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The ARRL Solar Update
Posted on Friday April 03, 2026
Solar activity has been at low levels with only C-class flares
produced by Regions 4401, 4405, and 4409. There were 9 numbered
active regions on the solar disk, with 4409 showing the most
significant growth during the period and producing the largest flares
on April 1. A new region emerged but it has not yet been numbered.
Multiple filaments erupted during the day on April 1, producing
coronal mass...
ARRL Dakota Division has a New Vice Director
Posted on Friday April 03, 2026
Chris Stallkamp, KIØD, of Selby, South Dakota, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Dakota Division. ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, appointed Stallkamp who has been South Dakota Section Manager since 2012.
Stallkamp, an ARRL Life Member, has been a radio amateur since 2006 and holds an Extra Class license. He is a member of the Black Hills Amateur Radio Club and Lake Area Radio Klu...
ARISS Outlines Opportunities for Space Station Contacts in 2027
Posted on Friday April 03, 2026
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking formal and informal educational institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an amateur radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.
Crew members will participate in scheduled amateur radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to...
FCC Warns Licensee on Out-of-Band Transmissions
Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has responded to a complaint involving a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, amateur for operating outside the privileges of his Technician Class license and causing interference to local emergency service communications by transmitting on a public service frequency, 470.4375 MHz.
According to a letter released by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, agents investiga...
ARRL Solar Update
Posted on Friday March 27, 2026
Solar activity was at low levels with seven numbered active regions
on the disk.
The largest event of the period was a C3.7 flare on March 25 from
Region 4400. Region 4403, which was numbered last period, is the
suspected source of several flares observed beyond the limb prior to
its rotation onto the disk. Due to its proximity to the northeast
limb, foreshortening continues to prevent a definitive
c...