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Changes in the ARRL Sacramento Valley Section

ARRL News - 0 sec ago

Jay Ballinger, N6SAC, of Antelope, California, has been appointed Section Manager of the ARRL Sacramento Valley Section, effective July 16, 2025. He will serve the remainder of a term that expires on September 30, 2027.

He replaces Dr. Carol Milazzo, MD, KP4MD, who was appointed as Pacific Division Vice Director. Dr. Milazzo has served as Section Manager since 2015.

The ARRL Field Organization is...

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Changes in the ARRL Atlantic Division

ARRL News - 1 hour 35 min ago

Martin “Marty” Newingham, AG3I, of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Atlantic Division, effective July 15, 2025. Newingham will serve the remainder of a term that expires December 31, 2026.

He replaces Martin J. “Marty” Pittinger, KB3MXM, who resigned from the position in April.

Newingham is an ARRL Life Member and a Gold level contributor to the ARRL Diamond ...

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FlexRadio Equips ARRL with FLEX-8000 Series Station for W1AW

ARRL News - 2 hours 35 min ago

There is a new addition to Studio 1 at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut: a complete station of the latest gear from FlexRadio, including a FLEX-8600™ Signature Series SDR transceiver, a Maestro C Control Console, Power Genius XL (PGXL) amplifier, and Radiosport RS60CF headset. The equipment is the latest addition to W1AW, which hosts a ...

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Changes in the ARRL Pacific Division

ARRL News - 2 hours 35 min ago

Dr. Carol Milazzo, MD, KP4MD, of Citrus Heights, California, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Pacific Division, effective July 9, 2025. She replaces John Litz, NZ6Q, who acceded to the position of Director in May. She will serve the remainder of a three-year term ending December 31, 2025.

Since 2015, Dr. Milazzo has served as Section Manager of the ARRL Sacramento Valley Section. She...

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Radio Relay International and ARRL Sign Memorandum of Understanding

ARRL News - 4 hours 35 min ago

Radio Relay International® and ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® Sign Memorandum of Understanding

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® (ARRL®) and Radio Relay International® (RRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). [PDF] The formal agreement, signed by ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, and RRI Board Chairman James Wades, WB8SIW, outlines the value the o...

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Safety Stand-Down: Look Up and Live

ARRL News - Thu, 07/17/2025 - 4:07pm

By Sierra Harrop, W5DX
ARRL Public Relations and Outreach Manage
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Electricity is a killer. About 150 people die each year at work from contact with electricity, according to the Electrical Safety Foundation International. Half of those are from contact with power lines. That data is just workplace deaths, so recreational and public service volunteering aren’t even accounted for.

In a recent articl...

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The ARRL Solar Report

ARRL News - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 5:18pm

Spaceweather.com reports solar activity was at low levels with only C-class flares observed.  The largest flare during the period was a C8.9 from an unnumbered region beyond the east limb at S13.  This region was also responsible for the majority of the remaining flares alongside Regions 4136 and 4137.

An approximate M2 was observed by Solar Orbiter at 10/1326 UTC just beyond the east limb, bri...

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