🚨 Big News in Wisconsin Ham Radio! 🚨
The Lakeshore Repeater Association Welcomes the Megacycle Club! We’re thrilled to announce a historic milestone for amateur radio in Wisconsin! 🎉 Dan, KA9OIL—President of one of Wisconsin’s oldest and most… Read more »
Free Fest 2025 – August 9th
Brought to you by The Racine Mega Cycle Club. Date: August 9 2025 Time: 6:00AM to 1:00PM Location: Greater Racine Kennel Club 6320 Six Mile Road Racine, 53402 GPS. N.42-48-51,… Read more »
Club meetings for 2025
W9UDU meeting schedule for 2025 The club meetings take place every year on the second Tuesday of February, April, June, August, October and December. Below is the schedule for 2025:… Read more »
W9UDU Megacycle NET
Join the 10m Band W9UDU Megacycle NET: Mondays and Thursdays at 9 PM CT! Are you a licensed amateur radio operator looking to connect with other HAMs and engage in… Read more »
Club meetings for 2024
W9UDU meeting schedule for 2024 The club meetings take place every year on the second Tuesday of February, April, June, August, October and December. Below is the schedule for 2024:… Read more »
- ARRL Headquarters Closing for Christmas Holiday 2025
on December 24, 2025 at 5:23 PMARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will close our headquarters early at 12 PM Eastern Standard Time (1700 UTC) on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and will be closed all day on Thursday and Friday, December 25 - 26 for the Christmas holiday. ARRL will also be closed on Thursday, January 1, 2026, for New Year's Day.There will be no W1AW transmissions during the holiday closures. The A...
- The ARRL Solar Updateon December 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Solar activity has been at low levels with only a few C1 flares fromRegion 4307. Slight growth and consolidation were observed in thatregion as it neared the southwestern limb. Slight decay andseparation were observed in Region 4311. The rest of the spottedregions were either stable or in decay. CME analysis will beconducted as imagery becomes available. Solar activity is expectedto be low with...
- Up to $25,000 at Stake in New ARRL Student Coding Competitionon December 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Pre-registration is now open for a Student Coding Competition, a new national challenge sponsored by ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®. The project is designed to engage young radio amateurs in shaping the future of amateur radio through software development. Open to ARRL-member amateur radio operators aged 21 and younger, the competition will invite students to design a mobile a...
- Obsolete Part 97 Rules to be Deleted February 10, 2026on December 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in October 2025 adopted a Report and Order to delete almost 400 obsolete rules pertaining to its wireless services. As previously reported by ARRL, among the deletions were four in Part 97 that govern the Amateur Radio Service.ARRL reports that the notice of the Report and Order has now been published in the Federal Register. Unless an objection is ra...
- The ARRL Solar Updateon December 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Solar activity reached high levels this past week when Region 4299produced an M1.1 (R1/Minor) flare on December 6. Shortly after, theregion produced an M8.1/2b (R3/Strong) flare, also on December 6.Associated with the M8.1 flare was a 1,100 SFU Tenflare, a 1,143km/s Type II sweep and a Type IV sweep. (A "sweep" is a solar radioburst that sweeps through the RF spectrum as the energy movesoutward...