Recent News
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01/22/2026 | Now Shipping: the 2026 edition of The ARRL Repeater Directory® powered by RepeaterBook
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
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01/21/2026 | ARRL Honorary Vice President John Cadwallader Kanode, N4MM, Silent Key
John Cadwallader Kanode, N4MM, of Boyce, Virginia, passed away on January 13, 2026. First licensed in 1952, Kanode served on the ARRL Board of Directors for 21 years first as Roanoke Division Vice Director, then Director, and Vice President.
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01/16/2026 | The ARRL Solar Update
Solar activity reached moderate levels due to an M1.6 flare on January 14 from new region AR4341.
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01/15/2026 | New 60-Meter Frequencies Available as of February 13
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
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01/15/2026 | Bob Jones, VE7RWJ, Silent Key -- Former ITU Official and IARU Expert
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
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01/15/2026 | FCC Poised to Exempt Amateurs from Foreign Adversary Reporting Requirements
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
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01/09/2026 | The ARRL Solar Update
Geomagnetic field activity is likely to reach G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels on January 13 and 14, and then from January 17 to 20.
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01/08/2026 | Richard Dean Straw, N6BV, ARRL “Antenna Expert,” Silent Key
Richard Dean Straw (“Dean”), N6BV, died on July 9, 2025. Amateur radio was one of his passions. Dean retired from the ARRL staff in 2008 following 15 years of service as the Senior Assistant Technical Editor.
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