameters are expected to increasingly respond to the influence= of a negative coronal hole high speed stream (CH/HSS) located at the north= west solar quadrant in the next days. By late December 31 =E2=80=93 January= 1, a glancing blow of CME that left the Sun on December 28 is anticipated = to disturb the solar wind near Earth. Later on January 1, an additional dis= turbance caused by the multiple CMEs from December 29-30 is also possible. =C2=A0 The 10.7-centimeter flux: December 31, 170; January 1,165; January 2 - 3, 1= 60; January 4, 155; January 5, 150; January 6, 155; January 7, 140. =C2=A0 Predicted sunspot numbers: January 1, 120; January 2, 115; January 3, 126; = January 4, 111; January 5, 131; January 6, 108; January 7, 136. =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/ ] . [https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2026924035] Just Ahead in Radiosport =E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 1 -- ARRL Straight Key Night [ https://www.arrl.org/= straight-key-night?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DA= RRL ] (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 1 -- AGB New Year Snowball Contest (CW, phone,= digital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 1 - 2 -- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 1 -- SARTG New Year RTTY Contest (digital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 1 -- AGCW Happy New Year Contest (digital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 1 -- IRTS 80m Counties Contest (CW, phone) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 3 -- ARRL Kids Day [ https://www.arrl.org/kids= -day?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] (CW, pho= ne, digital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 3 -- PODXS 070 Club PSKFest (digital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 3 -- Marconi Club ARI Loano QSO Party Day (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 3 - 4 -- WW PMC Contest (CW, phone)=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 3 - 4 -- ARRL RTTY Roundup [ https://www.arrl.= org/rtty-roundup?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARR= L ] (digital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 3 - 4 -- EUCW 160m Contest (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 4 -- 5 -- FOC Old School Classic 1960s QSO Par= ty (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 6 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 7 -- UKEICC 80m Contest =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 10 - 11 -- NCJ North American QSO Party [ http= s://ncjweb.com/naqp/ ] (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=A0January 10 | Ham Radio University [ http://www.arrl.org/hamf= ests/ham-radio-university-arrl-new-york-city-long-island-section-convention= -2?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , ARRL New= York City-Long Island Section Convention, Brookville, New York =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 16 - 17 | Southwest Florida Regional Hamfest [= http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/southwest-florida-regional-hamfest-2026-fort-= myers-arrl-southern-florida-section-convention-1?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_m= edium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , ARRL Southern Florida Section Convent= ion, Fort Myers, Florida=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 30 - 31 | Jackson MS Capital City Hamfest [ ht= tp://www.arrl.org/hamfests/jackson-ms-capital-city-hamfest-arrl-mississippi= -state-convention?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DAR= RL ] , ARRL Mississippi State Convention, Jackson, Mississippi =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 7 | Hendricks County Hamfest [ http://www.arr= l.org/hamfests/hendricks-county-hamfest-arrl-indiana-section-convention-1?u= tm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the = ARRL Indiana Section Convention, Danville, Indiana=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 13 - 15 | Orlando HamCation [ http://www.arrl= =2Eorg/hamfests/orlando-hamcation-arrl-southeastern-division-convention-1?u= tm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the = ARRL Southeastern Division Convention, Orlando, Florida =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 20 - 21 | Greater Houston HamFest [ https://w= ww.arrl.org/hamfests/greater-houston-hamfest-arrl-texas-state-convention-2?= utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the= ARRL Texas State Convention, Rosenberg, Texas =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 27 - 28 | ARRL Southwestern Division Conventi= on [ https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/arrl-southwestern-division-convention?ut= m_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , Yuma Arizona =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 28 | HAM-CON [ https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/= ham-con-arrl-vermont-state-convention-5?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DE= mail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , ARRL Vermont State Convention, Colchester, Ver= mont 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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font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong><span class=3D"inline-color" style=3D"color:#c00000">2026 is ARRL= =E2=80=99s Year of the Club -- A Celebration of Amateur Radio Clubs</span><= /strong></p></td></tr></table><table bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" width=3D"100%" cla= ss=3D"AEF7229E5-C95C-D15F-89B1-05BFD1213079" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing= =3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-bottom: none; border-collapse: collaps= e; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; mso-table-lspac= e: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" style=3D"padding: 0px"> <table class=3D"image AAB6865BD-5984-4F67-E4A4-AA37C2B4DC32" cellpadding=3D= "0" cellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"right" style=3D"border: none; border-collaps= e: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 5px; line-height:1px" class=3D"null"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA3Ng/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"tr= ue" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"col= or: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/ARRL%20Letter/Yea= r%20of%20the%20Club%202026%20Logo.png?cb=3D764340" border=3D"0" height=3D"1= 67" width=3D"250" align=3D"right" style=3D"height: auto !important; 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 5px;"></td></tr></table><span class=3D"tex= t A05877F8D-93CB-65A4-D34E-623400BF697C" 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-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> As we turn the calendar to a new year, ARRL is launching a year-long celebr= ation that puts the spotlight squarely where it belongs =E2=80=94 on radio = clubs. Beginning January 1, 2026, ARRL officially recognizes the <strong><a= href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTc= yNSZsaT00MTAxMjA3Ng/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true= " data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color= : #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"ema= il-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Year of the Club</span></a></strong>, a= n initiative designated by the ARRL Board of Directors to honor the vital r= ole clubs play in sustaining, growing, and energizing amateur radio.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Radio clubs are the backbone of ARRL and of the Amateur Radio Service itsel= f. For countless hams, a club is the first welcoming doorway into the hobby = =E2=80=94 a place to learn, to operate, to build, and to belong. Clubs create opportunities for mentoring, public service, technical explora= tion, and lifelong friendships. Simply put, when clubs thrive, amateur radio thrives.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Throughout 2026, all ARRL Affiliated Clubs are invited to participate in sp= ecial programs, operating events, and recognition opportunities designed to= celebrate club accomplishments and inspire new ideas. ARRL will be rolling out initiatives focused on supporting club growth, str= engthening activities, and recognizing clubs that help expand ARRL membersh= ip or reach significant milestones, including 100 years of ARRL Affiliation= =2E</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> </span></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text AB201C509-A860-C6DD-3659-E1D4E72BB7D4" = 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-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>New Ways to Celebrate and Compete</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Two exciting contests are already under way to kick off the Year of the Clu= b, highlighting how clubs connect with members and the broader community. D= etails for entering the <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUuc= D9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA3Nw/index.html" target=3D= "_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-= not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-dec= oration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>ARRL = Club Newsletter Contest</span></a></strong> and <strong><a href=3D"https://= arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA3= OA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-li= nk-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-w= eight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-colo= r-preserver" style>ARRL Club Website Contest</span> </a></strong>are available now, with a shared submission deadline of <stron= g>January 30, 2026, at 4 PM Eastern Time</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyM= DUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA3Nw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link= =3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style= =3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span cla= ss=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>ARRL Club Newsletter Contest</= span></a> recognizes that newsletters are often the heartbeat of a club =E2=80=94 sha= ring news, and keeping members connected and involved. </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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Does your radio club have a great website that supports club members but al= so attracts attention for your club? Consider entering the <a href=3D"https= ://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxM= jA3OA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz= -link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; fon= t-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-c= olor-preserver" style>ARRL Club Website Contest</span></a>. Club websites p= lay an increasingly important role in outreach, public service visibility, = and attracting new members to amateur radio.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Winners will be notified in May 2026, honored at the ARRL National Conventi= on being hosted by the <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNT= E5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA3OQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" = data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track= =3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: = none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Huntsville Ham= fest</span></a> in August, and featured in <em>QST</em>.</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> </td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"image A407A0E28-431D-FB5C-6879-3D0871A8151F"= 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/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA3Ng/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"tr= ue" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"col= or: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/BVRC%20Community%= 20Outreach%20Team%20Dec%202025.png?cb=3D29365" border=3D"0" height=3D"400" = width=3D"620" align=3D"center" style=3D"height: auto !important; margin: 0;= max-width: 100% !important; text-align: center; width: auto !important;" c= lass=3D"img "> </a></td></tr> <tr> <td> <table width=3D"620" class=3D"imagecaption A407A0E28-431D-FB5C-6879-3D0871A= 8151F" 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: 0= pt;"> <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: 0= pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"center"> <p style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0;"> Members of the Bella Vista Radio Club (BVRC) of Arkansas provided public se= rvice communications for the Candy Cane Race in December. It was a chilly d= ay, but the BVRC Community Outreach Team braved the elements to furnish the= race with excellent communication assistance.</p></td></tr></table></td></= tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A9A4B3292-6B53-75E3-FBA2-AA8226A92864" = 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: 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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>A New Home for Clubs Online</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> In preparation for the Year of the Club, ARRL has launched a <strong><a hre= f=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZ= saT00MTAxMjA4MA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" da= ta-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0= 000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-h= yperlink-color-preserver" style>new Clubs website</span></a></strong>, offe= ring a modernized, accessible hub for Affiliated Clubs, prospective clubs, = and individual hams looking to get involved with a club. The site brings together information about club benefits, locations, resour= ces, and ARRL Affiliation =E2=80=94 all in one place. </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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> A standout new feature is the Club Map search tool, which lets users locate= radio clubs by ZIP code and displays both an interactive map and a list of= nearby clubs. Try it at <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0z= NTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA4MQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank= " data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-tra= ck=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration= : none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>clubs.arrl.o= rg/map</span></a>.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> A new, streamlined, <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5M= DgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA4Mg/index.html" target=3D"_blank" dat= a-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D= "false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: non= e;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>online applicatio= n</span></a> also simplifies the process for becoming a new ARRL Affiliated Club. And al= l clubs can use the new <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zN= TE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA4Mw/index.html" target=3D"_blank"= data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-trac= k=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration:= none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Member Verifi= cation</span></a> tool as they set a club goal to increase ARRL membership among club members= =2E The result is faster service, easier updates, and better support for th= e Affiliated Clubs. Everyone is encouraged to explore the new site and page= s at <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9= MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA4MA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-infor= mz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false"= style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>clubs.arrl.org</span></a= ></strong> and <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNT= E5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA4NA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" = data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track= =3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: = none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>affiliatedclub= s.arrl.org</span></a></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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>See Your Radio Club in <em>QST</em></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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> During 2026, every issue of <em>QST</em> will include <strong><a href=3D"ht= tps://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MT= AxMjA4NQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-info= rmz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; = font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlin= k-color-preserver" style>club photos</span></a></strong>, showcasing the pe= ople behind amateur radio=E2=80=99s local success stories. Clubs are encour= aged to gather members for photos, wear club or ARRL apparel, pose with ban= ners or signs, and submit high-resolution photos along with names, call sig= ns, and club information. It=E2=80=99s a simple way to highlight your club= =E2=80=99s pride and presence on the national stage. See the photo submissi= on guidelines at <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0z= NTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA4NQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank= " data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-tra= ck=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration= : none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>www.arrl.org= /club-photos</span></a></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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>Inspiration, Innovation, and the Year Ahead</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> In his editorial in the January 2026 issue of <em>QST</em>, ARRL Chief Exec= utive Officer David Minster, NA2AA, noted that clubs have shaped his amateu= r radio journey =E2=80=94 from school clubs and Field Days to lifelong frie= ndships built through shared activities. During the Year of the Club, he encourages members to recognize and thank t= he volunteer leaders who make these experiences possible, while also lookin= g ahead to new opportunities.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> ARRL will promote innovative ideas and best practices throughout the year, = including content inspired by the <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjU= ucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA4Ng/index.html" target= =3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-= do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-= decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>MA= RCONI program</span></a> =E2=80=94 Motivating Amateur Radio Clubs to Open New Initiatives. Clubs are also encouraged to explore creative projects =E2=80=94 from kit-b= uilding nights and technical workshops to hilltopping, antenna expeditions,= and new operating challenges.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The Year of the Club also coincides with our nation=E2=80=99s commemoration= and celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration= of Independence. ARRL will mark the semiquincentennial with special Americ= a250 <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUy= MDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA4Nw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link= =3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style= =3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span cla= ss=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Worked All States</span></a> awards, including WAS and WAS Triple Play, and clubs will have opportunitie= s to participate through W1AW/portable activations across the country =E2= =80=94 echoing the excitement of ARRL=E2=80=99s Centennial in 2014. The fir= st state activations begin on January 7. See details at <strong><a href=3D"= https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00= MTAxMjA4OA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-in= formz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee= ; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperl= ink-color-preserver" style>www.arrl.org/america250-was</span></a></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-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom= : 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> </td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"image A788F4E10-5511-A1D5-0F23-0AEA81D3E202"= 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/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA3Ng/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"tr= ue" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"col= or: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/Wellesley%20Amate= ur%20Radio%20Society.png?cb=3D828194" border=3D"0" height=3D"413" width=3D"= 620" align=3D"center" style=3D"height: auto !important; margin: 0; max-widt= h: 100% !important; text-align: center; width: auto !important;" class=3D"i= mg "> </a></td></tr> <tr> <td> <table width=3D"620" class=3D"imagecaption A788F4E10-5511-A1D5-0F23-0AEA81D= 3E202" 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: 0= pt;"> <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: 0= pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"center"> <p style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0;">This club photo appears a the top of the December new= sletter of the Wellesley Amateur Radio Society of Massachusetts. It was the= last issue of the Spark Gap edited by Leandra MacLennan, AF1R.</p></td></t= r></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A450AA1E4-BB93-E877-F14F-0DA54438DC22" = 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: 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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>Be Radio Active in 2026</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The message for 2026 is clear: Celebrate what your radio club already does = well, try something new, and be radio active. Whether your club is small or= large, new or nearing a century as an ARRL Affiliated Club, the Year of th= e Club is an invitation to connect, innovate, and share your story.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Follow all Year of the Club programming at <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.= informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA3Ng/in= dex.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-na= me data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight= : inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-pre= server" style>clubs.arrl.org/year-of-the-club</span></a></strong> and make = 2026 a year to remember =E2=80=94 for your club, for ARRL, and for amateur = radio.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> </td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"image AB5AB58E3-3D0D-D375-70DF-06034174283F"= 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/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA4OQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"tr= ue" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"col= or: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/Christmas%20Sale%= 20Ad%20Graphcis-468x200.jpg?cb=3D794184" border=3D"0" height=3D"200" width= =3D"468" align=3D"center" style=3D"height: auto !important; margin: 0; 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font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong><span class=3D"inline-color" style=3D"color:#c00000">ARDC Introduce= s =E2=80=9C44Net Connect=E2=80=9D</span></strong></p></td></tr></table><tab= le bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" width=3D"100%" class=3D"AB8BCE491-2E16-B45F-43D1-0C8= EE998DE90" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; borde= r-bottom: none; border-collapse: 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 AA52DA6C3-5A9D-4304-50D2-DA7BE7DB62BE" cellpadding=3D= "0" cellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"right" style=3D"border: none; border-collaps= e: 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/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA5MA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"tr= ue" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"col= or: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/ARDC-Logo.jpg?cb= =3D28419" border=3D"0" height=3D"112" width=3D"284" align=3D"right" style= =3D"height: auto !important; inline: true; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !impo= rtant; 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"te= xt A67DB4D48-5912-ED41-26AC-31D61395E651" 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-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> There is now an easier way for ham radio experimenters to secure a static I= P address specifically designated for amateur radio use. ARDC, the Amateur Radio Digital Communications organization, has introduced= =E2=80=9C44Net Connect,=E2=80=9D which it describes as =E2=80=9Ca service = that makes it easy for hams to begin using 44Net IPv4 addresses through a s= imple, modern setup.=E2=80=9D The group explains that =E2=80=9C(w)hether yo= u=E2=80=99re experimenting with digital modes, improving repeater infrastru= cture, setting up a home lab, or just curious to see what 44Net is all abou= t, this new service lowers the barrier of entry to get you started.=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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> ARDC is best known as a foundation making grants to help fund amateur radio= and/or digital communications technology, but its original mission was =E2= =80=94 and still is =E2=80=94 to administer internet network 44, also known= as <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyM= DUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA5MQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link= =3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style= =3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span cla= ss=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>44Net</span></a> or AMPRNet. This group of internet addresses, from 44.0.0.0/9 to 44.128.0.0= /10, was set aside for amateur radio use when the internet was first being = organized in the 1980s.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> According to ARDC, 44Net Connect uses modern, secure WireGuard networking t= hat=E2=80=99s already supported by many popular routers, including NETGEAR,= TP-Link, and Ubiquiti, and it works across a wide range of devices, from d= esktop computers and phones to tiny Raspberry Pis.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The group says 44Net Connect offers four especially useful features: Simple= setup; a static IPv4 internet address that doesn=E2=80=99t rely on your co= mmercial internet service provider (ISP); bypassing carrier-level network a= ddress translation (CGNAT) limitations, and a safe space to learn and exper= iment with networking technology without fear of =E2=80=9Cbreaking the inte= rnet.=E2=80=9D</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-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> =E2=80=9CAll in all,=E2=80=9D says ARDC, =E2=80=9C44Net Connect makes 44Net= more accessible and fun, helping more people experiment with networking, a= mateur radio, and digital communications technologies!=E2=80=9D More inform= ation and instructions for accessing the system are available on the ARDC w= ebsite=E2=80=99s <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgz= JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA5MA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-i= nformz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"fa= lse" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"= ><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>44Net Connect</span> </a>page.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> </span></td></tr></table><table width=3D"100%" class=3D"image AC1C5CF92-21E= B-E9AB-56D4-96168E4B8FB0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"bord= er: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspac= e: 0pt;"> <tr> <td style=3D"line-height:1px; text-align: center;" align=3D"center"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA5Mg/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"tr= ue" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"col= or: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/ARRL%20Letter/thu= mbnail_Carlson-ARRL%20AD-468x200-Yeaer-end-Clearance-sale.jpg?cb=3D199346" = 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 !important;" class=3D"img "> </a></td></tr> <tr> <td></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A6F3C3B9C-34E8-EA49-922B-9989F364FE6E" = 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-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A080CDAB8-CE0E-6FA1-6872-AFCC2BE5F49A" = 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_A080CDAB8"></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-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong><span class=3D"inline-color" style=3D"color:#c00000">New ARRL Secti= on Managers Take Office in January</span></strong></p></td></tr></table><ta= ble bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" width=3D"100%" class=3D"AB8D78BCC-3F42-B0B0-8F85-55= FFF14A7C6D" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; bord= er-bottom: none; border-collapse: 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 A96AA9E73-1FF1-F532-B172-AB5AE8A69ED0" cellpadding=3D= "0" cellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"right" style=3D"border: none; border-collaps= e: 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/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA5Mw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"tr= ue" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"col= or: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/ARRL-Field-Organz= ation-100-Year-Logo.png?cb=3D372944" border=3D"0" height=3D"122" width=3D"2= 50" align=3D"right" style=3D"height: auto !important; 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"te= xt A8C713F2A-B332-E59D-523C-10AF55DC9408" 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-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> There are four new Section Managers taking on the top volunteer leadership = role in the ARRL Field Organization on January 1, 2026.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Bret Stemen, KD8SCL, has been appointed as the Ohio Section Manager to fini= sh the term that will end September 30, 2026. Stemen, of Pataskala, has rec= ently served as the Section Emergency Coordinator. He is taking the reins f= rom Tom Sly, WB8LCD, who has decided to step down following his tenure as O= hio SM since 2021.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Mike Corey, KI1U, has been appointed to be the ARRL Rhode Island Section Ma= nager, completing the term that will end June 30, 2027. Corey, of Coventry,= has been serving as the Assistant Section Manager and Public Information C= oordinator. Rhode Island SM Nancy Austin, KC1NEK, is stepping down early fo= llowing her service in the position since 2023.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Ralph Katz, AA8RK, will become the ARRL Section Manager of Michigan, with a= term ending June 30, 2028. Katz, of Ann Arbor, was the only nominee for th= e position during the most recent election cycle. He succeeds Larry Camp, W= B8R, who has served as the Michigan SM since 2023, and from 2012 through 20= 17.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Keith Elliott, W6KME, of Newbury Park, California, will be the Santa Barbar= a Section Manager through June 30, 2028. He was the sole nominee during the= most recent election cycle. Elliott takes on the role of SM after John Kit= chens, NS6X, completes his term of office as Section Manager. Kitchens serv= ed as SM since 2018, and was elected to the ARRL Board of Directors last mo= nth to become the Vice Director of the Southwestern Division starting Janua= ry 1.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyM= DUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA5Mw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link= =3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style= =3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span cla= ss=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>ARRL Field Organization</span>= </a> is divided into 71 Sections and is comprised of more than 60,000 volun= teers among ARRL=E2=80=99s membership.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; 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line-height: 30px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong><span class=3D"inline-color" style=3D"color:#c00000">ARRL Awards Co= lvin Grant to Bouvet DXpedition</span></strong></p></td></tr></table><table= bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" width=3D"100%" class=3D"A5CCEBC4E-F377-BBF5-85D3-A7930= B82C2F8" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-= bottom: none; border-collapse: collapse; border-left: none; border-right: n= one; border-top: none; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" style=3D"padding: 0px"> <table class=3D"image A3CF54122-13C6-D201-8ED1-7B23BFA8EDF0" cellpadding=3D= "0" cellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"right" style=3D"border: none; border-collaps= e: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 5px; line-height:1px" class=3D"null"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA5NQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"tr= ue" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"col= or: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/3Y0K%20Image.png?= cb=3D236671" border=3D"0" height=3D"228" width=3D"250" align=3D"right" styl= e=3D"height: auto !important; inline: true; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !imp= ortant; position: center; text-align: right; width: auto !important;" class= =3D"img "> </a></td></tr> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 5px;"></td></tr></table><span class=3D"tex= t A1B2C75B3-923E-56BA-62E3-24D0F966CE29" 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-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> ARRL has awarded a $5,000 Colvin Award grant to the Delta-Xray Group, organ= izers of the upcoming <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE= 5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA5NQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" d= ata-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track= =3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: = none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>3Y=C3=98K DXpe= dition to Bouvet Island</span></a>, scheduled for February and March, 2026.= Bouvet is a remote island in the Southern Ocean, populated only by seals a= nd penguins, and known for treacherous weather and surf conditions. It is a territory of Norway and nearly all of it is covered by glaciers. The most recent amateur radio operation from Bouvet was the 3Y=C3=98J DXped= ition in 2023, which moved the island from #2 on the Club Log most wanted l= ist to #10. </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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Two camps are planned, according to team leaders, operating all HF bands, w= ith one camp focusing on high band propagation to North America when condit= ions allow. Each camp will consist of three tents serving as operating, sleeping, and c= ommunal spaces. These tents have previously been used on Bouvet Island and team leaders say= they have proven capable of withstanding the extreme conditions expected.<= /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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Plans call for the team to leave for Bouvet from Cape Town, South Africa, o= n February 1. Weather permitting, 3Y=C3=98K plans to use helicopter airlift= s to transport personnel and equipment between the vessel and the island. The group expects to spend three weeks on and around the island and will at= tempt to contact as many other ham radio operators around the world as they= can, using up to 8 stations operating on CW, SSB, FT8, RTTY and the QO-100= geostationary satellite.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> </span></td></tr></table><table width=3D"100%" class=3D"image A1E32A580-2B2= 7-581B-BD05-22731BE9D9E5" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"bord= er: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspac= e: 0pt;"> <tr> <td style=3D"line-height:1px; text-align: center;" align=3D"center"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA5NQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"tr= ue" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"col= or: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/IMG_5864.JPG?cb= =3D952346" border=3D"0" height=3D"465" width=3D"620" align=3D"center" style= =3D"height: auto !important; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; text-al= ign: center; width: auto !important;" class=3D"img "> </a></td></tr> <tr> <td> <table width=3D"620" class=3D"imagecaption A1E32A580-2B27-581B-BD05-22731BE= 9D9E5" 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: 0= pt;"> <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: 0= pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"center"> <p style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0;">Most of Bouvet Island is covered by glaciers and ther= e are very few hospitable landing spots. Plans call for 3Y=C3=98K operators= and equipment to be taken ashore by helicopter. [Photo courtesy of 3Y=C3= =98K DXpedition group]</p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></t= able></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A4FC01484-B9EA-AE48-1BD1-375B50DD2F00" = 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: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom= : 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text AF48D9FBA-CDEE-3B65-4F57-3D13E815589E" = 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-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The 3Y=C3=98K DXpedition is perhaps the most expensive ham radio expedition= ever mounted, with a budget of $1.7 million, most of which ($1.2 million) = is for what the team refers to as a =E2=80=9Creliable commercial Arctic / A= ntarctic vessel,=E2=80=9D noting that =E2=80=9C(s)afe and reliable ship tra= nsportation continues to be a challenge for such remote island expeditions,= and the cost continues to rise.=E2=80=9D Team leaders note that =E2=80=9Ct= he foremost priority of the 3Y=C3=98K expedition is the safety of the opera= ting team, support personnel, and the vessel and helicopter crews.=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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The team consists of 24 operators from 14 countries. Two of the team member= s are young hams, 21-year-old Max Freedman, N4ML, an ARRL staff member; and= 26-year-old Alex Schengber, DL2ALY, an aviation engineer currently working= at a German research station in Antarctica. </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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The Colvin Award is funded by an endowment established by the legendary DX = couple Lloyd Colvin, W6KG (SK), and Iris Colvin, W6QL (SK), both now deceas= ed. The award is intended to support amateur radio projects that promote in= ternational goodwill in the field of DX. </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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Other major financial support for the DXpedition has come from the Northern= California DX Foundation, the International DX Association, and the German= DX Foundation. </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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The complete 3Y=C3=98K log will be uploaded to ARRL=E2=80=99s <a href=3D"ht= tps://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MT= AxMjA5Ng/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-info= rmz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; = font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlin= k-color-preserver" style>Logbook of The World</span></a><sup>=C2=AE</sup> = =E2=80=94 LoTW=C2=AE =E2=80=94 within 12 months following the DXpedition. L= oTW is used by radio amateurs to track their progress toward awards includi= ng ARRL=E2=80=99s <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDg= zJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA5Nw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-= informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"f= alse" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;= "><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>DXCC Award</span></= a> =E2=80=94 the DX Century Club Award =E2=80=94 which is achieved by confirmi= ng on the air contacts with 100 geographic entities.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> =E2=80=9CWe extend our sincere thanks to all equipment sponsors and financi= al supporters, and particularly the ARRL Colvin Award grant. Without this collective support, activating Bouvet Island and delivering an= ATNO (All-Time New One) from the #10 Club Log DXCC most wanted entity woul= d not be possible.=E2=80=9D The team continues to seek financial support fr= om the amateur radio community. </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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> For more information, <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE= 5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA5NQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" d= ata-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track= =3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: = none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>visit 3y0k.com= </span></a>. </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; 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font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"><strong><span class=3D"inline-color= " style=3D"color:#c00000">In Brief...</span></strong></p></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text AD89E0452-ABCF-2E28-EAF7-D3AA007AC8A0" = 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-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1P= TUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjEwOA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-li= nk=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" styl= e=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span cl= ass=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>ARDC</span></a>, the Amateur = Radio Digital Communications foundation, awarded more than $4 million in gr= ants in 2024, according to <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT= 0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjEwOQ/index.html" target=3D"_bla= nk" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-t= rack=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decorati= on: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>tax filing= s released in mid-November 2025</span></a></strong>. Grants ranged from mul= tiple $1000 donations to various organizations to help programs related to = amateur radio and digital communications technology to major grants to supp= ort the Courage Kenny Handiham Program, an organization supporting amateur = radio and assistive technology for people with disabilities; Asociacion Civ= il Altermundi in Cordoba, Argentina, to strengthen community mesh networks;= the University of Victoria in British Columbia to create a modular cube sa= tellite radio, and $507,500 to fund the ARDC Scholarship managed by the <a = href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcy= NSZsaT00MTAxMjExMA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true"= data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color:= #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"emai= l-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program</spa= n></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-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> </td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A9CFA9EE8-B59E-32BC-4352-C328F7CA2468" = 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-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>On December 21, 2025, ARRL member Dennis Zabawa, KG4RUL, of Ladson,= South Carolina, participated in the NPR program <em>A Way With Words</em><= /strong>. The show is for kids and designed to have fun with words on a rad= io program and podcast about language. Zabawa=E2=80=99s word was =E2=80=9CE= LMER=E2=80=9D ... a term that=E2=80=99s familiar to many amateur radio oper= ators. You can listen to the segment on <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net= /z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjExMQ/index.html" t= arget=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-inf= ormz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; = text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" sty= le>A Way With Words</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-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> </td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"image A8AEEA2F9-8920-8F4D-B6DC-20A3DEB203C7"= 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/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjExMg/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"tr= ue" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"col= or: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/Untitled%20(1).gi= f?cb=3D898607" border=3D"0" height=3D"77" width=3D"620" align=3D"center" st= yle=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 A1208C14D-2E4F-D970-6E55-63839B696A22" = 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-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A40862E68-1D6D-9DDE-2462-703DD66464AB" = 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_A40862E68"></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-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"><strong><span class=3D"inline-color= " style=3D"color:#c00000">Announcements</span></strong></p></td></tr></tabl= e> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A13D557A3-28EB-6EA7-69EB-AE60C32228A6" = 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-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, will be closed on New = Year=E2=80=99s Day, Thursday, January 1, 2026</strong>. There will be no <a= href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTc= yNSZsaT00MTAxMjExMw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true= " data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color= : #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"ema= il-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>W1AW transmissions</span></a> during the holiday closure. Members are encouraged to use the ARRL website,= <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1= PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjA3Mg/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-l= ink=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" sty= le=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span c= lass=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>www.arrl.org</span></a></str= ong>, for membership renewals, publication purchases, and to access most be= nefits, services, and programs. <em>The ARRL Letter</em> and <a href=3D"htt= ps://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTA= xMjEwMw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-infor= mz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; f= ont-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink= -color-preserver" style>ARRL Audio News</span></a> are being published early this week =E2=80=94 on New Year&#39;s Eve. <stron= g>Have a very Happy New Year! =E2=80=93 HNY </strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </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-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>Ring in the New Year with <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjU= ucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjExNA/index.html" target= =3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-= do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-= decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>AR= RL Straight Key Night</span></a> (SKN), January 1, 2026, from 0000 UTC through 2359 UTC</strong>. In the US,= SKN begins on New Year&#39;s Eve. Operators participate using Morse code (= CW) with a favorite straight key or bug. SKN is not a contest, so there&#39= ;s no need for quick exchanges, and the number of contacts you make is not = important. Get on the air and make new friends! Send a list of stations con= tacted, SKN stories and photos, and your votes for Best Fist and Most Inter= esting QSO to <a href=3D"mailto:straightkey@arrl.org" target=3D"_blank" dat= a-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D= "false" data-informz-email-address=3D"straightkey@arrl.org" style=3D"color:= #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"emai= l-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>straightkey@arrl.org</span></a> by January 31, 2026. More information at <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.in= formz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjExNA/inde= x.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name= data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: = inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-prese= rver" style>www.arrl.org/straight-key-night</span></a></strong>.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> </td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text ADAFDDBE3-53C0-364B-7F53-073582971DBB" = 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-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>The CW Operators&#39; Club (CWops) is now accepting nominations for= the 2026 CWops Award for Advancing the Art of CW</strong>. Applications sh= ould be received by March 14, 2026. The award recognizes individuals, group= s, or organizations that have made the greatest contributions toward advanc= ing the art or practice of radio communications by Morse code. For details = on how to nominate, visit <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjU= ucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjExNQ/index.html" target= =3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-= do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-= decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>ht= tps://cwops.org/the-cwops-award-for-advancing-the-art-of-cw/</span></a>. </= strong>A plaque will be presented at Dayton Hamvention<sup>=C2=AE</sup>. De= tails about past recipients, including 2025 winners VK2KI, DJ5CW, and OK1RR= , can be seen at <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgz= JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjExNg/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-i= nformz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"fa= lse" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"= ><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>CWops Award Winners<= /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-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> </td> </tr> </table> <table bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" width=3D"100%" class=3D"ACC2C9259-25B6-ADA3-6D02= -722170206E1D" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; b= order-bottom: none; border-collapse: collapse; border-left: none; border-ri= ght: 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 AEF2CBE9D-D23E-4719-A388-1F4479D70B08" cellpadding=3D= "0" cellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"right" style=3D"border: none; border-collaps= e: 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/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjExNw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"tr= ue" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"col= or: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/YotaCamp2026-scal= ed.png?cb=3D373953" border=3D"0" height=3D"255" width=3D"251" align=3D"righ= t" style=3D"height: auto !important; inline: true; margin: 0; max-width: 10= 0% !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"te= xt A66E10A13-A03D-1BA1-89A3-588D132B7C1D" 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-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>Young amateur radio operators across the Americas are encouraged to= apply for the sixth Youth on the Air Camp at <a href=3D"https://arrl.infor= mz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjExNw/index.h= tml" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name da= ta-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inh= erit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserve= r" style>YouthOnTheAir.org</span></a></strong>. The camp is scheduled to ta= ke place June 14 - 19, 2026, in Huntsville, Alabama, and will have a =E2=80= =9Cspace=E2=80=9D theme. In addition to meeting other young hams, campers w= ill participate in a variety of radio activities including kit builds, cont= esting, and satellite operating. Licensed amateur radio operators ages 15 = =E2=80=93 25 can apply. A priority application period is open now, ending o= n January 15, with spaces being held for youth from various areas of North,= Central, and South America. General applications will continue to be acce= pted until May 1. Up to 50 campers will be accepted. The <a href=3D"https:/= /arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjE= xOA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-l= ink-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-= weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-col= or-preserver" style>Huntsville Amateur Radio Club</span></a>, an ARRL Affil= iated Club, is the local host for the 2026 camp. 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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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 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/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTA= xMjEyNw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-infor= mz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; f= ont-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span 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-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom= : 0; margin-top: 0; 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border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0= pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"center"> <p style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0;">Solar image courtesy of NASA/SDO December 31, 2025.</= 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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>ARRL Solar Report December 31, 2025</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Solar activity has been at low levels this past week, with a few C-class fl= ares, mostly coming from Region 4325. The largest flare of the period was a= C5.0/Sf, which peaked on December 30 from Region 4324.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Region 4330 was responsible for two eruptions seen in SUVI imagery. The first was associated with a coronal mass ejection (CME), first observed= in coronagraph imagery December 30, and was closely followed by a second C= ME from the northeast quadrant, potentially from near Region 4324. None of = their modeled trajectory indicated direct impact near Earth. Further coronagraph images are necessary to evaluate whether the second eru= ption from Region 4330 will result in a visible CME. No other Earth-directed CME was observed during the period.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Solar activity is likely to be moderate with a chance for X-class flares th= rough January 2, 2026, due to the current magnetic complexity and developme= nt of the active regions on the visible solar disk.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Solar wind parameters remained at background conditions on December 30. Sol= ar wind speed oscillated around 400 km/s, but reached a peak of 563 km/s du= ring a brief disturbance. </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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Solar wind parameters are expected to increasingly respond to the influence= of a negative coronal hole high speed stream (CH/HSS) located at the north= west solar quadrant in the next days. By late December 31 =E2=80=93 January 1, a glancing blow of CME that left t= he Sun on December 28 is anticipated to disturb the solar wind near Earth. Later on January 1, an additional disturbance caused by the multiple CMEs f= rom December 29-30 is also possible.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> The 10.7-centimeter flux: December 31, 170; January 1,165; January 2 - 3, 1= 60; January 4, 155; January 5, 150; January 6, 155; January 7, 140.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Predicted sunspot numbers: January 1, 120; January 2, 115; January 3, 126; = January 4, 111; January 5, 131; January 6, 108; January 7, 136.</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-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> For more information concerning radio propagation, <a href=3D"https://arrl.= informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjEyOQ/in= dex.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-na= me data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight= : inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-pre= server" style>visit</span></a> the ARRL Technical Information Service, read <a href=3D"https://arrl.inform= z.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjEzMA/index.ht= ml" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name dat= a-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; 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font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;= "><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Southwest Florida R= egional Hamfest</span></a>, ARRL Southern Florida Section Convention, Fort = Myers, Florida </li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> January 30 - 31 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDg= zJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjE0MQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-= informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"f= alse" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;= "><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Jackson MS Capital = City Hamfest</span></a>, ARRL Mississippi State Convention, Jackson, Missis= sippi</li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> February 7 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MDgzJnA9= MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjE0Mg/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-infor= mz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false"= style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Hendricks County Hamfest= </span></a>, hosting the ARRL Indiana Section Convention, Danville, Indiana= </li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> February 13 - 15 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MD= gzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjE0Mw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data= -informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"= false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none= ;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Orlando HamCation<= /span></a>, hosting the ARRL Southeastern Division Convention, Orlando, Flo= rida</li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> February 20 - 21 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTE5MD= gzJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTAxMjE0NA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data= -informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"= false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; 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