When we see an extremely DIY project, you always get someone who jokes “well, you didn’t collect sand and grow...
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Radio experimenters often need a variable capacitor to tune their circuits, as the saying goes, for maximum smoke. In decades...
If you are planning a visit to the RSGB National Radio Centre, please note that it will be closing at...
When you are capturing audio from a speaker, you are rarely capturing the actual direct output of such a system....
Radio amateurs from the Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL) will participate in the Indian Ocean Wave 2025 exercise (IOWave25),...
The ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program has opened the application window for 2026 scholarships. Applications will be accepted through December 30,...
Solar activity has decreased to very low levels. Region 4266exhibited signs of slight development as it gained asymmetricpenumbra surrounding its...
The October 2025 West Coast Qualifying Run originally scheduled for Saturday, October 25 at 2 PM PDT (October 25 at...
Updated Monday, October 27, 2025 @ 9 AM EDT (1300 UTC) ARRL thanks Carlos Alberto Santamaría González, CO2JC, for information...
Tropical Storm Melissa is nearly stationary in Caribbean on Friday, October, 24, 2025. Forecasters warn it could quickly intensify, impacting...
Solar activity reached moderate levels this past week, but has nowreturned to, and remains at, lower levels. Region 4248 produced...
All eyes and ears are on Tropical Storm Melissa, now in the Caribbean Sea. As of 11:00 AM EDT on...
We’ve all done it at some time — made an electrical connection by twisting together the bare ends of some...
Following the well-deserved retirement of QSL Bureau Manager Richard Constantine, G3UGF, the RSGB Board is making arrangements to ensure the...
When making a personal website, one will naturally include a personal touch. What could be more personal than creating a...
A club website can keep members informed of news and upcoming events, keep them interested between meetings and activities, teach...
As part of a much larger overhaul focused on deleting almost 400 obsolete wireless regulations, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
Region AR4246 underwent significant evolution, growing in overall size while gaining multiple new spots. Subsequently, AR4246 was the main provider...
Ever tear open a potentiometer? If you haven’t, you can still probably guess what’s inside. A streak of resistive material...
GoFundMe is being used by many for recovering from disasters, helping to pay for unexpected expenses, or to assist with...
Amateur radio operators serve their communities across the United States in many ways, before and When All Else Fails®. Using...
Edward F. “Ed” Hare, Jr., W1RFI, who spent decades as an employee of the ARRL Laboratory, has become a Silent...
Back in 1966, a suitable toy for a geeky kid was a radio kit. You could find simple crystal radio...
Sometimes the old tricks are the best. learned an old trick about using a ‘scope to sniff RF noise and...
The ARRL Foundation is accepting grant applications from amateur radio organizations for eligible amateur radio-related projects and initiatives, particularly those...