🚨 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 »
- The ARRL Solar Update
on July 24, 2026 at 7:34 PMSolar activity continued at moderate levels as Region 4493 produced an M3.6 flare on July 22, which was the largest event of the period and was associated with a 10.7-centimeter radio burst of 200 solar flux units (sfu). Additionally, 4493 produced a C3.4 flare on July 22, which was associated with another 10.7-cm radio burst of 150 sfu. Region 4493 continued to undergo consolidation in its le...
- DXer and DXpeditioner Kan Mizoguchi, JA1BK, Silent Keyon July 23, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Kiyoshi “Kan” Mizoguchi, JA1BK, a well-known DXer, DXpeditioner, CQ DX Hall of Fame member, and former Director of International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 3 passed away in May 2026 at the age of 93. He was a member of the ARRL Maxim Society at the Fellow Class.First licensed in 1952, Mizoguchi became involved in the creation of IARU Region 3, which covers most of Asia and the Pacific, a...
- The ARRL Solar Updateon July 20, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Solar activity has remained at low levels, with an occasionallow-level C-class flaring observed, including a C3.3/Sf flare on July15 from Region 4489. The largest event of the period, a long-durationC8.9 flare that peaked on July 15, originated from a returning regionon the eastern limb. This region is not yet numbered and will beassessed once it has become visible from Earth’s perspective, but...
- New ARRL Santa Clara Valley Section Manageron July 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® announced the appointment of Tony Dowler, K6BV, of Pacifica, California, as the ARRL Santa Clara Valley (SCV) Section Manager as of July 1, 2026. Dowler succeeds James Armstrong, NV6W, of San Jose, who concluded his third term as Section Manager on June 30 after serving since 2020. Dowler has been the SCV Affiliated Club Coordinator. He has been ...
- The ARRL Solar Updateon July 10, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Solar activity reached moderate levels with an M1.5/1N flare on July 8 from Region 4482.There are currently five numbered regions on the visible disk. Region 4482 demonstrated continued growth and developed a delta spot within its trailing spot group. Region 4485 displayed new flux emergence. Regions 4486 and 4487 were newly numbered during the period. Region 4481 was stable and remained an unr...