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2026 Hamvention Wrap-Up -- Weather or Not…
Posted on Sunday May 17, 2026
It’s a tradition for Hamvention® … it must rain for at least part of at least one day … and this year didn’t disappoint! Showers and even the occasional downpour popped up on and off Saturday, prompting flea market shoppers to periodically flee inside to dry out. Then a thunderstorm in the early hours of Sunday morning left the flea market a bit muddy. But spirts ran high for the closing day of...
Hamvention 2026 Friday -- Let the Fun Begin!
Posted on Saturday May 16, 2026
Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, is officially under way, with large crowds filling the five exhibit halls, four forum rooms, and the giant flea market. Here’s a summary of Friday, May 15.
In the ARRL Expo area, attendees interacted with program representatives and volunteer leadership officials, including ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, and President Rick Roderick, K5UR. Emergency Communications...
The ARRL Solar Update
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
Solar activity remained at low levels this past week. Region 4436 was
responsible for the majority of the C-flare activity, including the
largest flare of the period, a C2.3 that peaked on May 13. Region
4432 rotated off the west limb. Two new regions were numbered during
the past 24 hours. Region 4437, which has since decayed to plage, and
4438, resulting in a total of 4 numbered regions now on the...
Hamvention 2026 Thursday -- Setup Day and Much More
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, officially begins on Friday morning, May 15. But several hundred hams arrived early to take part in pre-Hamvention activities. ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® was already on site at the Greene County Fairgrounds, exhibitors were busy setting up their booths. We snapped a few late afternoon photos of setup work at several booths, including Carlso...
The ARRL Solar Update
Posted on Friday May 08, 2026
Solar activity was at low levels this past week with occasional
B-class and isolated low-level C-class flares. The largest event of
the period was a C1.4/Sf flare from Region 4429 on May 5.
There are currently six numbered regions on the visible disk as 4434
decayed to plage and Region 4428 rotated beyond the western limb as
an E-type group. The remaining regions mostly showed signs of decay.
Region ...