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The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity continued at low levels this week. Low level C-class
flares were observed from Regions 4342 and 4353. The majority of the
regions were either stable or in decay. New Regions 4359, 4360, and
4361 emerged on the disk and were numbered. No Earth-directed
Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) were observed. The forecast calls for
solar activity to remain at low levels with a chance for M-class
fla...

North Carolina Students Scheduled to Make Contact with the International Space Station

580 students at Conn Magnet Elementary School in Raleigh, North Carolina, will participate in a conversation with an astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS). Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has confirmed the contact, scheduled for Friday, January 30, 2026, just after 10:00 AM EST. ย 

Radio communications will be provided by the Raleigh Amateur Radio Socie...

ARRL Director Tharp, KB7HDX, Receives Search-and-Rescue Award

Mark Tharp, KB7HDX, Director of the ARRL Northwestern Division, has received the Hall of Honor Award for 35 years of service to the Yakima Search and Rescue group. ย 

Tharp called the award โ€œunexpected and very much appreciated,โ€ adding, โ€œYou donโ€™t do volunteer work to get awards, you do it because itโ€™s needed and makes a difference.โ€ย 

Tharp was first licensed in 1989 and now holds an Extra Class...

Student Coding Competition is Underway with $25,000 Award

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radioยฎ is asking members to help encourage licensed youth in their communities to participate in the ARRL Student Coding Competition, an initiative focused on developing practical resources for the Amateur Radio Service. The competition, which began January 1, 2026, challenges young amateurs to create a mobile application that ARRL will use as a long-te...

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