WHAT IS THE ARRL?
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
| 09/26/2026 | Video/Podcast with ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA | ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, was a guest on episode 103 of The DX Mentor, which aired September 19, 2026. Hosted by Bill Salyers, AJ8B, with Joe Pater, W8GEX, the discussion covered highlights from the ARRL Board of Directors’ annual Second Meeting, held July 17; the International Amateur Radio Un… READ MORE |
| 09/25/2026 | Will RADE Be the Next SSB? | It’s been a half century since single sideband (SSB) supplanted amplitude modulation (AM) as the most popular voice mode on HF, due largely to its spectrum efficiency, occupying roughly half the bandwidth of an AM signal. Now, there’s a new digital voice mode from FreeDV called Radio Autoencoder, or… READ MORE |
| 09/25/2026 | FCC and HHS Initiate New Proceedings on RF Exposure | ARRL with ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® is following two new federal proceedings concerning radio frequency (RF) exposure. On September 17, 2026, the FCC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated parallel comment periods on RF safety issues. Neither inqu… READ MORE |
| 09/25/2026 | The ARRL Solar Update | Solar activity is likely to continue at low levels with isolated tooccasional C-class flare activity, along with a slight chance forR1-R2 (Minor-Moderate) M-class flare events, through September 25,according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. The SWPC reportsthat nine sunspot regions are on… READ MORE |
| 09/18/2026 | The ARRL Solar Update | Solar flare activity is expected to remain at very low levels, with achance for isolated C-class flares through September 19, according toNOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Solar wind speed wassteady near 530 km/s, and negative polarity CH HSS (coronal holehigh-speed stream) effects are… READ MORE |
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