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ARRL Audio News June 12, 2026

These repeaters have status of "UNKNOWN", anyone the can provide any information please drop an email to WB5OSM@hotmail.com

1. N5PTV 29.66 CSQ in Tuttle, Grady County last upate 08/19/2024. Not believed to be on the air.
2. KE5BAL 145.110 PL 192.8 near Ardmore, Carter County last update 10/24/2015.
3. K5CPT 145.21 PL 131.8 near OKC, Oklahoma County last update 08/17/2024. K5CPT Marting Vinson moved out of state a few years ago. We would like to know about any other repeater operated under his license or call.
4. AD5IK 145.33 PL 91.5 near Miami, Ottawa County last update 10/12/2012.

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444.3 N5PLV PL 100.0 in Owasso at the Tulsa/Rogers county line. Formerly the K5LAD (SK) repeater.
146.61 N5CCR PL 114.8 near Hugo in Choctaw county. Sponsored by the Choctaw County ARC

A new repeater coordination management system is in the works. Our current system Repeater Coordination Managemet runs under MS Access and may be 30-40 years old. Furthermore, MS Access is not part of the Microsoft Office 365 software suite. Don Ohse W5DRO is working on the new system. Which will be web-based and semi-auotmated. As the frequency coordinator and Tulsa District Officer, I've been testing the site and getting familiar with how it works. It will also include a mobile app that will aid in updating repeaters out in the field.

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Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has issued a video message recognizing the important role Amateur Radio Operators play in supporting communities across the state and encouraging public awareness of Amateur Radio as ARRL Field Day approaches later this month. In the video, Governor Ferguson highlights the critical service radio amateurs provide with communications support during emergencies and...

 Solar activity went from low to high this week. Activity was

dominated by Region 4455, which produced frequent C-class flaresalongside three significant flare events: an M9.3/Sf on June 1; aswell as an M7.7/1b and an X1.0/1n on June 3.  There are eight numbered regions on the visible disk. Region 4455remains complex, maintaining its anti-Hale configuration anddisplaying a newly developed delta ...

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® is pleased to introduce a new member benefit: the QST Product Review Comparison Database. This online tool makes it easier to compare amateur radio transceivers, receivers, amplifiers, and transmitters by allowing users to sort and filter equipment based on their own selection criteria.

“This tool, introduced by the ARRL Lab, offers a familiar exp...

ARRL Audio News June 5, 2026

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® and the Huntsville Hamfest will host the 2026 ARRL National Convention and Huntsville Hamfest, August 21 - 23, in Huntsville, Alabama.

The convention will kick off on Friday, August 21, with a series of day-long ARRL Training Tracks and a National Convention Luncheon at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Huntsville. Then join ARRL on Friday night for a ...

Solar activity has remained at low levels this past week. The largest event of the period was a C3.4 flare originating from Region 4446.   

There are nine numbered regions on the visible disk. Region 4452 showed notable growth and new flux emergence. Region 4450 decayed to plage, though unassociated transitory pores were observed to its east and west. Region 4443 decayed into a unipolar spot as ...

ARRL Audio News May 29, 2026

by Allan Boyd, VE3AJB/VE3EM, President, Radio Amateurs of Canada

Radio Amateurs of Canada has received the sad news that RAC Vice-President Brent Taylor, VY2HF, became a Silent Key on May 21, 2026, at the age of 66.

The sudden loss of Brent has deeply shocked Radio Amateurs of Canada and the Amateur Radio community across Canada and beyond. RAC extends its sincere condolences to Brent’s wife Jani...

Weather notifications are available from our Weather Message Server by way of the Pushover App. Notifications are available for the geographic areas that are based on the Council of Government (COG) Regions.

You can use either the Pushover phone app or a web browser to receive notifications. The app is available from both the Apple Store and the Google Play Store. Both the app and web browser versions are configured by subscribing to a topic via the link buttons below.

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Senator Ted Cruz, in a strong pre-Memorial Day message, publicly highlighted the critical role that Amateur Radio Service volunteers play during disasters, praising and thanking ham radio operators who provide essential communications when storms and emergencies knock out power and cellular networks and communities are cut off. Sen. Cruz observed that in these emergencies it is ham radio operat...

Solar activity continued at low levels during the past 24 hours with
four active regions on the visible disk. The largest events were a
C1.0 on May 20 from the northeast limb and a C1.0/Sf, also on May 20,
from Region 4439 that was accompanied by Type-III radio sweeps. This
region was responsible for the majority of the period’s activity,
which otherwise included a B8.7 flare on May 20 from Region 4...

ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, and Dick Strassburger, N9EEE, Editor of Solid Copy, the monthly newsletter of CWops, were guests on episode 94 of The DX Mentor (May 15, 2026) for a discussion about remote operating. The show is hosted on YouTube by Bill Salyers, AJ8B.

Strassburger led the discussion, which included Minster describing the contest station he frequently operates on the Caribbean isl...

Radio amateurs from around the world descended on Xenia, Ohio, last weekend for Hamvention® 2026. The three-day event featured five indoor exhibit halls for vendors and organizations, four parallel tracks of forums, and a massive flea market that filled the infield of a horse racing track and spilled over into surrounding areas. In addition, Hamvention served as the anchor for a variety of outs...

ARRL Audio News May 22, 2026