VOTA Red Badges On The Air Event December 17

2023 has been a fun operating year for ARRL’s Year of the Volunteers with the Volunteers On the Air (VOTA) event. To help members boost their VOTA point totals, ARRL is hosting a Red Badges on the Air activity on…

How to Plan and Apply for an ARRL Hamfest or Convention

If your amateur radio club is planning to host a convention, hamfest, tailgate, or swapfest, please consider applying for it to be an ARRL-sanctioned event. To learn what it means to be an ARRL-sanctioned event, and to get some ideas…

Submitting Info for ARRL Newsletter

ARRL Club News is for radio clubs to show how they are working in the community and the hobby to advance amateur radio. If your club completes a project, supports an event, does an EmComm activation, or activates a park,…

ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program

Clubs around the country sponsor VE sessions in order to help new hams get their licenses and to help existing hams upgrade. One of the changes in the last couple of years if the introduction of the $35 FCC License…

ARRL Asks Hams to Comment on FCC 60-Meter Proposal

The ARRL is asking hams who use the 60-meter (5-MHz) band to file comments in response to the FCC’s proposal to bring the U.S. allocation for the band into conformity with the structure approved several years ago by a previous…

Election Results

2023 ARRL Board of Directors Election Results

The ARRL announces the results of the 2023 ARRL Division elections. ARRL Great Lakes Division Vice Director Scott Yonally, N8SY (2,175 votes), of Lexington, Ohio, defeated candidate Michael Kalter, W8CI (2,023 votes), for the position of Division Director. Yonally will…

Skywarn

The 2023 SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD)

The 2023 SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) is December 2 from 0000z to 2400z. The event honors all SKYWARN storm spotters and amateur radio operators for their contributions to the National Weather Service (NWS) during severe weather. Amateur radio operators also…

D-STAR QSO Party

For rules and points go to this URL: https://www.icomjapan.com/event/dqp2023

West Texas Section Emergency Communications Tab is a resource for WTX Section ARRL members who participate in Emergency Communication activities.  Announcements of and Information about National, West Gulf Division, and/or Section wide events, initiatives, trainings, and exercises will be posted…

Veterans Day 2023 Special Events

Special event stations will offer many opportunities for amateur radio operators to honor Veterans and make contacts for Veterans Day. The K1USN Radio Club will be on the air on Saturday, November 11, 2023, to show their appreciation for those who have…