The ARRL, the National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio (ham radio) operators in the United States, founded in 1914. The ARRL recognizes SFARC as a special service club for our commitment to the local community and emergency
Its main roles include:
- — Advocacy & representation for amateur radio with the FCC and international regulators
- — Education & licensing support, including study materials and exams
- — Operating activities like contests, awards, and emergency communications programs
- — Publications, most notably QST magazine
- — Emergency communications, coordinating volunteer hams during disasters via ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service)
From The Desk of the ARRL
| 05/17/2026 | 2026 Hamvention Wrap-Up -- Weather or Not… | It’s a tradition for Hamvention® … it must rain for at least part of at least one day … and this year didn’t disappoint! Showers and even the occasional downpour popped up on and off Saturday, prompting flea market shoppers to periodically flee inside to dry out. Then a thunderstorm in the early hou… READ MORE |
| 05/16/2026 | Hamvention 2026 Friday -- Let the Fun Begin! | Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, is officially under way, with large crowds filling the five exhibit halls, four forum rooms, and the giant flea market. Here’s a summary of Friday, May 15.In the ARRL Expo area, attendees interacted with program representatives and volunteer leadership officials, inc… READ MORE |
| 05/15/2026 | The ARRL Solar Update | Solar activity remained at low levels this past week. Region 4436 wasresponsible for the majority of the C-flare activity, including thelargest flare of the period, a C2.3 that peaked on May 13. Region4432 rotated off the west limb. Two new regions were numbered duringthe past 24 hours. Region 4437,… READ MORE |
| 05/15/2026 | Hamvention 2026 Thursday -- Setup Day and Much More | Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, officially begins on Friday morning, May 15. But several hundred hams arrived early to take part in pre-Hamvention activities. ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® was already on site at the Greene County Fairgrounds, exhibitors were busy setting up their… READ MORE |
| 05/08/2026 | The ARRL Solar Update | Solar activity was at low levels this past week with occasionalB-class and isolated low-level C-class flares. The largest event ofthe period was a C1.4/Sf flare from Region 4429 on May 5.There are currently six numbered regions on the visible disk as 4434decayed to plage and Region 4428 rotated beyo… READ MORE |
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