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Watching the Gulf
The Hurricane Watch Net is tracking Invest 92L, a system expected to strengthen into a tropical storm within a day. It could threaten the Gulf coast from Louisiana to Florida. The net is not activated yet but will start if officials request it.
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2026 Collegiate QSO Party is October 3 – 4
The Collegiate QSO Party runs from 0000 UTC October 3 to 2359 UTC October 4. Stations operated by students, faculty and alumni use college and university callsigns on CW, phone and digital modes.
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Remembering Four Silent Keys
ARRL notes the deaths of four well-known amateurs, among them Rhode Island Section Manager Bob Beaudet, W1YRC, a Life Member who died on September 10, 2026, aged 88.
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Video/Podcast with ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA
ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, appears on episode 103 of The DX Mentor, aired September 19, 2026. Topics include the ARRL Board's July meeting, the IARU and the Huntsville Hamfest convention.
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Will RADE Be the Next SSB?
FreeDV's new digital voice mode, RADE, is reported to use about half the bandwidth of an SSB signal. The piece asks whether it could play a role on HF comparable to SSB's replacement of AM.
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FCC and HHS Initiate New Proceedings on RF Exposure
The FCC and the US Department of Health and Human Services opened separate comment periods on RF exposure on September 17, 2026. Current amateur rules stay unchanged, though the inquiries could eventually lead to revisions.
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The ARRL Solar Update
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center expects low solar activity through September 25, with occasional C-class flares and a slight chance of M-class events. Nine sunspot regions are visible, including new Region 4541.
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Get Ready for Jamboree on the Air
ARRL previews Jamboree on the Air, the annual Scouting event in which Scouts contact other Scouts by amateur radio.
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Contest University Celebrates 100 Years of Yagis
Contest University marks the 100th anniversary of the Yagi-Uda antenna with a free online talk on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 1600 UTC. No registration is needed; viewers join through a web link.
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Special HAARP Transmission for 9/11
HAARP in Alaska will send a brief special signal on 9.11 MHz just after 0030 UTC on September 12, 2026, marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks. It includes a Morse QST and a slow-scan item.
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Video: Educator Shows How Amateur Radio Is Inspiring Students
Teacher Everton Henriques, KD2ZZT, spoke at an ARRL New England Division Convention about using ham radio to engage students in engineering and technology. A recording of the keynote is on ARRL's YouTube channel.
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Answering the Call: A 9/11 Remembrance from ARRL
ARRL looks back at how amateur radio operators responded during the September 11, 2001 attacks, 25 years on, drawing on a November 2001 QST account.
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Former ARRL COO Harold R. Kramer, WJ1B, Silent Key
Harold Kramer, WJ1B, of Cheshire, Connecticut, died on August 31, 2026, aged 78. He served as ARRL Chief Operating Officer and QST Publisher from 2005 to 2016.
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Candidates Named for ARRL Director and Vice Director Elections
ARRL has confirmed candidates for its 2026 Division elections. Delta, Great Lakes and Midwest Divisions have contested Director races, Midwest also has a contested Vice Director race, and some other seats are unopposed.