[From nobody Thu May 14 18:24:43 2026 Return-Path: <nde_3103432047.2@informz.net> Delivered-To: n0nb@n0nb.us Received: from www11.qth.com by merlin.lan with POP3 (fetchmail-6.4.39) for <nate@localhost> (single-drop); Thu, 14 May 2026 14:43:41 -0500 (CDT) Received: from www11.qth.com by www11.qth.com with LMTP id FszZAbklBmox/gAAyA/1RA (envelope-from <nde_3103432047.2@informz.net>) for <n0nb@n0nb.us>; Thu, 14 May 2026 14:42:49 -0500 Return-path: <nde_3103432047.2@informz.net> Envelope-to: n0nb@n0nb.us Delivery-date: Thu, 14 May 2026 14:42:49 -0500 Received: from mail.40.61.informz.net ([205.201.40.61]:14868) by www11.qth.com with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.99.2) (envelope-from <nde_3103432047.2@informz.net>) id 1wNbxI-00000000GuL-2lmH for n0nb@n0nb.us; Thu, 14 May 2026 14:42:48 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; s=s02a; d=arrl.org; h=Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:Message-ID:List-Unsubscribe-Post: List-Unsubscribe:MIME-Version:Content-Type; i=memberlist@arrl.org; bh=9IbOUypz+HOOQJz+gW1863QkLNWxTGTA4Lz00d7pD2s=; b=AOFUTamBLIQSM6hlgYauSi9aJYacV11xrARgIzfskFOAGeeMdX/mLmo/kdQS/o7TlZfojJlU/wxJ 4hVyWz05yLUPTdzAvKwZQ1EO1p3WmnoR4Jo0I9Rmn1U8VGLvR1dsujfe3lbDLwTGeeQxemQ1MNO6 cyVMD+w2MBuZYOonUh0= Received: by mail.40.61.informz.net id h0oirc3colgu for <n0nb@n0nb.us>; Thu, 14 May 2026 15:42:46 -0400 (envelope-from <nde_3103432047.2@informz.net>) X-Receiver: <n0nb@n0nb.us> X-Sender: <nde_3103432047.2@informz.net> Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 19:41:01 -0000 From: "ARRL Letter" <memberlist@arrl.org> Reply-To: memberlist@arrl.org Subject: The ARRL Letter for May 14, 2026 To: n0nb@n0nb.us Message-ID: <3103432047.2@informz.net> List-Unsubscribe-Post: List-Unsubscribe=One-Click List-Unsubscribe: <https://arrl.informz.net/informzdataservice/mailing/listheaderunsub?email=n0nb@n0nb.us&mailingInstance=3629134&brandId=2350> Feedback-ID: 2350:3629134:205.201.40.61:informz.net X-DKIM-Options: s=s02a;d=arrl.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="MTgyNzA4NDk4MTUzMzcxOTQ4NDE4ODM4MTM3MzI5NjI0Mzg" Content-Disposition: inline --MTgyNzA4NDk4MTUzMzcxOTQ4NDE4ODM4MTM3MzI5NjI0Mzg Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable view this email in your browser [ https://arrl.informz.net/InformzDataServi= ce/OnlineVersion/Individual?mailingInstanceId=3D3629134&subscriberId=3D5205= 29725 ] The ARRL Letter John E. Ross, KD8IDJ [ mailto:jross@arrl.org ] , Editor | May 14, 2026 ARRL Home Page http://www.arrl.org ARRL Audio News http://arrl.org/arrl-audio-news ARRL Letter Archive https://www.arrl.org/arrlletter [https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/amateur/?utm_source=3DQR&utm_medium=3DB= anner&utm_campaign=3DYearoftheClub&utm_id=3DARRL2026] In this Issue: =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0Follow ARRL at 2026 Dayton Hamvention=C2=AE=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0Nominations for 2026 ARRL Media and PR Awards Accepted= Through May 31=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0USCG Adopted by the Barnstable Amateur Radio Club=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0YOTA at Hamvention=C2=AE 2026=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0SteppIR Communications is serving the ham radio market= once again=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=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0Save the Date Follow ARRL at 2026 Dayton Hamvention=C2=AE [https://www.arrl.org/news] Follow ARRL at Dayton Hamvention 2026, May 15 =E2=80=93 17 in Xenia, Ohio, = for the latest news [ https://www.arrl.org/news/the-ham-radio-world-heads-t= o-ohio?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , phot= os [ https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=3Da.1416590120503298&type=3D3 = ] , and highlights from the convention. Visit our Facebook photo album [ https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=3D= a.1416590120503298&type=3D3 ] throughout the weekend as we add new images f= rom the ARRL exhibit area, and from throughout all of Hamvention. If you=E2=80=99re attending Hamvention, be sure to stop by the ARRL booths = in Building 2 =E2=80=93 Tesla. Nominations for 2026 ARRL Media and PR Awards Accepted Through May 31 ARRL has extended the deadline to May 31, 2026, for nominations to honor ou= tstanding work that advances amateur radio through media and public relatio= ns. =C2=A0 ARRL Bill Leonard Professional Media Award=20 =C2=A0 The Bill Leonard Award honors three professional journalists or journalisti= c teams each year whose outstanding coverage highlights the enjoyment, impo= rtance, and public service value of the Amateur Radio Service. The award wa= s created as a tribute to the late CBS News President Bill Leonard, W2SKE (= SK). The award is divided into three categories, based on format: (a) audio= , (b) visual, and (c) print and text. =C2=A0 Nominations are judged by members of the ARRL Public Relations Committee, a= nd the final decision is made by the ARRL Board of Directors at their Secon= d Meeting in July. Award winners in each category, either individual or gro= up, will receive an engraved plaque and a $250 contribution will be made fo= r each winning entry to the charity of their choice. =C2=A0 The 2025 Leonard Award for Print Reporting was presented to Makena Kelly an= d Dell Cameron, of WIRED for their October 2024 article, "Through Hurricane= s Helene and Milton, Amateur Radio Triumphs When All Else Fails. [ https://= www.wired.com/story/hurricane-helene-milton-north-carolina-florida-amateur-= radio/ ] " =C2=A0 The 2025 Leonard Award for Video Reporting was presented to NBC Today Corre= spondent Harry Smith in recognition of his outstanding coverage of amateur = radio in the television segment, =E2=80=9CMeet the students using radio wav= es to contact the ISS. [ https://youtu.be/w2s_C4o7dfk?si=3DJEYKRBAEuJ-bMI0Y= ] =E2=80=9D =C2=A0 Nomination instructions are available at www.arrl.org/bill-leonard-award [ = http://www.arrl.org/bill-leonard-award?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEm= ail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] . ARRL Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award=20 =C2=A0 The annual award honoring Phil McGan, WA2MBQ (SK), is given to an amateur(s= ) who has demonstrated success promoting amateur radio to the public. McGan= was a journalist who served as the first chairman of the ARRL Public Relat= ions Committee, which helped reinvigorate the organization=E2=80=99s commit= ment to public relations. The award was established by ARRL and friends in = the New Hampshire Amateur Radio Association.=20 =C2=A0 Public relations activities for which the McGan Award is presented include = efforts specifically directed at bringing amateur radio to the public=E2=80= =99s attention (and most often the media=E2=80=99s) in a positive light. Th= is may include traditional methods, like news releases, or non-traditional = methods, such as hosting a radio show or being an active public speaker.=20 =C2=A0 The 2025 McGan Award was presented to Micah Martin, KN6VUT, of Tehachapi, C= alifornia, for his outstanding volunteer public relations efforts on behalf= of amateur radio. =C2=A0 See the nomination details at www.arrl.org/phil-mcgan-award [ http://www.ar= rl.org/phil-mcgan-award?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaig= n=3DARRL ] . [https://www.repeaterbook.com/] USCG Adopted by the Barnstable Amateur Radio Club The Barnstable Amateur Radio Club [ https://www.barnstablearc.org/ ] (BARC)= in Massachusetts has =E2=80=9Cadopted=E2=80=9D a Cape Cod Coast Guard stat= ion for what is hoped to be a new amateur radio initiative. =C2=A0 ARRL New England Division Assistant Director Rob Leiden, K1UI, said the pro= cess all started early in 2025 with the club=E2=80=99s Technician License i= n a Weekend class at the US Coast Guard (USCG) station in Chatham. =C2=A0 =E2=80=9CWe began testing at USCG Station Chatham, but at that time no Coas= t Guard members were involved,=E2=80=9D said Leiden. =E2=80=9CHowever, duri= ng the February 2026 Cape Cod blizzard, there was a breakdown in normal com= munication and an extended loss of power. Local amateur radio repeaters, us= ing emergency power generators and large capacity battery banks, provided a= lifeline for snowed-in hams, shelter operations, and National Weather Serv= ice reports.=E2=80=9D =C2=A0 Coast Guard members showed an interest after they became aware of the contr= ibutions of Cape Cod ARES to the emergency response operations coordinated = by the Regional Emergency Planning Committee. On April 25 - 26, 2026, the first class was held for Coast Guard enlisted p= ersonnel and was unique in two ways. As part of the most recent initiative, and in recognition of their service = and the temporary lack of funding for the Department of Homeland Security, = all FCC and ARRL VEC exam fees were underwritten by BARC, and all ARRL Tech= nician License Manuals were provided by ARRL Eastern Massachusetts Section = Manager Jon McCombie, N1ILZ, at no cost to the students. Eight enlisted petty officers at the station attended the Technician course= and all successfully passed the exam. A second licensing class, planned for early June, will include additional e= nlisted personnel. =C2=A0 =E2=80=9CFor most of my crew, this was their first experience with a loss o= f all the utilities that we barely give a moment=E2=80=99s thought to until= they are lost,=E2=80=9D said Chatham Coast Guard Station Officer-in-Charge= , Ross Comstock, KE5BM. =E2=80=9CNow, the crewmen who have successfully ear= ned their licenses are exploring all the different paths of amateur radio.= =E2=80=9D =C2=A0 In the spirit of ARRL=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CYear of the Club,=E2=80=9D BARC ho= pes that other clubs will adopt local military installations and hold licen= se classes, both as a way to show appreciation for the service provided by = these young men and women and to attract new, young people into amateur rad= io. =C2=A0 =E2=80=9CThis type of relationship is what we talk about all the time,=E2= =80=9D said ARRL Emergency Communications and Field Services Director Josh = Johnston, KE5MHV. =E2=80=9CRelationships are one of the keys to healthy clu= bs, ARES groups and amateur radio as a whole.=E2=80=9D [https://ccrane.com/arrl?utm_source=3Darrl&utm_medium=3Dnewsletter&utm_camp= aign=3D2026&utm_content=3Dssb2] YOTA at Hamvention=C2=AE 2026 Youth on the Air [ https://youthontheair.org/hamvention2026/ ] (YOTA), know= n for programs such as YOTA Camp and other activities that enrich the amate= ur radio experience of young hams, has a full schedule of activities for th= is year=E2=80=99s Hamvention [ https://hamvention.org/ ] =C2=AE May 15 - 17= at the Greene County Fair and Expo Center, in Ohio. =C2=A0=20 YOTA booth, #4304 in the Volta Building (building 4), will have volunteers = on hand to answer questions about youth activities and will have free items= for youth while supplies last. All young hams and their siblings are invit= ed for a free youth lunch during social hours at noon on both Friday and Sa= turday in the =E2=80=98booth talks=E2=80=99 area behind the YOTA booth. Several forums and booth talks will help young attendees connect with all t= he other youth at Hamvention. HamSCI [ https://hamsci.org/ ] will present G= ary Mikitin, AF8A, who will lead a booth talk and Q&A session titled, "Care= ers in Engineering: Unlimited Opportunities". Young people interested in en= gineering are encouraged to stop by and ask questions about the profession.= =20 =C2=A0=20 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS [ https://www.ariss= =2Eorg/ ] ) will also have booth nearby, with events happening on Friday an= d Saturday.=20 =C2=A0=20 ARRL is sponsoring a Youth Rally on Saturday afternoon, from 1 to 4 PM in F= orum Room 4 for students 11 - 21 years old. Advance registration [ https://= pci.jotform.com/form/260975827202158 ] is recommended to get this year=E2= =80=99s Youth Rally t-shirt. After the rally, the ARRL Collegiate Amateur R= adio Program (CARP [ http://www.arrl.org/collegiate-amateur-radio?utm_sourc= e=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] ) will hold a meetup i= n the same room. Students are also invited to visit the education and youth exhibits in the = ARRL exposition area in the Tesla Building (Building 2) throughout Hamventi= on. =C2=A0=20 More information is available at YOTA=E2=80=99s webpage [ https://youthonth= eair.org/hamvention2026/ ] , including the latest schedule of speakers and = topics from HamSCI and ARISS, and listings for many other youth activities = at Hamvention no matter who sponsors them. [http://rooftowers.com/?liftlaunch] SteppIR Communications is serving the ham radio market once again [https://steppir.com/] According to the SteppIR Communications [ https://steppir.com/ ] website, t= heir Urban Beam, BigIR, and SmallIR verticals, and three- and four-element = Yagi antennas are available for online purchase. Their DB-series products are available, but must be scheduled to fit within= the production schedule of their commercial operations. CEO John Mertel said in a recent Groups.IO post: =E2=80=9CWe never left ham= radio because we wanted to, we did it because what we had been successful = at for many years in the ham market was not working any longer and we were = trying to be too many things to too many people and taking a lot of (deserv= ed) heat in the process from our ham customers. We knew for certain that something had to change and while we did not know = how this was all going to turn out, we were always hoping for some kind of = rekindling of the ham radio consumer market. Now a year later, here we are; we have a stable, growing commercial busines= s platform, key commercial partnerships, and we feel we can responsibly sta= rt going back to our original roots =E2=80=94 our ham radio customers. We=E2=80=99re still not a perfect company by any means, for example we=E2= =80=99ve got work to do on making the user experience a better one =E2=80= =94 albeit through more modern means of communication and support.=E2=80=9D= ARRL spoke with Mertel recently: =E2=80=9CThough we=E2=80=99re not exhibit= ing at the Hamvention, we have donated an UrbanBeam to the grand prize pool. You can find our products online at our website, along with parts for all o= f our products.=E2=80=9D =C2=A0=20 Thanks to ARRL Contest Update Editor Brian Moran, N9ADG, for the informatio= n contained in this story. [https://preppcomm.com/products/ditstorm%E2%84%A2-cypher%E2%84%A2-universal= -morse-expert] Amateur Radio in the News =E2=80=9CCommunity invited to Amateur Radio Field Day [ https://www.wyoming= news.com/rocketminer/community-invited-to-amateur-radio-field-day/article_e= 19e947e-c372-4be9-b97c-39038afda748.html ] =E2=80=9D / Rocket Miner.com (Wy= oming) May 9, 2026 -- The Sweetwater Amateur Radio Club is an ARRL Affiliat= ed Club. =C2=A0 =E2=80=9CHELPERS: Amateur radio operators wired in to help when needed [ ht= tps://www.newmarkettoday.ca/helpers/helpers-amateur-radio-operators-wired-i= n-to-help-when-needed-12227295 ] =E2=80=9D / NewmarketToday.ca (Canada) May= 9, 2026 -- The York Region Amateur Radio Club. =C2=A0 =E2=80=9CDutchess to Offer Amateur Radio Exam [ https://highlandscurrent.or= g/2026/05/13/dutchess-to-offer-ham-radio-exam/ ] =E2=80=9D / The Highlands = Current (New York) May 13, 2026 / The Mount Beacon Amateur Radio Club. [https://elecraft.com/products/k4-transceiver] ARRL Live Events and Podcasts On the Air LIVE [https://learn.arrl.org/events] On the Air LIVE=20 =C2=A0=20 Join ARRL's Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, as he takes amateur = radio to the final frontier! In this session of On the Air Live, we will ex= plore how to make contacts through amateur radio satellites and the Interna= tional Space Station (ISS) using portable equipment. We=E2=80=99ll dive int= o the essential gear=E2=80=94including handheld radios and directional ante= nnas=E2=80=94and discuss the techniques needed for successful space-based c= ommunication. Plus, Wayne will show you how to use computer and smartphone = apps to accurately track satellite passes in your specific area. Whether yo= u are a newcomer or a seasoned operator, tune in to learn how to work "the = birds" right from your own backyard! =C2=A0=20 The session will air on the ARRL'S learning center, learn.arrl.org [ http:/= /learn.arrl.org ] , on May 26th at 8 PM Eastern. Preregistration is require= d and can be accomplished on the learning center.=20 =C2=A0=20 =F0=9F=93=85 Date: May 26, 2026 =F0=9F=95=97 Time: 8 PM Eastern / 5 PM Pacific =F0=9F=91=89 Register Now [ https://learn.arrl.org/events ] | =E2=8F=AA Pre= viously 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 Get On the Ham Satellites!=20 ARRL Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, visits the podcast to discu= ss his May/June 2026 On the Air article =E2=80=9CEquipment for Making Conta= cts Through an Amateur Radio Satellite=E2=80=9D as well as the upcoming May= 26 =E2=80=9COn the Air Live=E2=80=9D session he=E2=80=99ll be hosting on t= he same topic. More info [ http://www.arrl.org/on-the-air-podcast?utm_sourc= e=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] | Listen on Blubrry [ = https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/ ] | Also available on iTunes and Apple Po= dcasts. [https://store.ai6ym.radio/pages/picofox?utm_source=3Darrl&utm_medium=3Dema= il&utm_campaign=3Dr3] Announcements The National WWI Museum and Memorial [ https://www.theworldwar.org/ ] conti= nues to partner with area amateur radio operators to host special event sta= tion WW1USA for Memorial Day 2026. This year=E2=80=99s event will be Monday= , May 25, 10AM - 5PM (CDT) at the Overland Park Christian Church in Overlan= d Park, Kansas. Station operators will contact hundreds of other amateur radio operators ac= ross the world. Individuals are welcome to serve as a guest operator of WW1USA at any time = with all guests receiving a special amateur radio operator certificate. Operating events from WW1USA have been very successful! During the five yea= rs of the centennial, from 2014 through 2018, there were 19 events, with ov= er 27,000 contacts in all 50 United States, 11 of 12 Canadian provinces, an= d 133 countries worldwide. WW1USA acknowledged over 2500 QSL cards and sent out 5,000 certificates. As= of 2021, there were over 100,000 lookups on QRZ [ http://qrz.com/ ] . Cont= act WW1USA for additional information and operating frequencies. [https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Dacron_Rope.html] In Brief... [https://www.arrl.org/america250-was?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmai= l&utm_campaign=3DARRL&_zs=3DOV2xl&_zl=3DRifc3] The following America250 W1AW Portable Activations begin 0000z on Wednesday= s, and end 2359z on Tuesdays (7 days total for each activation). See the co= mplete schedule at www.arrl.org/america250-was [ https://www.arrl.org/ameri= ca250-was?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&_zs= =3DOV2xl&_zl=3DRifc3&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign= =3DARRL&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] . =C2=A0=20 05/20/2026 Connecticut W1AW/1 (host W8ZY)=20 05/20/2026 Missouri W1AW/=C3=98 (host N=C3=98AX)=20 05/27/2026 Colorado W1AW/ =C3=98 (host K1DDN) 06/03/2026 New Jersey W1AW/2 (NP4H)=20 06/03/2026 Oregon W1AW/7 (host N7JI) Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes during an Armed Forces Day Cross= band Test? The Battleship IOWA Amateur Radio Association [ https://biara.or= g/ ] (BIARA) has posted a YouTube video of this year=E2=80=99s test on May = 9, 2026. You can watch the video at Armed Forces Crossband Test From Battle= ship Iowa! [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D_Vb6EhzLywo ] The Battleship= IOWA ARA is an ARRL Affiliated Club. Tuesday, May 12, 2026, was Puerto Rico's Amateur Radio Day. There have been= many stories about the legacy of Joaqu=C3=ADn Agusty and Jes=C3=BAs T. Pi= =C3=B1ero, the first radio amateurs on the island, and founders of the Puer= to Rico Radio Club in 1921. Because of Agusty's work, he was recruited to r= un Puerto Rico's first radio station, WKAQ, in 1922. This year highlighted = another of its founders, Luis Rexach Disdier, amateur radio callsign 4OI. =C2=A0 In September 1922, Luis finished the construction of his station in San Jua= n, equipped with a 100-watt transmitter, and began contacting radio amateur= s in the United States for the almost daily sending of welfare messages. Th= e feat caused a sensation and was reviewed in the ARRL's QST magazine in No= vember of that year.=20 =C2=A0 Thanks to ARRL Puerto Rico Section Public Information Coordinator Angel L. = Santana, WP3GW, for the information contained in this story. [https://www.arrl.org/HOA] Open Positions at ARRL Come join the headquarters staff of ARRL The National Association for Amate= ur Radio=C2=AE! We are currently seeking qualified applicants for the follo= wing positions: =C2=A0=20 Awards Program Supervisor Membership Manager RFI Lab Engineer Public Relations and Outreach Manager =C2=A0=20 Full details may be found on the ARRL HR web page at www.arrl.org/careers [= https://www.arrl.org/careers?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_c= ampaign=3DARRL ] . =C2=A0=20 ARRL is an equal opportunity employer. [https://www.radioddity.com/products/xiegu-x6200] [https://heilhamradio.com/products/] [https://www.schulmanauction.com/] [https://elecraft.com/products/k4-transceiver] [https://www.w2phradio.com/] [https://www.flexradio.com/aurora/] [https://digirig.net/store/] [https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-multimeters/dm800/?utm_source=3DQ= ST&utm_medium=3DeNews&utm_campaign=3DDM858] [https://preppcomm.com/products/ditstorm%E2%84%A2-cypher%E2%84%A2-universal= -morse-expert] 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 for May 14, 2026 =C2=A0 Solar activity remained at low levels this past week. Region 4436 was respo= nsible for the majority of the C-flare activity, including the largest flar= e of the period, a C2.3 that peaked on May 13. Region 4432 rotated off the = west limb. Two new regions were numbered during the past 24 hours. Region 4= 437, which has since decayed to plage, and 4438, resulting in a total of 4 = numbered regions now on the visible disk. =C2=A0 No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in available coronagraph imagery. =C2=A0 Solar activity is expected to remain predominately at low levels with a cha= nce for M-class (R1-R2/minor-moderate) flares through May 16. =C2=A0 The solar wind parameters reflected possible combined effects from a corona= l hole high speed stream (CH HSS) influence and a coronal mass ejection (CM= E) that left the Sun on May 10. The speeds and densities also showed enhanc= ements during the period, with maximum speeds of ~490 km/s, through these h= ad decreased to ~450 km/s by the end of the period.=20 =C2=A0 Solar wind parameters are expected to continue to be slightly disturbed thr= ough May 14, as the glancing influence from the May 10 CME wanes and a posi= tive polarity CH HSS remains geoeffective. On May 15 - 16, a corotating int= eraction region (CIR) associated with a negative polarity CH HSS is anticip= ated to arrive near Earth, likely resulting in more disturbed solar wind co= nditions. =C2=A0 The 10.7-centimeter flux: May 14, 130; May 15 =E2=80=93 16, 130; May 17, 12= 0; May 18, 122; May 19, 130. =C2=A0 Predicted sunspots: May 14, 104; May 15, 98; May 16, 110; May 17, 93; May 1= 8, 114; May 19, 114; May 20, 88; May 21, 118. =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 ] the ARRL Technical Information Service, read A Quic= k Guide to HF Propagation Using Solar Indices [ https://www.qsl.net/4x4xm/P= ropagation/HF-Propagation-Solar-Indices.htm ] , and check out the Propagati= on Page of Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA [ https://k9la.us/body_index.html ] . =C2=A0=20 For customizable propagation charts, visit the VOACAP Online for Ham Radio = website [ https://www.voacap.com/ ] . [http://www.arrl.org/shop] Just Ahead in Radiosport =E2=80=A2=C2=A0May 14 -- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA (digital) =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0May 14 -- QRP Minimal Art Session (CW)=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0May 16 -- UN DX Contest (CW, phone)=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0May 16 -- NZART Sangster Shield Contest (CW)=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0May 16 - 17 -- His Maj. 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[https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2066877520] Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions =E2=80=A2=C2=A0June 5 -7 | SEA-PAC [ http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/sea-pac-a= rrl-northwestern-division-convention-4?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEm= ail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the ARRL Northwestern Division Conventi= on, Seaside, Oregon=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0June 13 | Knoxville Hamfest [ http://www.arrl.org/hamf= ests/knoxville-hamfest-arrl-tennessee-state-convention-2?utm_source=3DInfor= mz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the ARRL Tennessee St= ate Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee=20 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0June 14 | BreezeShooters Hamfest [ http://www.arrl.org= /hamfests/breezeshooters-hamfest-computer-and-electronics-show-arrl-western= -pennsylvania-section-convention-1?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&= utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the ARRL Western Pennsylvania Section Conve= ntion, Butler, Pennsylvania =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0June 19 - 20 | Flagstaff HamFest [ https://www.arrl.or= g/hamfests/flagstaff-hamfest-arrl-arizona-section-convention?utm_source=3DI= nformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the ARRL Arizona = Section Convention, Flagstaff, Arizona. =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 28 - 30 | Wyoming HamCon [ https://www.arrl.org= /hamfests/wyoming-hamcon-arrl-rocky-mountain-division-convention?utm_source= =3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the ARRL Rock= y Mountain Division Convention, Casper, Wyoming =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0October 9 - 10 | SPARK-CON 2026 [ https://www.arrl.org= /hamfests/spark-con-2026-arrl-midwest-division-convention?utm_source=3DInfo= rmz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the ARRL Midwest Div= ision Convention, Sedalia, Missouri 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. Save the Date =E2=80=A2=C2=A0May 15 - 17 | Dayton Hamvention [ http://hamvention.org/ ] ,= Xenia, Ohio =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0June 26 - 28 | HAM RADIO [ http://www.hamradio-friedri= chshafen.com/ ] , International Amateur Radio Exhibition, Friedrichshafen, = Germany =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 7 - 8 | Shreveport-Bossier Hamfest [ https://ww= w.arrl.org/hamfests/shreveport-bossier-hamfest-arrl-delta-division-conventi= on?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting = the ARRL Delta Division Convention, Shreveport, Louisiana =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 13 - 16 | Northeast HamXposition [ https://www.= arrl.org/hamfests/northeast-hamxposition-arrl-new-england-division-conventi= on-5?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , ARRL N= ew England Division Convention, Marlborough, Massachusetts =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 15 | Cincinnati Hamfest [ https://www.arrl.org/= hamfests/cincinnati-hamfest-arrl-great-lakes-division-convention-1?utm_sour= ce=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] =E2=84=A0, hosting th= e ARRL Great Lakes Division Convention =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 22 - 23 | Huntsville Hamfest [ https://hamfest.= org/ ] , hosting the 2026 ARRL National Convention [ https://www.arrl.org/a= rrl-expo?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , Hu= ntsville, Alabama =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0August 28 - 30 | Wyoming HamCon [ https://www.arrl.org= /hamfests/wyoming-hamcon-arrl-rocky-mountain-division-convention?utm_source= =3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&_zs=3DHPe1m&_zl=3DUHel3&u= tm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the = ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Casper, Wyoming =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0October 9 - 10 | SPARK-CON 2026 [ https://www.arrl.org= /hamfests/spark-con-2026-arrl-midwest-division-convention?utm_source=3DInfo= rmz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&_zs=3DHPe1m&_zl=3DWHel3&utm_sour= ce=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosting the ARRL Mi= dwest Division Convention, Sedalia, Missouri =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0October 10 | North Star Radio Convention [ https://www= =2Earrl.org/hamfests/north-star-radio-convention-arrl-dakota-division-conve= ntion?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL ] , hosti= ng the ARRL Dakota Division Convention, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota =C2=A0=E2=80=A2=C2=A0October 16 - 18 | Pacificon [ https://www.pacificon.or= g/ ] , ARRL Pacific Division Convention, San Ramon, California Have News for ARRL? 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If you=E2=80=99re attending Hamvention, be sure to stop by the ARRL booths = in Building 2 =E2=80=93 Tesla.</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 A7A537A9C-56B7-A5D7-4FC9-BA0009D4D5E9" = 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_A7A537A9C"></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">Nominations for 2026 ARRL Media and PR Awards Acc= epted Through May 31</span></strong></p></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A61EDA80C-4914-E8C8-B5F5-51C8A903BF8A" = 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 has extended the deadline to May 31, 2026, for nominations to honor ou= tstanding work that advances amateur radio through media and public relatio= ns.</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>ARRL Bill Leonard Professional Media Award </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 Bill Leonard Award honors three professional journalists or journalisti= c teams each year whose outstanding coverage highlights the enjoyment, impo= rtance, and public service value of the Amateur Radio Service. The award was created as a tribute to the late CBS News President Bill Leon= ard, W2SKE (SK). The award is divided into three categories, based on forma= t: (a) audio, (b) visual, and (c) print and text.</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;"> Nominations are judged by members of the ARRL Public Relations Committee, a= nd the final decision is made by the ARRL Board of Directors at their Secon= d Meeting in July. Award winners in each category, either individual or group, will receive an= engraved plaque and a $250 contribution will be made for each winning entr= y to the charity of their choice.</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 2025 Leonard Award for Print Reporting was presented to Makena Kelly an= d Dell Cameron, of WIRED for their October 2024 article, &quot;<a href=3D"h= ttps://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00M= jk2MzQ0NA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-inf= ormz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee;= font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperli= nk-color-preserver" style>Through Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Amateur Rad= io Triumphs When All Else Fails.</span></a>&quot;</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 2025 Leonard Award for Video Reporting was presented to NBC Today Corre= spondent Harry Smith in recognition of his outstanding coverage of amateur = radio in the television segment, =E2=80=9C<a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.n= et/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ0NQ/index.html"= target=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-i= nformz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit= ; text-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" s= tyle>Meet the students using radio waves to contact the ISS.</span></a>=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;"> Nomination instructions are available at <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.in= formz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ0Ng/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/bill-leonard-award</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> </td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"image A502B7081-E98A-E7B5-5839-83F211F45248"= 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://assets.informz.net/arrl/data/images/Untitled-3.png?= cb=3D310928" border=3D"0" height=3D"252" width=3D"620" align=3D"center" sty= le=3D"height: auto !important; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !important; text-= align: center; width: auto !important;" class=3D"img "></td></tr> <tr> <td></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A9DEABB36-C276-109B-1C8D-F409E6D4B5A6" = 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>ARRL Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award </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 annual award honoring Phil McGan, WA2MBQ (SK), is given to an amateur(s= ) who has demonstrated success promoting amateur radio to the public. McGan= was a journalist who served as the first chairman of the ARRL Public Relat= ions Committee, which helped reinvigorate the organization=E2=80=99s commit= ment to public relations. The award was established by ARRL and friends in = the New Hampshire Amateur Radio Association. </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;"> Public relations activities for which the McGan Award is presented include = efforts specifically directed at bringing amateur radio to the public=E2=80= =99s attention (and most often the media=E2=80=99s) in a positive light. Th= is may include traditional methods, like news releases, or non-traditional = methods, such as hosting a radio show or being an active public speaker. </= 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 2025 McGan Award was presented to Micah Martin, KN6VUT, of Tehachapi, C= alifornia, for his outstanding volunteer public relations efforts on behalf= of 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;"> See the nomination details at <strong><a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z= /cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ0Nw/index.html" tar= get=3D"_blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-infor= mz-do-not-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; te= xt-decoration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style= >www.arrl.org/phil-mcgan-award</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"image A477AE0FE-9A44-47B9-8E5D-3327CEB99940"= 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/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ0OQ/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://assets.informz.net/arrl/data/images/RTS_RBP.gif?cb= =3D360873" border=3D"0" height=3D"199" 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></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A61CC9FA4-4272-7266-21CF-C5352E74FE23" = 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 A92DFA671-AEF9-2CE7-E647-3DA3491F226B" = 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_A92DFA671"></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">USCG Adopted by the Barnstable Amateur Radio Club= </span></strong></p></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text ADC8FEDA4-B2B2-F1A3-AB2E-2DB58D91EE65" = 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 <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyM= DUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ1MQ/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>Barnstable Amateur Radio Club<= /span></a> (BARC) in Massachusetts has =E2=80=9Cadopted=E2=80=9D a Cape Cod= Coast Guard station for what is hoped to be a new amateur radio initiative= =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> <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 New England Division Assistant Director Rob Leiden, K1UI, said the pro= cess all started early in 2025 with the club=E2=80=99s Technician License i= n a Weekend class at the US Coast Guard (USCG) station in Chatham.</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 began testing at USCG Station Chatham, but at that time no Coas= t Guard members were involved,=E2=80=9D said Leiden. =E2=80=9CHowever, duri= ng the February 2026 Cape Cod blizzard, there was a breakdown in normal com= munication and an extended loss of power. Local amateur radio repeaters, us= ing emergency power generators and large capacity battery banks, provided a= lifeline for snowed-in hams, shelter operations, and National Weather Serv= ice reports.=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;"> Coast Guard members showed an interest after they became aware of the contr= ibutions of Cape Cod ARES to the emergency response operations coordinated = by the Regional Emergency Planning Committee.</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 A5A8D95A6-6C2B-01C7-631D-9706B0A8FFD9"= 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://assets.informz.net/arrl/data/images/Chatham%20Coast= %20Guard%20Station%20%202026.jpg?cb=3D934383" border=3D"0" height=3D"294" w= idth=3D"474" align=3D"center" style=3D"height: auto !important; margin: 0; = max-width: 100% !important; text-align: center; width: auto !important;" cl= ass=3D"img "></td></tr> <tr> <td> <table width=3D"474" class=3D"imagecaption A5A8D95A6-6C2B-01C7-631D-9706B0A= 8FFD9" 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;">Coast Guard Station, Chatham, Massachusetts</p></td><= /tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A383CBF80-E759-50A4-A82A-551FF7031E41" = 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: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> On April 25 - 26, 2026, the first class was held for Coast Guard enlisted = personnel and was unique in two ways. As part of the most recent initiative, and in recognition of their service = and the temporary lack of funding for the Department of Homeland Security, = all FCC and ARRL VEC exam fees were underwritten by BARC, and all ARRL Tech= nician License Manuals were provided by ARRL Eastern Massachusetts Section = Manager Jon McCombie, N1ILZ, at no cost to the students. Eight enlisted petty officers at the station attended the Technician course= and all successfully passed the exam. A second licensing class, planned for early June, will include additional e= nlisted personnel. </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: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> =E2=80=9CFor most of my crew, this was their first experience with a loss o= f all the utilities that we barely give a moment=E2=80=99s thought to until= they are lost,=E2=80=9D said Chatham Coast Guard Station Officer-in-Charge= , Ross Comstock, KE5BM. =E2=80=9CNow, the crewmen who have successfully ear= ned their licenses are exploring all the different paths of amateur radio.= =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: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> In the spirit of ARRL=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CYear of the Club,=E2=80=9D BARC ho= pes that other clubs will adopt local military installations and hold licen= se classes, both as a way to show appreciation for the service provided by = these young men and women and to attract new, young people into amateur rad= io.</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: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> =E2=80=9CThis type of relationship is what we talk about all the time,=E2= =80=9D said ARRL Emergency Communications and Field Services Director Josh = Johnston, KE5MHV. =E2=80=9CRelationships are one of the keys to healthy clu= bs, ARES groups and amateur radio as a whole.=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> </td> </tr> </table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"image A32763FFD-EFFC-0F35-1F0E-158F4C4CC48A"= 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/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ1Mw/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://assets.informz.net/arrl/data/images/laent.png?cb=3D= 800809" 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; 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margin-botto= m: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"><strong><span class=3D"inline-color= " style=3D"color:#c00000">YOTA at Hamvention=C2=AE 2026</span></strong></p>= </td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A64AB3705-EE25-1E0C-F30F-B4B56F3F9CA2" = 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 href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ1NQ/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;"><span class=3D"e= mail-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Youth on the Air</span></a> (YOTA), known for programs such as YOTA Camp and other activities that enri= ch the amateur radio experience of young hams, has a full schedule of activ= ities for this year=E2=80=99s <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9= taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ1Nw/index.html" target=3D"_= blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-no= t-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decor= ation: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Hamvent= ion</span></a><sup>=C2=AE</sup> May 15 - 17 at the Greene County Fair and E= xpo Center, in Ohio.</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;"> YOTA booth, #4304 in the Volta Building (building 4), will have volunteers = on hand to answer questions about youth activities and will have free items= for youth while supplies last. All young hams and their siblings are invited for a free youth lunch during= social hours at noon on both Friday and Saturday in the =E2=80=98booth tal= ks=E2=80=99 area behind the YOTA booth. </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 A13C7E01C-AEC9-7249-C5C7-13A903146402"= 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://assets.informz.net/arrl/data/images/YOTA%20Photo%20= for%202026%20Hamvention.jpg?cb=3D874246" border=3D"0" height=3D"465" width= =3D"620" align=3D"center" style=3D"height: auto !important; margin: 0; max-= width: 100% !important; text-align: center; width: auto !important;" class= =3D"img "></td></tr> <tr> <td> <table width=3D"620" class=3D"imagecaption A13C7E01C-AEC9-7249-C5C7-13A9031= 46402" 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;">[Photo courtesy of YOTA]</p></td></tr></table></td></= tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A9CD0792D-2546-B289-12D7-514B5FDEAE71" = 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 forums and booth talks will help young attendees connect with all t= he other youth at Hamvention. <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9= taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ1OQ/index.html" target=3D"_= blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-no= t-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decor= ation: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>HamSCI<= /span></a> will present Gary Mikitin, AF8A, who will lead a booth talk and Q&amp;A ses= sion titled, &quot;Careers in Engineering: Unlimited Opportunities&quot;. Y= oung people interested in engineering are encouraged to stop by and ask que= stions about the profession. </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;"> Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (<a href=3D"https://arrl.i= nformz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ2MA/ind= ex.html" 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>ARISS</span></a>) will also have booth nearby, with events hap= pening on Friday and Saturday. </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 is sponsoring a Youth Rally on Saturday afternoon, from 1 to 4 PM in F= orum Room 4 for students 11 - 21 years old. <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz= =2Enet/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ2MQ/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>Advance registration</span></a> is recommended to get this year=E2=80=99s Youth Rally t-shirt. After the ra= lly, the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Program (<a href=3D"https://arrl.inf= ormz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ2Mw/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>CARP</span></a>) will hold a meetup in the same room. Students are also invited to visit the education and youth exhibits in the = ARRL exposition area in the Tesla Building (Building 2) throughout Hamventi= on.</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;"> More information is available at <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUu= cD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ1NQ/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>YO= TA=E2=80=99s webpage</span></a>, including the latest schedule of speakers = and topics from HamSCI and ARISS, and listings for many other youth activit= ies at Hamvention no matter who sponsors them. </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 A7DACD8FD-B6E3-412F-0A7D-9FF64EDF5E3A"= 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/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ2NQ/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://assets.informz.net/arrl/data/images/93254443-4322-4= a3a-82ce-156226fe1e20.gif?cb=3D78772" border=3D"0" height=3D"200" width=3D"= 620" align=3D"center" style=3D"height: auto !important; margin: 0; max-widt= h: 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;"> According to the <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0= JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ2Nw/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>SteppIR Communicatio= ns</span></a> website, their Urban Beam, BigIR, and SmallIR verticals, and three- and fou= r-element Yagi antennas are available for online purchase. Their DB-series products are available, but must be scheduled to fit within= the production schedule of their commercial operations. CEO John Mertel said in a recent Groups.IO post: =E2=80=9CWe never left ham= radio because we wanted to, we did it because what we had been successful = at for many years in the ham market was not working any longer and we were = trying to be too many things to too many people and taking a lot of (deserv= ed) heat in the process from our ham customers. We knew for certain that something had to change and while we did not know = how this was all going to turn out, we were always hoping for some kind of = rekindling of the ham radio consumer market. Now a year later, here we are; we have a stable, growing commercial busines= s platform, key commercial partnerships, and we feel we can responsibly sta= rt going back to our original roots =E2=80=94 our ham radio customers. We=E2=80=99re still not a perfect company by any means, for example we=E2= =80=99ve got work to do on making the user experience a better one =E2=80= =94 albeit through more modern means of communication and support.=E2=80=9D= ARRL spoke with Mertel recently: =E2=80=9CThough we=E2=80=99re not exhibit= ing at the Hamvention, we have donated an UrbanBeam to the grand prize pool. You can find our products online at our website, along with parts for all o= f our products.=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;"> <em>Thanks to ARRL Contest Update Editor Brian Moran, N9ADG, for the inform= ation contained in this story.</em></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 A4DCF0594-2FB= 3-7A48-A1D9-C89E0ABC2560" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"bord= er: none; border-collapse: collapse; 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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 A89959889-8779-A147-D603-DA44A031E722" = 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_A89959889"></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">Amateur Radio in the News</span></strong></p></td= ></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text AC29F6338-06FB-017F-B1C0-8FA6858A8BFA" = 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;"> =E2=80=9C<a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1= PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ3MQ/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>Community invited to Amateur= Radio Field Day</span></a>=E2=80=9D / Rocket Miner.com (Wyoming) May 9, 20= 26 -- <em>The Sweetwater Amateur Radio Club is an ARRL Affiliated Club</em>= =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> <p style=3D"color: #000000; 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font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Join ARRL&#39;s Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, as he takes amat= eur radio to the final frontier! In this session of <em>On the Air Live</em= >, we will explore how to make contacts through amateur radio satellites an= d the International Space Station (ISS) using portable equipment. We=E2=80=99ll dive into the essential gear=E2=80=94including handheld radio= s and directional antennas=E2=80=94and discuss the techniques needed for su= ccessful space-based communication. Plus, Wayne will show you how to use co= mputer and smartphone apps to accurately track satellite passes in your spe= cific area. 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</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> ARRL Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, visits the podcast to discu= ss his May/June 2026 <em>On the Air</em> article =E2=80=9CEquipment for Mak= ing Contacts Through an Amateur Radio Satellite=E2=80=9D as well as the upc= oming May 26 =E2=80=9COn the Air Live=E2=80=9D session he=E2=80=99ll be hos= ting on the same topic. <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zN= jI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ4OQ/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>More info</sp= an></a> | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDU= yOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ5MQ/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 A3F0540F1-5EB= 9-9E55-27F4-6C5A78189C88" 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/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ5Mw/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://assets.informz.net/arrl/data/images/AI6YM%20468x200= %20Ad.png?cb=3D801129" border=3D"0" height=3D"200" width=3D"468" align=3D"c= enter" style=3D"height: auto !important; margin: 0; max-width: 100% !import= ant; text-align: center; width: auto !important;" class=3D"img "> </a></td></tr> <tr> <td></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A5DBE323F-D7BA-E466-CF61-44935CFB5CF1" = 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 AB3EDFAD9-D4E9-96C5-822A-62EDCBEF37B5" = 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 <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9M= SZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ5NQ/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-inform= z-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" = style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><spa= n class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>National WWI Museum and M= emorial</span></a> continues to partner with area amateur radio operators to host special even= t station WW1USA for Memorial Day 2026</strong>. This year=E2=80=99s event = will be Monday, May 25, 10AM - 5PM (CDT) at the Overland Park Christian Chu= rch in Overland Park, Kansas. Station operators will contact hundreds of ot= her amateur radio operators across the world. Individuals are welcome to se= rve as a guest operator of WW1USA at any time with all guests receiving a s= pecial amateur radio operator certificate. Operating events from WW1USA hav= e been very successful! During the five years of the centennial, from 2014 = through 2018, there were 19 events, with over 27,000 contacts in all 50 Uni= ted States, 11 of 12 Canadian provinces, and 133 countries worldwide. WW1US= A acknowledged over 2500 QSL cards and sent out 5,000 certificates. As of 2= 021, there were over 100,000 lookups on <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net= /z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzQ5Nw/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>QRZ</span></a>. 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You can watch the video at <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD= 9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzUwNg/index.html" target=3D"= _blank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-n= ot-track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-deco= ration: none;"><span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Armed = Forces Crossband Test From Battleship Iowa!</span></a> <em>The Battleship IOWA ARA is an ARRL Affiliated Club</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"text A40A32626-C3FD-C2F8-75DD-1E382F60A7E7" = 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>Tuesday, May 12, 2026, was Puerto Rico&#39;s Amateur Radio Day</str= ong>. There have been many stories about the legacy of Joaqu=C3=ADn Agusty = and Jes=C3=BAs T. Pi=C3=B1ero, the first radio amateurs on the island, and = founders of the Puerto Rico Radio Club in 1921. Because of Agusty&#39;s wor= k, he was recruited to run Puerto Rico&#39;s first radio station, WKAQ, in = 1922. This year highlighted another of its founders, Luis Rexach Disdier, a= mateur radio callsign 4OI.</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 September 1922, Luis finished the construction of his station in San Jua= n, equipped with a 100-watt transmitter, and began contacting radio amateur= s in the United States for the almost daily sending of welfare messages. Th= e feat caused a sensation and was reviewed in the ARRL&#39;s QST magazine i= n November of that year. </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>Thanks to ARRL Puerto Rico Section Public Information Coordinator Angel= L. 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We are currently seeking qualified applicants fo= r the following positions:</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom= : 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> &nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>Awards Program Supervisor</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>Membership Manager</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>RFI Lab Engineer</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bot= tom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> <strong>Public Relations and Outreach Manager</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;"> Full details may be found on the ARRL HR web page at <strong><a href=3D"htt= ps://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk= 2MzUxMA/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; 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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">The ARRL Solar= Report</span></strong></p></td></tr></table><table bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" wid= th=3D"100%" class=3D"A18C225E3-D458-F51D-8341-07EE8E297DCF" cellpadding=3D"= 0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-bottom: none; border-col= lapse: collapse; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; m= so-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tr> <td align=3D"left" style=3D"padding: 0"> <!--[if mso]><table =20 class=3D'image AB4661460-E0A1-8423-6ED5-DDB0481963B6' cellpadding=3D'0' cellspacing=3D'0' align=3D'left'> <tr> <td =20 style=3D"padding:5px 20px 0px 0px; line-height:1px"> <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyO= TcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzUyNg/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://assets.informz.net/arrl/data/images/latest_4096_HMIIC%20new%= 20solar%20disk%20image%205-14-26.jpg?cb=3D524432' border=3D'0' height=3D'250' width=3D'250' align=3D'left' style=3D'text-align: left; 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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 disk image courtesy of NASA/SDO, May 14, 2026</= p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> </div> <!--<![endif]--><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 for May 14, 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 remained at low levels this past week. Region 4436 was responsible for the majority of the C-flare activity, inclu= ding the largest flare of the period, a C2.3 that peaked on May 13. Region = 4432 rotated off the west limb. Two new regions were numbered during the past 24 hours. Region 4437, which = has since decayed to plage, and 4438, resulting in a total of 4 numbered re= gions now on the visible 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;"> No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in 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 expected to remain predominately at low levels with a cha= nce for M-class (R1-R2/minor-moderate) flares through May 16.</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 solar wind parameters reflected possible combined effects from a corona= l hole high speed stream (CH HSS) influence and a coronal mass ejection (CM= E) that left the Sun on May 10. The speeds and densities also showed enhanc= ements during the period, with maximum speeds of ~490 km/s, through these h= ad decreased to ~450 km/s by the end of 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 wind parameters are expected to continue to be slightly disturbed thr= ough May 14, as the glancing influence from the May 10 CME wanes and a posi= tive polarity CH HSS remains geoeffective. On May 15 - 16, a corotating interaction region (CIR) associated with a neg= ative polarity CH HSS is anticipated to arrive near Earth, likely resulting= in more disturbed solar wind conditions.</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: May 14, 130; May 15 =E2=80=93 16, 130; May 17, 12= 0; May 18, 122; May 19, 130.</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: May 14, 104; May 15, 98; May 16, 110; May 17, 93; May 1= 8, 114; May 19, 114; May 20, 88; May 21, 118.</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/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzUyOA/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/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzUzMA/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= check out the <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0Jn= A9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzUzMg/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; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><= span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Propagation Page of Ca= rl Luetzelschwab, K9LA</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;"> For customizable propagation charts, visit the <a href=3D"https://arrl.info= rmz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzUzNA/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-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 AE9A4991A-E5DE-F782-3E5A-90DC954F06AC" = 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_AE9A4991A"></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">Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions= </span></strong></p></td></tr></table> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"text A7EB4418C-3281-AD39-AEED-40DC823D5D7C" = cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"border: none; border-collapse:= collapse; 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font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span= class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Knoxville Hamfest</span></= a>, hosting the ARRL Tennessee State Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee </li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> June 14 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MS= Z1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzU0Ng/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-informz= -link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" s= tyle=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span= class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>BreezeShooters Hamfest</sp= an></a>, hosting the ARRL Western Pennsylvania Section Convention, Butler, = Pennsylvania</li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> June 19 - 20 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0Jn= A9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzU0OA/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; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><= span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Flagstaff HamFest</spa= n></a>, hosting the ARRL Arizona Section Convention, Flagstaff, Arizona.</l= i> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> August 28 - 30 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0= JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzU1MA/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>Wyoming HamCon</span= ></a>, hosting the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Casper, Wyoming= </li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> October 9 - 10 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0= JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzU1Mg/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>SPARK-CON 2026</span= ></a>, hosting the ARRL Midwest Division Convention, Sedalia, Missouri</li> </ul><p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, s= ans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25.5px; margi= n-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"> Remember to search the <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNj= I5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzU1NA/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 Hamfest a= nd Convention</span></a> Database to find events in your area.</p> <p style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri Regular', Calibri, sans-s= erif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-botto= m: 0; 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font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height:= 25.5px; padding-left: 34px;"><li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align= : left;"> May 15 - 17 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0Jn= A9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzU1Ng/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; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><= span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Dayton Hamvention</spa= n></a>, Xenia, Ohio</li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> June 26 - 28 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0J= nA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzU1OA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-in= formz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"fal= se" style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;">= <span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>HAM RADIO</span></a>,= International Amateur Radio Exhibition, Friedrichshafen, Germany</li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> August 7 - 8 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0Jn= A9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzU2MA/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; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><= span class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Shreveport-Bossier Ham= fest</span></a>, hosting the ARRL Delta Division Convention, Shreveport, Lo= uisiana</li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> August 13 - 16 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0= JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzU2Mg/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>Northeast HamXpositi= on</span></a>, ARRL New England Division Convention, Marlborough, Massachus= etts</li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> August 15 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0JnA9M= SZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzU2NA/index.html" target=3D"_blank" data-inform= z-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-track=3D"false" = style=3D"color: #0000ee; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><spa= n class=3D"email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style>Cincinnati Hamfest</span>= </a>=E2=84=A0, hosting the ARRL Great Lakes Division Convention</li> <li style=3D"padding-left: 4.25px; text-align: left;"> August 22 - 23 | <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjI5MTM0= JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzU2Ng/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>Huntsville Hamfest</= span></a>, hosting the 2026 <a href=3D"https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9ta= T0zNjI5MTM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUyOTcyNSZsaT00Mjk2MzU2OA/index.html" target=3D"_bl= ank" data-informz-link=3D"true" data-informz-link-name data-informz-do-not-= track=3D"false" style=3D"color: #0000ee; 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