American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources

• The ARRL Solar Update

  The active sunspot region that has been giving us improvedpropagation over the past several days will be rotating awayfrom Earth’s view today, but conditions on most of the HFamateur bands should remain pretty decent in the days ahead,as the 10.7-centimeter radio flux remains right around 100.However, NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) saysthe geomagnetic field could become unsettled...

• eBay Restricts Listings of Radio Equipment, but Exempts Ham-Band-Only Gear

  ImageOnline marketplace eBay has imposed new restrictions on listings of radio transmitting equipment in response to new FCC rules that took effect this week, but responded to ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® that its new policy will not apply to gear that operates exclusively on amateur radio frequencies. The FCC’s rules are intended to use its equipment authorization program t...

• Florida Hams Provide Communications Support During Hurricane Isaias

  Amateur radio operators from Florida’s Santa Rosa, Nassau, Lake, Pinellas, and Leon Counties played an important role in supporting emergency communications efforts during and following Hurricane Isaias, helping ensure that critical communication capabilities remained available throughout the storm.In Santa Rosa County, volunteer amateur radio operators staffed the Emergency Operations Center (...