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Winter Storm Closes ARRL Headquarters on Monday, January 26

ARRL Headquarters and the Maxim Memorial Station, W1AW, will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026, due to heavy snowfall across the Northeast.Most membership services will continue uninterrupted, with staff working remotely. Members can access many be… […]

ICQPodcast Episode 475 – Expanding portable ops on 70cm/2m

In this episode, I join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news, including: Biggest solar storm in 20 years hits Earth Can Ham Radio Help Taiwan Survive? UK Regulator Eyes Frequency-Sharing By Devices German Amateurs’ Access To 70 Mhz […] […]

Amateur radio in the news: AD2HS, N9UKS, W5XU SK

Terry Gilpatrick, AD2HS Terrence “Terry” M. Gilpatrick, of Westtown, NY, died unexpectedly on January 14, 2026. He was 75. Terry was a Ham radio enthusiast and was a member of the Orange County Amateur Radio Club and a past member of Minisink Hose Co. #1 Unionville Fire Department, Unionville, NY. For those who were lucky […] […]

AI still not ready for prime time…at least not ready for my study guides

Yesterday, someone on the ARRL_Education mailing list asked if anyone is using AI to generate images for educational presentations. That got me thinking that perhaps I could use an AI to generate more images for my study guides. So, I signed up for an account on OpenArt.AI. I asked it to generate an image with […] […]

The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity reached moderate levels with two M-class flaresearlier this week. The first flares occurred on January 21 in regions 4345 and 4349.Region 4345 continued to show development, as well as region 4342.Region 4341 was a main contributor to t… […]