{"id":1437,"date":"2018-07-03T12:11:40","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T17:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handiham.org\/wordpress1\/?page_id=1437"},"modified":"2018-07-03T12:11:40","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T17:11:40","slug":"arrl-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/handiham.org\/wordpress1\/arrl-news\/","title":{"rendered":"ARRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-050d04a91d8b079575e4d473e33c3053 feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/view\/the-arrl-solar-update-48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The ARRL Solar Update<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 23, 2026 at 2:46 pm <\/small><p>The active sunspot region that has been giving us improvedpropagation over the past several days will be rotating awayfrom Earth\u2019s view today, but conditions on most of the HFamateur bands should remain pretty decent in the days ahead,as the 10.7-centimeter radio flux remains right around 100.However, NOAA\u2019s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) saysthe geomagnetic field could become unsettled...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/view\/ebay-restricts-listings-of-radio-equipment-but-exempts-ham-band-only-gear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">eBay Restricts Listings of Radio Equipment, but Exempts Ham-Band-Only Gear<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 16, 2026 at 7:02 pm <\/small><p>ImageOnline marketplace eBay has imposed\u00a0new restrictions on listings of radio transmitting equipment\u00a0in response to\u00a0new FCC rules\u00a0that took effect this week,\u00a0but responded to ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio\u00ae that its new policy will not apply to gear that operates exclusively on amateur radio frequencies. The FCC\u2019s rules are intended to use its equipment authorization program t...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/view\/florida-hams-provide-communications-support-during-hurricane-isaias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Florida Hams Provide Communications Support During Hurricane Isaias<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 16, 2026 at 6:39 pm <\/small><p>Amateur radio operators from Florida\u2019s Santa Rosa, Nassau, Lake, Pinellas, and Leon Counties played an important role in supporting emergency communications efforts during and following Hurricane Isaias, helping ensure that critical communication capabilities remained available throughout the storm.In Santa Rosa County, volunteer amateur radio operators staffed the Emergency Operations Center (...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/view\/the-arrl-solar-update-47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The ARRL Solar Update<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 16, 2026 at 6:37 pm <\/small><p>Look for improved propagation on the upper HF bands, as both thesunspot numbers and 10.7-centimeter radio flux remain near or above100. According to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC),the increase in activity is being fueled primarily by sunspotRegion 4551, which is described as the largest and most complex ofsix sunspot regions currently visible on the surface of the Sun.Mostly quie...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/view\/the-2026-arrl-online-auction-is-now-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The 2026 ARRL Online Auction Is Now Open<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 14, 2026 at 6:03 pm <\/small><p>The 21st annual ARRL Online Auction, sponsored by GigaParts, is open now through October 22.\u00a0Browse\u00a0more than 200 items and place your bids!This year\u2019s selection includes gear from QST \u201cProduct Review\u201d articles, vintage books, pre-owned equipment, signed original sketches by Salty Walt Hudson, K4OGO, from\u00a0Salty Walt\u2019s Portable Antenna Sketchbook, and four popular mystery boxes contributed by th...<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":623,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1437","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handiham.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handiham.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handiham.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handiham.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/623"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handiham.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1437"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/handiham.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1438,"href":"https:\/\/handiham.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1437\/revisions\/1438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handiham.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}