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Ross, KD8IDJ [ mailto:jross@arrl.org ] , Editor | January 22, 2026 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=A0ARRL Director Tharp, KB7HDX Receives Search-and-Rescue= Award=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0From EMT to Amateur Radio and Back=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0ARRL Board Approves Funding for Federal Advocacy; Crea= tes New DXCC Single-Band Honor Roll; Elects Officers=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0Vandals Strike Ham Factory=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0ARRL Honorary Vice President John Kanode, N4MM, Silent= Key=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=A0Announcements=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0In Brief...=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://www.arrl.org/HOA] ARRL Director Tharp, KB7HDX Receives Search-and-Rescue Award ARRL Northwestern Division Director Mark Tharp, KB7HDX, has received the Ha= ll of Honor Award for 35 years of service to the Yakima Search and Rescue [= https://yakimasar.org/ ] group.=20 =C2=A0 Tharp called the award =E2=80=9Cunexpected and very much appreciated,=E2=80= =9D adding, =E2=80=9CYou don=E2=80=99t do volunteer work to get awards, you= do it because it=E2=80=99s needed and makes a difference.=E2=80=9D Tharp was first licensed in 1989 and now holds an Extra Class license. He b= ecame a ham after spending time with a ham friend, while exploring the moun= tains in the northwestern United States. [http://arrl.org/images/view/ARDF/Mark_Tharp_Yakima_County_Search_Rescue_20= 26.jpg] =E2=80=9CThe Yakima Search and Rescue group continues to grow and help volu= nteers train and keep over 100 sports-related locations safe,=E2=80=9D said= Tharp. He remembered one particular rescue that involved a young boy and h= is cat. The boy had been missing for several hours and it was getting dark = and cloudy. =E2=80=9CWe were tired but didn=E2=80=99t quit. I sat down on a= hillside and using an infrared camera...we were able to find him and his c= at...cold but OK,=E2=80=9D lamented Tharp. =C2=A0=20 Tharp is retired now but as the ARRL Northwestern Division Director, he rep= resents members in Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. He is an= ARRL Life Member and a member of the ARRL Diamond Club [ http://www.arrl.o= rg/the-arrl-diamond-club?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campai= gn=3DARRL%20]%20and%20ARRL%20Maxim%20Society%20[%20http://www.arrl.org/maxi= m-society&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] . [https://surgestop.com/coaxial-arrestors/index.html] =46rom EMT to Amateur Radio and Back Amateur radio has taken ARRL Member Brad Howard, Ph.D., KE8SVT, in many dif= ferent directions. But last year, he stepped back a little to navigate a ne= w direction...Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). =C2=A0=20 It was not unfamiliar territory. In 1985, Brad was first certified as an EM= T and began working for a private ambulance company. But the long hours and= low pay eventually gave way to earning a doctorate in engineering manageme= nt...and an amateur radio license. =C2=A0=20 He has been active in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service=C2=AE (ARES=C2=AE= ) for many years and now sits on the board of directors of the Central Ohio= Severe Weather Network. But why the change now back to EMT? =C2=A0=20 =E2=80=9CFor ARES, I have worked many events from marathons to meetings ove= r the years, working alongside EMTs and paramedics. It=E2=80=99s hard work = and sometimes, for a long race, I=E2=80=99m alone in the field,=E2=80=9D he= said. =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99ve noticed that there are times when medical care= is critically needed and needed fast. Now, as a certified EMT, I can help = until more medical personnel and equipment arrive at the scene.=E2=80=9D =C2=A0=20 Being ready to help when needed also applies to amateur radio. It was a con= nection and a good reason to do both. =C2=A0=20 Today, Howard is still supporting ARES events, helping with severe weather = situations, and volunteering for FAST, the Red Cross First Aid Services Tea= m. As he nears retirement, amateur radio will always be an integral part of= his life. For other hams who may be considering making changes, Howard say= s keep moving forward. =E2=80=9CRetirement or life changes don=E2=80=99t me= an you=E2=80=99re done. Make it a whole life experience, make it count and = be ready when needed.=E2=80=9D [https://www.ccrane.com/arrl?utm_source=3Darrl&utm_medium=3Dnewsletter_bann= er&utm_campaign=3D2025_1&utm_content=3Dssb2] ARRL Board Approves Funding for Federal Advocacy; Creates New DXCC Single-B= and Honor Roll; Elects Officers A Member Bulletin [ http://www.arrl.org/member-bulletin?issue=3D2026-01-21&= utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] emailed to al= l ARRL members included highlights from the Annual Meeting of the ARRL Boar= d of Directors, held in Windsor, Connecticut, January 16 - 17, 2026. ARRL P= resident Rick Roderick, K5UR, led the meeting and welcomed new Division Vic= e Directors including Carol Milazzo, KP4MD =E2=80=93 Pacific; Marty Newingh= am, AG3I =E2=80=93 Atlantic; Mel Parkes, NM7P =E2=80=93 Rocky Mountain, and= John Kitchens, NS6X =E2=80=93 Southwestern. =C2=A0 The Board re-elected President Roderick; First Vice President Kristen McInt= yre, K6WX, and International Affairs Vice President Rod Stafford, W6ROD. AR= RL Foundation Treasurer Rick Niswander, K7GM, was elected as ARRL Second Vi= ce President, succeeding Mike Ritz, W7VO, who held the position since 2024 = and resigned on December 31, 2025. The Board also re-elected David Minster,= NA2AA, as Chief Executive Officer and Secretary, and Diane Middleton, W2DL= M, as Chief Financial Officer. Board committees met the day before. The Administration & Finance Committee approved the 2026 plan, later approv= ed unanimously by the Board, amending it to include additional funding for = advocacy efforts in Washington, DC. These efforts include continuing work to advance the Amateur Radio Emergenc= y Preparedness Act (bills H.R.1094 and S.459) through committee and toward = final passage. ARRL launched a nationwide grassroots campaign [ https://www.arrl.org/curre= nt-legislation?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL = ] last September aimed at securing passage of the bipartisan federal legisl= ation that would grant Amateur Radio Operators the same rights to install a= ntennas on their property as those enjoyed by users of TV antennas, wireles= s internet, and flagpoles. =C2=A0=20 Board members discussed the final report from the Election Review Committee= that was formed at the Board=E2=80=99s Second Meeting in July 2022. They a= lso heard a report from ARRL Foundation President David Norris, K5UZ, highl= ighting the Foundation=E2=80=99s philanthropic support of amateur radio. In 2025, the Foundation awarded 171 scholarships totaling approximately $80= 0,000, made possible through the generosity of the private foundation Amate= ur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), individuals, and radio clubs. The Foundation also awarded 35 grants totaling $60,580 and two Division Con= vention Grants totaling $13,264. Several other actions advanced by committees included the creation of a new= single-band DXCC (DX Century Club) Honor Roll Award for qualifying operato= rs. Commitments were also made to evaluate standardized reporting processes= to streamline Section Traffic Manager and Amateur Radio Emergency Service= =C2=AE (ARES=C2=AE) monthly reporting, including broader adoption of the ne= w Form 4 to improve the accuracy of reported volunteer hours. =C2=A0=20 The complete minutes of the 2026 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of Direct= ors will be available soon on the ARRL website. The next meeting is schedul= ed for July 17 - 18, 2026. Read the complete Member Bulletin [ http://www.a= rrl.org/member-bulletin?issue=3D2026-01-21&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium= =3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] . [https://www.rooftowers.com/hoa-campaign/?free] Vandals Strike Ham Factory A major act of vandalism has disrupted production and shipping at the Disht= ronix [ https://www.dishtronix.com/ ] / Ten Tec [ https://www.tentec.com/ ]= / Alpha RF Systems [ https://www.alpharfsystems.com/ ] factory in Dayton, = Ohio. According to company owner Mike Dishop, N8WFF, a group of thieves last mont= h destroyed the factory=E2=80=99s underground electrical infrastructure in = order to steal the copper cable. =E2=80=9CThe thieves extracted approximately 2000 feet of half-inch copper = cable weighing approximately 2800 pounds,=E2=80=9D explained Dishop, =E2=80= =9Cwith an estimated salvage value of $12,000 and a replacement cost of ove= r $35,000.=E2=80=9D Dishop told The ARRL Letter that power was restored on = January 14, a month after the break-in, but explained that =E2=80=9C(t)his = interruption has impacted the timing for everything we had on schedule by a= t least three months due to loss of time and capital.=E2=80=9D He says the = police investigation is ongoing. =C2=A0 In 2016, ARRL reported [ https://www.arrl.org/news/dishtronix-purchases-ten= -tec-assets?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] t= hat Dishtronix had purchased the assets of amateur radio equipment manufact= urer Ten Tec. Dr. Duino [http://www.digirig.net/] ARRL Honorary Vice President John Kanode, N4MM, Silent Key [https://www.endersandshirley.com/obituary/john-kanode] John Cadwallader Kanode, N4MM (SK), of Boyce, Virginia, passed away on Janu= ary 13, 2026. He was 88 years old. First licensed in 1952, Kanode served on= the ARRL Board of Directors for 21 years, first as Roanoke Division Vice D= irector, then Director, and Vice President. He was a member of the ARRL Max= im Society (President Class), a Life Member, and was named ARRL Honorary Vi= ce President in 2003. =C2=A0 A remembrance [ https://svarc.us/silent-key-john-kanode-n4mm/ ] from his ho= metown radio club, the Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club, of which he wa= s a founding member, notes that Kanode made hundreds of thousands of contac= ts in his lifetime, earning nearly every top award available to amateur rad= io operators from every nation in the world. He attained DXCC Honor Roll, t= he DXCC Challenge Award, CQ DX Hall of Fame in 2000, and in 2025 he earned = the latest ARRL award, the DXCC Trident. =C2=A0 A memorial service will be held 11 AM on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Ende= rs & Shirley Funeral Home Chapel, Berryville, Virginia (see obituary [ http= s://www.endersandshirley.com/obituary/john-kanode ] ).=20 =C2=A0 Special thanks to Elizabeth Cottrell, W4EHC, and the Shenandoah Valley Amat= eur Radio Club for information included in this memorial. =C2=A0 Read the full memorial story on ARRL News [ https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-= honorary-vice-president-john-cadwallader-kanode-n4mm-silent-key?utm_source= =3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] . Amateur Radio in the News =E2=80=9CHam radio hobby can be life-saving when disaster strikes [ https:/= /www.wtkr.com/positivelyhr/ham-radio-hobby-can-be-life-saving-when-disaster= -strikes ] =E2=80=9D / WTKR (Virigina) January 16, 2026 -- The Radio Amateu= r Society of Norfolk is an ARRL Affiliated Club.=20 =C2=A0=20 "Winter Field Day to put Upper Burrell ham radio club to the test in winter= weather [ https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/winter-field-day= -to-put-upper-burrell-ham-radio-club-to-the-test-in-winter-weather/ ] " / T= RIB LIVE (Pennsylvania) January 20, 2026 -- The Skyview Radio Society is an= ARRL Affiliated Club. =C2=A0=20 =E2=80=9CPeoria area amateur radio operators set to test worldwide communic= ations in wintery exercise [ https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/01/21/peoria-ar= ea-amateur-radio-operators-set-test-worldwide-communications-wintery-exerci= se/ ] =E2=80=9D / WEEK (Illinois) January 21, 2026 -- The Peoria Area Amate= ur Radio Club is an ARRL Affiliated Club. =C2=A0=20 =E2=80=9CHam Radio Fort Myers Field Day | Testing emergency communications,= =E2=80=98When all else fails=E2=80=99 [ https://www.lehighacrescitizen.com= /2026/01/21/ham-radio-fort-myers-field-day-testing-emergency-communications= -when-all-else-fails/ ] =E2=80=9D / Lehigh Acres Citizen (Florida) January = 21, 2026 -- The Fort Myers 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 =C2=A0=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 The America250 Worked All States Operating Event =C2=A0=20 This year ARRL is celebrating America=E2=80=99s 250th birthday by holding a= n all-year operating event called America 250 Worked All States. It has alr= eady started, so listen to the January 2026 On the Air podcast to learn how= to jump right in. ARRL Radiosport and Regulatory Information Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, expla= ins the rules and awards, and offers some operating strategies. 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. [https://youtu.be/CxXh6Dh1-5o?list=3DPLuapIzKwhZN_5fTys9NfON5vDkwCw7Oj5] Announcements Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 Dayton Hamvention=C2=AE awa= rds. Awards include Technical Achievement, Special Achievement, Amateur Rad= io Operator of the Year, and Amateur Radio Club of the Year. Nomination forms can be found at Hamvention.org [ https://hamvention.org/ ]= . The nomination process will close February 10. An awards ceremony will t= ake place on Saturday May 16, with winners announced on the website and at = a celebration event. This year=E2=80=99s Hamvention runs May 15 - 17 at the Greene County Fair a= nd Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio. 2026 Winter Field Day, organized by the Winter Field Day Association [ http= s://winterfieldday.org/ ] , begins at 1600 UTC on Saturday, January 24 (11 = AM EST), and ends at 21:59 UTC on Sunday, January 25 (4:59 PM EST). The 30-= hour annual event encourages amateur radio operators to practice and improv= e their skills and preparedness during any kind of disaster. Stations may begin setting up no earlier than 16:00 UTC (11 AM EST) on Frid= ay, but cumulative set-up time shall not exceed 12 hours. All amateur bands= may be used except 12, 17, 30, and 60 meters, and all modes may be used ex= cept WSJT modes. There will also be transmissions of the Winter Field Day Bulletin [ https:/= /winterfieldday.org/ ] from three US states (Alabama, Wisconsin, and Califo= rnia) and Ireland using various modes, times, and frequencies. Get the complete rules at winterfieldday.org [ https://winterfieldday.org/ = ] . [https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2070343778] Now Shipping: the 2026 edition of The ARRL Repeater Directory [ https://hom= e.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2070343778 ] =C2=AE featu= res over 22,000 listings powered by RepeaterBook. New for 2026 is a City Quick Find Index, making it faster and easier than e= ver to locate nearby repeaters. =E2=80=9CEach year The ARRL Repeater Directory continues to set the standar= d for trusted repeater information, and we=E2=80=99re proud to see Repeater= Book data play an ongoing role in that effort,=E2=80=9D said Garrett Dow, K= D6KPC, of RepeaterBook. =E2=80=9COur continued partnership helps ensure the directory reflects the = most current, carefully curated repeater listings available.=E2=80=9D Order= from the ARRL online store [ https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-De= tails/productId/2070343778 ] or through an ARRL publication dealer [ https:= //www.arrl.org/arrl-publication-dealers?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DE= mail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] . ARRL Item No. 2332, ISBN: 978-1-62595-233-2, $= 22.95 retail, $19.95 member price. To order by phone call 1-888-277-5289 to= ll-free in the US or (860) 594-0200 during business hours. In Brief... Former FCC official John B. Johnston, W3BE, of Derwood, Maryland, passed away on January 7, 2026. He wa= s 98 years old. Born in Zanesville, Ohio, Johnson was a World War II vetera= n and served in the Pacific Theater. He was first licensed on March 15, 1954, as KN2HHR. Following military serv= ice and college, he worked for the General Electric Company, and then as an= engineer for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He retired in 19= 98 as branch chief in the Private Radio Bureau specializing in the Amateur = Radio Service. ARRL Radiosport and Regulatory Information Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, refle= cted on his passing saying, =E2=80=9CJohnny was heavily involved in the cha= nging landscape of FCC regulations, including the implementation of the Vol= unteer Examiner system and =E2=80=98no-code=E2=80=99 amateur radio licenses. He would attend the annual NCVEC (National Conference of Volunteer Examiner= Coordinators) meetings, bringing key FCC staff from DC and Gettysburg to s= upport our work, and later volunteering for the NCVEC and its Question Pool= Committee after his retirement.=E2=80=9D Johnston often participated in th= e FCC Forum at Dayton Hamvention=C2=AE, and was honored as Hamvention =E2= =80=9CHam of the Year=E2=80=9D in 1991. He held several roles for the Quart= er Century Wireless Association, including President from 2004 to 2008. Joh= nson also authored articles for several radio publications, including QST, = and was an ARRL Charter Life Member. 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The ARRL Solar Report [https://www.arrl.org/technical-information-service?utm_source=3DInformz&ut= m_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&_zs=3DOV2xl&_zl=3DTltC3] ARRL Solar Report January 22, 2026 =C2=A0=20 Solar activity reached moderate levels with two M-class flares earlier this= week. =C2=A0=20 The first flares occurred on January 21 in regions 4345 and 4349. Region 43= 45 continued to show development, as well as region 4342 . Region 4341 was = a main contributor to the C-level activity of the day, including a larger C= -class flare on January 21. A new active region is rotating into the visibl= e disk from the southeast limb and produced a C5.2 flare on January 21. No = Earth-directed CMEs were observed in the available coronagraph imagery. =C2=A0=20 Solar activity is likely to be at moderate (R1/R2, minor/moderate) levels, = with a slight chance for X-class flares (R3-strong) on January 22-24, prima= rily due to the magnetic potential of Regions 4341, 4342 and 4345. =C2=A0=20 Solar wind parameters reflected coronal mass ejection (CME) influence trans= itioning into a high-speed stream paradigm, with the interplanetary magneti= c field returned to largely enhanced background levels. Solar wind speeds gradually decreased from about 800 km/s to 575 km/s at th= e end of the day. Phi angle remained in the positive solar sector (away from the Sun), indica= ting the coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS ) dominant influence over t= he period. Solar wind parameters near Earth are expected to be dominated by the CH HSS= conditions in the next three days. =C2=A0=20 The 10.7-centimeter flux: January 22, 175; January 23 - 24, 180; January 25= , 175; January 26, 170; January 27, 165; January 28, 160; January 29, 165. =C2=A0=20 Predicted sunspots: January 22, 122; January 23, 117; January 24, 128; Janu= ary 25, 113; January 26, 113; January 27, 110; January 28, 138. =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 23 - 25 -- CQ 160m Contest (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 24 - 25 -- REF Contest (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 24 - 25 -- BARTG RTTY Sprint (digital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 24 - 25 -- Winter Field Day (CW, phone, digita= l) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 25 - 26 -- Australia Day Contest (CW, phone, d= igital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 28 -- SKCC Sprint (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 28 -- UKEICC 80m Contest (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 29 -- NAQCC CW Sprint (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0January 31 -- UBA DX Contest (SSB) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 1 -- North American SSB Sprint Contest (phone) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 3 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 4 -- UKEICC 80m Contest (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 5 - 6 -- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 7 - 8 -- LABRE-RS Digi Contest (digital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 7 - 8 -- Vermont QSO Party (FT8) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 7 - 8 -- 10-10 Winter International Winter Co= ntest, SSB (phone) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 7 - 8 -- F9AA Cup (CW)=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 7 - 8 -- European Union DX Contest (CW, phone) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 7 - 8 -- Mexico RTTY International Contest (d= igital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 7 - 8 --Minnesota QSO Party (CW, phone) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 7 - 8 -- FYBO Winter QRP Sprint (CW, phone, d= igital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 7 - 8 -- British Columbia QSO Party (CW, phon= e) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 7 - 8 -- North American Sprint (CW) [ https:/= /ncjweb.com/north-american-sprint/ ]=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0February 9 - 13 -- School Club Roundup (CW, phone, dig= ital) [ https://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_m= edium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] 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 30 - 31 | Jackson MS Capital City Hamfest [ http://w= ww.arrl.org/hamfests/jackson-ms-capital-city-hamfest-arrl-mississippi-state= -convention?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] ,= 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 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0March 6 - 7 | BirmingHAMfest [ https://www.arrl.org/ha= mfests/birminghamfest-arrl-alabama-section-convention-2?utm_source=3DInform= z&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the ARRL Alabama Secti= on Convention, Trussville, Alabama =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0March 15 | WINTERFEST 2026 - The National Capital Area= Ham Radio Fair [ https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/winterfest-2026-the-nationa= l-capital-area-ham-radio-fair-arrl-virginia-state-convention?utm_source=3DI= nformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , ARRL Virginia State Conve= ntion, Vienna, Virginia =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0March 21 | St. Patrick's Day Hamfest [ https://www.arr= l.org/hamfests/st-patrick-s-day-hamfest-arrl-west-texas-section-convention-= 2?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting t= he ARRL West Texas Section Convention, Midland, Texas 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-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 AFD73466B-C364-58F3-5903-67EBE1DEE325" = 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_AFD73466B"></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">ARRL Director Tharp, KB7HDX Receives Search-and-R= escue Award</span></strong></p></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text AC8CF870C-EC38-D321-AB10-FA9041C45E88" = 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;"> ARRL Northwestern Division Director Mark Tharp, KB7HDX, has received the Ha= ll of Honor Award for 35 years of service to the <a href=3D"https://arrl.in= formz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjA4OA/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>Yakima Search and Rescue</span></a> group. </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;"> Tharp called the award =E2=80=9Cunexpected and very much appreciated,=E2=80= =9D adding, =E2=80=9CYou don=E2=80=99t do volunteer work to get awards, you= do it because it=E2=80=99s needed and makes a difference.=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> </td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"image A2E0CC292-BE26-3077-F9EB-2B43C94D89CD"= 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"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/IMG_4262%20Mark%2= 0Tharp%20ARRL%20Director%20Jan%202026.jpg?cb=3D715318" border=3D"0" height= =3D"417" width=3D"401" align=3D"center" style=3D"height: auto !important; m= argin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; text-align: center; width: auto !impo= rtant;" class=3D"img "></td></tr> <tr> <td> <table width=3D"401" class=3D"imagecaption A2E0CC292-BE26-3077-F9EB-2B43C94= D89CD" 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;">ARRL Northwestern Division Director Mark Tharp, KB7HD= X, at the 2026 ARRL Board of Directors Annual Meeting held in Windsor, Conn= ecticut in January.</p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tabl= e></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text ACF3F0289-D52A-A7A2-08BE-2DDB0A5AA5D8" = 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', Calib= ri, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; = margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Tharp was first licensed in 1989 and now holds an Extra Class license. He b= ecame a ham after spending time with a ham friend, while exploring the moun= tains in the northwestern United States.</p><p style=3D"color: #000000; fon= t-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-weig= ht: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align:= left;"> &nbsp;</p></td></tr></table><table bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" width=3D"100%" class= =3D"A7FCB22C3-DFC4-7940-5C54-C369C5991B44" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D= "0" style=3D"border: none; border-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"> <!--[if mso]><table =20 class=3D'image A747EB303-434D-32AA-CA0B-4D4E4C86A098' cellpadding=3D'0' cellspacing=3D'0' align=3D'right'> <tr> <td =20 style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 15px; line-height:1px"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjA4OQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"tr= ue" data-informz-link-type=3D"Web_Page" data-informz-link-name=3D"" data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false"> <img alt=3D'' src=3D'https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/Mark Tharp Yakima County S= earch-Rescue 2026.jpg?cb=3D756037' border=3D'0' height=3D'251' width=3D'141' align=3D'right' style=3D'text-align: right; inline: true; position: center;' class=3D'img ' /> </a></td></tr></table><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><!--> <div class=3D"image A747EB303-434D-32AA-CA0B-4D4E4C86A098" style=3D"float:r= ight;"> <div style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 15px; line-height:1px;"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjA4OQ/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/Mark%20Tharp%20Ya= kima%20County%20Search-Rescue%202026.jpg?cb=3D756037" border=3D"0" height= =3D"251" width=3D"141" align=3D"right" style=3D"height: auto !important; in= line: true; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; position: center; text-a= lign: right; width: auto !important;" class=3D"img "> </a></div> </div> <!--<![endif]--><span class=3D"text A3E5F6D26-2B6A-5F98-5912-9119098AABDD" = 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;"> =E2=80=9CThe Yakima Search and Rescue group continues to grow and help volu= nteers train and keep over 100 sports-related locations safe,=E2=80=9D said= Tharp. He remembered one particular rescue that involved a young boy and h= is cat. The boy had been missing for several hours and it was getting dark and clou= dy. =E2=80=9CWe were tired but didn=E2=80=99t quit. I sat down on a hillside an= d using an infrared camera...we were able to find him and his cat...cold bu= t OK,=E2=80=9D lamented Tharp.</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;"> Tharp is retired now but as the ARRL Northwestern Division Director, he rep= resents members in Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. 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font-family:'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; color:#333333; line-height:21px; font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Brad Howard, Ph.D., KE8SV= T, and certified EMT</p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tab= le></td></tr></table><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><!--> <div class=3D"image A436D63F6-F17A-8EB6-D41F-AF7FFF512D99" style=3D"float:r= ight;"> <div style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 15px; line-height:1px;"><img alt src=3D"h= ttps://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/Brad%20Howard%202026.jpg?cb=3D8987= 55" border=3D"0" height=3D"251" width=3D"188" align=3D"right" style=3D"heig= ht: auto !important; inline: true; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; p= osition: center; text-align: right; width: auto !important;" class=3D"img "= ></div> <div style=3D"padding:0px 0px 0px 15px;" class><table width=3D"188" class= =3D"imagecaption A436D63F6-F17A-8EB6-D41F-AF7FFF512D99" cellpadding=3D"0" c= ellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"right" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse: co= llapse; 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;">Brad Howard, Ph.D., KE8SVT, and certified EMT</p></td= ></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div> </div> <!--<![endif]--><span class=3D"text ACFABCDE2-EB55-0C7A-9304-7816061A882B" = 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;"> Amateur radio has taken ARRL Member Brad Howard, Ph.D., KE8SVT, in many dif= ferent directions. But last year, he stepped back a little to navigate a ne= w direction...Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).</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;"> It was not unfamiliar territory. In 1985, Brad was first certified as an EM= T and began working for a private ambulance company. But the long hours and= low pay eventually gave way to earning a doctorate in engineering manageme= nt...and an amateur radio license.</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;"> He has been active in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service<sup>=C2=AE</sup> = (ARES<sup>=C2=AE</sup>) for many years and now sits on the board of directo= rs of the Central Ohio Severe Weather Network. But why the change now back = to EMT?</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=9CFor ARES, I have worked many events from marathons to meetings ove= r the years, working alongside EMTs and paramedics. It=E2=80=99s hard work = and sometimes, for a long race, I=E2=80=99m alone in the field,=E2=80=9D he= said. =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99ve noticed that there are times when medical care= is critically needed and needed fast. Now, as a certified EMT, I can help = until more medical personnel and equipment arrive at the scene.=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;"> Being ready to help when needed also applies to amateur radio. It was a con= nection and a good reason to do both.</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;"> Today, Howard is still supporting ARES events, helping with severe weather = situations, and volunteering for FAST, the Red Cross First Aid Services Tea= m. As he nears retirement, amateur radio will always be an integral part of= his life. For other hams who may be considering making changes, Howard say= s keep moving forward. =E2=80=9CRetirement or life changes don=E2=80=99t me= an you=E2=80=99re done. Make it a whole life experience, make it count and = be ready when needed.=E2=80=9D</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 A7C8132B4-59A= 5-E459-F5EB-99DEE8774114" 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/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjA5Mw/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/bell.png?cb=3D838= 925" border=3D"0" height=3D"200" width=3D"468" align=3D"center" style=3D"he= ight: auto !important; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; text-align: c= enter; width: auto !important;" class=3D"img "> </a></td></tr> <tr> <td></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text AEBCE2A32-7649-8E7D-E76B-09A0F182EB1C" = 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 A1D34C25F-12C1-3AA5-FC94-30C36046350B" = 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_A1D34C25F"></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">ARRL Board Approves Funding for Federal Advocacy;= Creates New DXCC Single-Band Honor Roll; Elects Officers</span></strong></= p></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A4D5B9B25-2310-D12F-C473-8008B43D4CFE" = 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;"> A <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDU= yOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjA5NA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"= true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"c= olor: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D= "email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Member Bulletin</span></a> emailed to all ARRL members included highlights from the Annual Meeting of = the ARRL Board of Directors, held in Windsor, Connecticut, January 16 - 17,= 2026. ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, led the meeting and welcomed new= Division Vice Directors including Carol Milazzo, KP4MD =E2=80=93 Pacific; = Marty Newingham, AG3I =E2=80=93 Atlantic; Mel Parkes, NM7P =E2=80=93 Rocky = Mountain, and John Kitchens, NS6X =E2=80=93 Southwestern.</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 Board re-elected President Roderick; First Vice President Kristen McInt= yre, K6WX, and International Affairs Vice President Rod Stafford, W6ROD. AR= RL Foundation Treasurer Rick Niswander, K7GM, was elected as ARRL Second Vi= ce President, succeeding Mike Ritz, W7VO, who held the position since 2024 = and resigned on December 31, 2025. The Board also re-elected David Minster,= NA2AA, as Chief Executive Officer and Secretary, and Diane Middleton, W2DL= M, as Chief Financial Officer.</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 A43EAD5A5-7D54-A2A8-AE2D-6836E429FC5F"= 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"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/ARRL%20BOD%20Meet= ing%20-%20Jan%202026.JPEG?cb=3D690247" border=3D"0" height=3D"248" width=3D= "620" align=3D"center" style=3D"height: auto !important; margin: 0; max-wid= th: 100% !important; text-align: center; width: auto !important;" class=3D"= img "></td></tr> <tr> <td> <table width=3D"620" class=3D"imagecaption A43EAD5A5-7D54-A2A8-AE2D-6836E42= 9FC5F" 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;">The ARRL Board of Directors met in Windsor, Connectic= ut, on January 16 - 17, 2026, for its Annual Meeting. [Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1= R, photo] </p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></= tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text AFA9BF951-B37F-C340-3381-C90E56D7A250" = 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;"> Board committees met the day before. The Administration &amp; Finance Commi= ttee approved the 2026 plan, later approved unanimously by the Board, amend= ing it to include additional funding for advocacy efforts in Washington, DC= =2E These efforts include continuing work to advance the Amateur Radio Emer= gency Preparedness Act (bills H.R.1094 and S.459) through committee and tow= ard final passage. ARRL launched a <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cj= UucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjA5NQ/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>na= tionwide grassroots campaign</span></a> last September aimed at securing passage of the bipartisan federal legislat= ion that would grant Amateur Radio Operators the same rights to install ant= ennas on their property as those enjoyed by users of TV antennas, wireless = internet, and flagpoles.</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;"> Board members discussed the final report from the Election Review Committee= that was formed at the Board=E2=80=99s Second Meeting in July 2022. They a= lso heard a report from ARRL Foundation President David Norris, K5UZ, highl= ighting the Foundation=E2=80=99s philanthropic support of amateur radio. In 2025, the Foundation awarded 171 scholarships totaling approximately $80= 0,000, made possible through the generosity of the private foundation Amate= ur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), individuals, and radio clubs. The Foundation also awarded 35 grants totaling $60,580 and two Division Con= vention Grants totaling $13,264. </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 AC1C5CF92-21EB-E9AB-56D4-96168E4B8FB0"= 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"> <img alt src=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/Untitled-2.png?cb= =3D76461" border=3D"0" height=3D"139" 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 "></td></tr> <tr> <td> <table width=3D"620" class=3D"imagecaption AC1C5CF92-21EB-E9AB-56D4-96168E4= B8FB0" 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;">(left to right) President Rick Roderick, K5UR, welcom= es new ARRL Vice Directors: Marty Newingham, AG3I =E2=80=94 Atlantic; John = Kitchens, NS6X =E2=80=94 Southwestern; Carol Milazzo, KP4MD =E2=80=94 Pacif= ic, and Mel Parkes, NM7P =E2=80=94 Rocky Mountain. [Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, = photo]</p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><= /table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text AEB8C1C7B-4288-D5BE-A055-DE0ADEDE12E2" = 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;"> Several other actions advanced by committees included the creation of a new= single-band DXCC (DX Century Club) Honor Roll Award for qualifying operato= rs. Commitments were also made to evaluate standardized reporting processes to = streamline Section Traffic Manager and Amateur Radio Emergency Service=C2= =AE (ARES=C2=AE) monthly reporting, including broader adoption of the new F= orm 4 to improve the accuracy of reported volunteer hours.</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 minutes of the 2026 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of Direct= ors will be available soon on the ARRL website. The next meeting is schedul= ed for July 17 - 18, 2026. Read the complete <a href=3D"https://arrl.inform= z.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjA5NA/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; font-weight: inhe= rit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver= " style>Member Bulletin</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: 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 A92397F26-FE59-DEBE-D0E6-2C4EABEC0DF1"= 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/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjA5Ng/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/Carlson%20ARRL%20= Letter%20468x200-Free-Antenna.jpg?cb=3D525243" 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;" c= lass=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 A8C9218BF-F355-CD57-ACDF-607EB11ACDD3" = 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_A8C9218BF"></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">Vandals Strike Ham Factory</span></strong></p></t= d></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text ABC71363B-72AD-9680-A5C6-501E6B8ADAE8" = 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;"> A major act of vandalism has disrupted production and shipping at the <a hr= ef=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNS= ZsaT00MTI2MjA5Nw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" d= ata-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>Dishtronix</span></a> / <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDU= yOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjA5OA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"= true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"c= olor: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D= "email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Ten Tec</span></a> / <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDU= yOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjEwMA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"= true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"c= olor: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D= "email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Alpha RF Systems</span></a> factory in Dayton, Ohio. According to company owner Mike Dishop, N8WFF, a group of thieves last mont= h destroyed the factory=E2=80=99s underground electrical infrastructure in = order to steal the copper cable. =E2=80=9CThe thieves extracted approximately 2000 feet of half-inch copper = cable weighing approximately 2800 pounds,=E2=80=9D explained Dishop, =E2=80= =9Cwith an estimated salvage value of $12,000 and a replacement cost of ove= r $35,000.=E2=80=9D Dishop told <em>The ARRL Letter</em> that power was res= tored on January 14, a month after the break-in, but explained that =E2=80= =9C(t)his interruption has impacted the timing for everything we had on sch= edule by at least three months due to loss of time and capital.=E2=80=9D He= says the police investigation is ongoing.</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 2016, <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1= PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjEwMQ/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>ARRL reported</span></a> that Dishtronix had purchased the assets of amateur radio equipment manufac= turer Ten Tec. </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 AA0EFE2A1-959E-A828-2BA0-0C4BB93C3718"= cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; 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font-family:'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; color:#333333; line-height:21px; font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">John Kanode, N4MM, SK | 1= 937 =E2=80=93 2026 </p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tabl= e></td></tr></table><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><!--> <div class=3D"image ADEDC5F91-0472-C3C1-83D2-89ADAB0904A1" style=3D"float:r= ight;"> <div style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 15px; line-height:1px;"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjEwMw/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/John%20Kanode,%20= N4MM%20sk%202026.jpg?cb=3D710284" border=3D"0" height=3D"281" width=3D"187"= align=3D"right" style=3D"height: auto !important; inline: true; margin: 0;= max-width: 100% !important; position: center; text-align: right; width: au= to !important;" class=3D"img "> </a></div> <div style=3D"padding:0px 0px 0px 15px;" class><table width=3D"187" class= =3D"imagecaption ADEDC5F91-0472-C3C1-83D2-89ADAB0904A1" cellpadding=3D"0" c= ellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"right" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse: co= llapse; 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;">John Kanode, N4MM, SK | 1937 =E2=80=93 2026 </p></td>= </tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div> </div> <!--<![endif]--><span class=3D"text AD4AAE7AB-7220-8955-58D0-AC8269CE07EE" = 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;"> John Cadwallader Kanode, N4MM (SK), of Boyce, Virginia, passed away on Janu= ary 13, 2026. He was 88 years old. First licensed in 1952, Kanode served on= the ARRL Board of Directors for 21 years, first as Roanoke Division Vice D= irector, then Director, and Vice President. He was a member of the ARRL Max= im Society (President Class), a Life Member, and was named ARRL Honorary Vi= ce President in 2003.</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 <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDU= yOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjEwNQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"= true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"c= olor: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D= "email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>remembrance</span></a> =66rom his hometown radio club, the Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club, o= f which he was a founding member, notes that Kanode made hundreds of thousa= nds of contacts in his lifetime, earning nearly every top award available t= o amateur radio operators from every nation in the world. He attained DXCC = Honor Roll, the DXCC Challenge Award, CQ DX Hall of Fame in 2000, and in 20= 25 he earned the latest ARRL award, the DXCC Trident.</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 memorial service will be held 11 AM on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Ende= rs &amp; Shirley Funeral Home Chapel, Berryville, Virginia (<a href=3D"http= s://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2= MjEwMw/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-inform= z-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; fo= nt-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-= color-preserver" style>see obituary</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;"> <em>Special thanks to Elizabeth Cottrell, W4EHC, and the Shenandoah Valley = Amateur Radio Club for information included in this memorial.</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> <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;"> Read the full memorial story on <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUuc= D9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjEwNg/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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It has alr= eady started, so listen to the January 2026 On the Air podcast to learn how= to jump right in. ARRL Radiosport and Regulatory Information Manager Bart = Jahnke, W9JJ, explains the rules and awards, and offers some operating stra= tegies. <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1P= TUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjExOQ/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>More info</span></a> | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDU= yOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjEyMQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"= true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"c= olor: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D= "email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Listen on Blubrry</span></a> | Also available on iTunes and Apple Podcasts.</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 A770B3725-962= 4-7409-A296-6A0F32F6BA37" 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/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjEyMg/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/FINAL%20-%20HOA%2= 0Letter%20Club%20Production.00_00_41_07.Still005.jpeg?cb=3D578108" border= =3D"0" height=3D"225" width=3D"620" align=3D"center" style=3D"height: auto = !important; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; text-align: center; widt= h: 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>Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 Dayton Hamvention= =C2=AE awards</strong>. Awards include Technical Achievement, Special Achie= vement, Amateur Radio Operator of the Year, and Amateur Radio Club of the Y= ear. Nomination forms can be found at <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.infor= mz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjEyMw/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>Hamvention.org</span></a></strong>. The nomination process will cl= ose February 10. An awards ceremony will take place on Saturday May 16, wit= h winners announced on the website and at a celebration event. This year=E2=80=99s Hamvention runs May 15 - 17 at the Greene County Fair a= nd Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio. </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;"> &nbsp; </p> </td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A473F4177-F443-5B15-DE1E-9C3A70463D43" = 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>2026 Winter Field Day, organized by the <a href=3D"https://arrl.inf= ormz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjEyNA/index= =2Ehtml" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-nam= e data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight:= inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-pres= erver" style>Winter Field Day Association</span></a>, begins at 1600 UTC on= Saturday, January 24 (11 AM EST), and ends at 21:59 UTC on Sunday, January= 25 (4:59 PM EST)</strong>. The 30-hour annual event encourages amateur rad= io operators to practice and improve their skills and preparedness during a= ny kind of disaster. Stations may begin setting up no earlier than 16:00 UT= C (11 AM EST) on Friday, but cumulative set-up time shall not exceed 12 hou= rs. All amateur bands may be used except 12, 17, 30, and 60 meters, and all= modes may be used except WSJT modes. There will also be transmissions of t= he <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMD= UyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjEyNA/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>Winter Field Day Bulletin</span>= </a> =66rom three US states (Alabama, Wisconsin, and California) and Ireland usi= ng various modes, times, and frequencies. 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To order by phone call 1-888-277-5289 toll-free in the U= S or (860) 594-0200 during business hours.</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"text A5B88255A-49FB-54B3-8CB3-FCA4D84A3C8B" = 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_A5B88255A"></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">In Brief...</s= pan></strong></p></td></tr></table><table bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" width=3D"100%= " class=3D"AC1E82389-9AF2-AC1D-3FE0-BEA0E352C2A2" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspa= cing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-bottom: none; border-collapse: col= lapse; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; mso-table-l= space: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" style=3D"padding: 0px"> <!--[if mso]><table =20 class=3D'image A1CBED372-6D5F-89A1-CD58-048C84B25B7D' cellpadding=3D'0' cellspacing=3D'0' align=3D'right'> <tr> <td =20 style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 10px; line-height:1px"> <img alt=3D'' src=3D'https://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/john b johnson obit 2026.j= pg?cb=3D276522' border=3D'0' height=3D'250' width=3D'187' align=3D'right' style=3D'text-align: right; inline: true; position: center;' class=3D'img ' /></td></tr> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0px 0px 0px 10px;"> <table width=3D'187' class=3D'imagecaption A1CBED372-6D5F-89A1-CD58-048C84B25B7D' cellpadding=3D'0' cellspacing=3D'0' align=3D'right'> <tr> <td> <table width=3D"100%" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0"> <tr> <td width=3D"1" height=3D"1"></td></tr> <tr> <td> <table width=3D"100%" cellpadding=3D"8" cellspacing=3D"0"> <tr> <td align=3D'center' > <p style=3D "font-size:14px; font-family:'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; color:#333333; line-height:21px; font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">John B. Johnston, W3BE, S= ilent Key | 1927 - 2026 [Photo courtesy of Tony Perelas, AI1U]</p></td></tr= ></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]-->= <!--[if !mso]><!--> <div class=3D"image A1CBED372-6D5F-89A1-CD58-048C84B25B7D" style=3D"float:r= ight;"> <div style=3D"padding:5px 0px 0px 10px; line-height:1px;"><img alt src=3D"h= ttps://arrl.informz.net/arrl/data/images/john%20b%20johnson%20obit%202026.j= pg?cb=3D276522" border=3D"0" height=3D"250" width=3D"187" align=3D"right" s= tyle=3D"height: auto !important; inline: true; margin: 0; max-width: 100% != important; position: center; text-align: right; width: auto !important;" cl= ass=3D"img "></div> <div style=3D"padding:0px 0px 0px 10px;" class><table width=3D"187" class= =3D"imagecaption A1CBED372-6D5F-89A1-CD58-048C84B25B7D" cellpadding=3D"0" c= ellspacing=3D"0" align=3D"right" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse: co= llapse; 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;">John B. Johnston, W3BE, Silent Key | 1927 - 2026 [Pho= to courtesy of Tony Perelas, AI1U]</p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><= /td></tr></table></div> </div> <!--<![endif]--><span class=3D"text AFCA4C17D-4F74-5FA7-B52F-29F43BD48760" = 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>Former FCC official John B. Johnston, W3BE, of Derwood, Maryland, passed away on January 7, 2026</stron= g>. He was 98 years old. Born in Zanesville, Ohio, Johnson was a World War = II veteran and served in the Pacific Theater. He was first licensed on March 15, 1954, as KN2HHR. Following military serv= ice and college, he worked for the General Electric Company, and then as an= engineer for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He retired in 19= 98 as branch chief in the Private Radio Bureau specializing in the Amateur = Radio Service. ARRL Radiosport and Regulatory Information Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, refle= cted on his passing saying, =E2=80=9CJohnny was heavily involved in the cha= nging landscape of FCC regulations, including the implementation of the Vol= unteer Examiner system and =E2=80=98no-code=E2=80=99 amateur radio licenses. He would attend the annual NCVEC (National Conference of Volunteer Examiner= Coordinators) meetings, bringing key FCC staff from DC and Gettysburg to s= upport our work, and later volunteering for the NCVEC and its Question Pool= Committee after his retirement.=E2=80=9D Johnston often participated in th= e FCC Forum at Dayton Hamvention=C2=AE, and was honored as Hamvention =E2= =80=9CHam of the Year=E2=80=9D in 1991. He held several roles for the Quart= er Century Wireless Association, including President from 2004 to 2008. 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font-family:'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-serif; color:#333333; line-height:21px; font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Solar image courtesy of N= ASA/SDO January 22, 2026.</p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr>= </table></td></tr></table><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><!--> <div class=3D"image AB4661460-E0A1-8423-6ED5-DDB0481963B6" style=3D"float:l= eft;"> <div style=3D"padding:5px 20px 0px 0px; line-height:1px;"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjE0OQ/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/latest_4096_HMIIC= %20new%20solar%20sdisk%201-22-26.jpg?cb=3D109641" border=3D"0" height=3D"25= 0" width=3D"250" align=3D"left" style=3D"height: auto !important; inline: t= rue; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; 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"> <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 January 22, 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;"> Solar activity reached moderate levels with two M-class flares earlier this= week.</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 first flares occurred on January 21 in regions 4345 and 4349. Region 43= 45 continued to show development, as well as region 4342 . Region 4341 was = a main contributor to the C-level activity of the day, including a larger C= -class flare on January 21. A new active region is rotating into the visibl= e disk from the southeast limb and produced a C5.2 flare on January 21. No = Earth-directed CMEs were observed in the available coronagraph imagery.</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 at moderate (R1/R2, minor/moderate) levels, = with a slight chance for X-class flares (R3-strong) on January 22-24, prima= rily due to the magnetic potential of Regions 4341, 4342 and 4345.</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 reflected coronal mass ejection (CME) influence trans= itioning into a high-speed stream paradigm, with the interplanetary magneti= c field returned to largely enhanced background levels. Solar wind speeds gradually decreased from about 800 km/s to 575 km/s at th= e end of the day. Phi angle remained in the positive solar sector (away from the Sun), indica= ting the coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS ) dominant influence over t= he period. Solar wind parameters near Earth are expected to be dominated by the CH HSS= conditions in the next three days.</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: January 22, 175; January 23 - 24, 180; January 25= , 175; January 26, 170; January 27, 165; January 28, 160; January 29, 165.<= /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 sunspots: January 22, 122; January 23, 117; January 24, 128; Janu= ary 25, 113; January 26, 113; January 27, 110; January 28, 138.</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/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjE0OQ/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/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjE1Mw/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; font-weight: inhe= rit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver= " style>A Quick Guide to HF Propagation Using Solar Indices</span></a>, and= <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUy= OTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjE1NA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"t= rue" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"co= lor: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"= email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>check out</span></a> the Propagation Page of Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA.</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 customizable propagation charts, visit the <a href=3D"https://arrl.info= rmz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjE1Nw/index.= html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name d= ata-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; 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font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><sp= an class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>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/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNz= A3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjE3OQ/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/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNz= A3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjE4Mw/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>Greater Houston Ha= mFest</span></a>, hosting the ARRL Texas State Convention, Rosenberg, Texas= </li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> February 27 - 28 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNz= A3JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjE4Ng/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>ARRL Southwestern = Division Convention</span></a>, Yuma Arizona</li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> February 28 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTMzNzA3Jn= A9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00MTI2MjE4OQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-inf= ormz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"fals= e" style=3D"color: #0000ee; 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