ANS-025 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

📅 January 25, 2026

In this edition: The AMSAT(R) News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share a...

ANS-018 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

📅 January 18, 2026

AMSAT News Service ANS-018 January 18, 2026 In this edition: November/December 2025 Issue of The AMSAT Journal Now Available REMINDER: AMSAT Membership Now Includes Getting Started Guide PSLV-C62 Mission Experiences Anomaly Message to U.S. Educators: ARISS Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals Chan...

ANS-011 AMSAT News Service Bulletins

📅 January 11, 2026

AMSAT News Service ANS-011 January 11, 2026 In this edition: * NASA Ends Crew 11 Mission Due To ‘Medical Concern’ With An Astronaut * REMINDER: AMSAT Membership Now Includes “Getting Started” Guide * NASA Marks 50 Years Of GOES Satellites * VUCC Satellite Standings for January, 2026 * DX...

ANS-004 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

📅 January 4, 2026

AMSAT News Service ANS-004 January 4, 2026 In this edition: * AMSAT Membership Now Includes “Getting Started with Amateur Satellites” Guide * Soyuz Rideshare Launch Deploys Several New Amateur Radio Satellites in Orbit * HDMI Converter Installed on ISS HamTV System, Expanding Video Capabilities * Cu...

ANS-362 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

📅 December 28, 2025

In this edition: The AMSAT(R) News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share a...

ANS-355 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

📅 December 21, 2025

AMSAT News Service ANS-355 December 21, 2025 In this edition: W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day to be Held January 1, 2026 New Satellite Tracking Application Released How University Space Clubs Prepare for Their First Satellite Project Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for December 19, 2025 ARISS ...

ANS-348 AMSAT News Service Bulletins

📅 December 14, 2025

AMSAT News Service ANS-348 December 14, 2025 In this edition: * Soyuz Crew Lands Ending Eight-Month Space Research Journey * Satellites Experience “Orbital Summer” And “Orbital Winter” * CCSDS Development Competition Open to European Hams * VUCC Satellite Standing December 20...

ANS-341 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

📅 December 7, 2025

AMSAT News Service ANS-341 December 7, 2025 In this edition: * KSLV-II Mission Deploys 13 Satellites, Including New Amateur Radio Payloads * ISS Deployment Added Five New Education-Focused Amateur Radio Missions * ARISS Moves Series 30 SSTV Transmissions to RS-38S After Equipment Issue * GridMasterM...

ANS-334 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

📅 November 30, 2025

AMSAT News ServiceANS-334November 30, 2025 In this edition: The AMSAT(R) News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide g...

ANS-327 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

📅 November 23, 2025

AMSAT News Service ANS-327 November 23, 2025 In this edition: September/October 2025 Edition of The AMSAT Journal Now Available New AMSAT CubeSatSim Lite Available on AMSAT Store Sunday Happy 12th Birthday to AO-73 (FUNcube-1) Successful Reception of CatSat 10 GHz Downlink SO-124 Nears End of Orbita...

Winter Storm Closes ARRL Headquarters on Monday, January 26

📅 January 25, 2026

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 benefits and services online at www.arrl.org. Memb...

The ARRL Solar Update

📅 January 23, 2026

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 the C-level activity of theday, including a large...

Now Shipping: the 2026 edition of The ARRL Repeater Directory® powered by RepeaterBook

📅 January 22, 2026

ARRL is excited to announce that the 2026 edition of The ARRL Repeater Directory® is once again powered by RepeaterBook, amateur radio’s worldwide repeater database. New for 2026, The Repeater Directory features a City Quick Find Index, making it faster and easier than ever to locate nearby repeater...

ARRL Honorary Vice President John Cadwallader Kanode, N4MM, Silent Key

📅 January 21, 2026

John Cadwallader Kanode, N4MM (SK), of Boyce, Virginia, passed away on January 13, 2026. He was 88 years old. First licensed in 1952, Kanode served on the Board of Directors of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio for 21 years, first as Roanoke Division Vice Director, then Director, and V...

The ARRL Solar Update

📅 January 16, 2026

Solar activity reached moderate levels due to an M1.6 flare onJanuary 14 from new region AR4341. Spot classification of thisregion is complicated by limb proximity and foreshortening effects.New Region AR4342 rotated around the NE limb and was also numbered.No Earth-directed Coronal Mass Ejections (...

New 60-Meter Frequencies Available as of February 13

📅 January 15, 2026

The new 60-meter frequencies approved by the FCC in December will become available to amateurs as of February 13, 2026, along with new power restrictions on those frequencies. It’s a bit confusing, as different rules apply to different segments of the band. The changes result from the FCC’s action t...

Bob Jones, VE7RWJ, Silent Key -- Former ITU Official and IARU Expert

📅 January 15, 2026

Robert W. “Bob” Jones, VE7RWJ, a former top official of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Canadian telecommunications regulator, passed away on January 7, 2026, at age 82. His early fascination with amateur radio led to a career in telecommunications and engineering, according to h...

FCC Poised to Exempt Amateurs from Foreign Adversary Reporting Requirements

📅 January 15, 2026

At the urging of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to exempt radio amateurs from foreign adversary reporting requirements. These rules would have applied to citizens of the listed countries (see below), including those living in...

The ARRL Solar Update

📅 January 9, 2026

Geomagnetic field activity is likely to reach G1 (Minor) geomagneticstorm levels on January 13 and 14, and then from January 17 to 20.Unsettled levels are likely on January 12, and then from January 21and 22.  All enhancements in geomagnetic activity are due to theanticipated influence of multiple, ...

Richard Dean Straw, N6BV, ARRL “Antenna Expert,” Silent Key

📅 January 8, 2026

by Mark Derks, KC1RVQ, ARRL Headquarters StaffRichard Dean Straw (“Dean”), N6BV, died on July 9, 2025. Amateur radio was one of his passions.Dean retired from the staff of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® in 2008 following 15 years of service as the Senior Assistant Technical Editor....