🚨 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 »
- eBay Restricts Listings of Radio Equipment, but Exempts Ham-Band-Only Gear
on October 16, 2026 at 7:02 PMImageOnline marketplace eBay has imposed new restrictions on listings of radio transmitting equipment in response to new FCC rules that took effect this week, but responded to ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® that its new policy will not apply to gear that operates exclusively on amateur radio frequencies. The FCC’s rules are intended to use its equipment authorization program t...
- Florida Hams Provide Communications Support During Hurricane Isaiason October 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Amateur radio operators from Florida’s Santa Rosa, Nassau, Lake, Pinellas, and Leon Counties played an important role in supporting emergency communications efforts during and following Hurricane Isaias, helping ensure that critical communication capabilities remained available throughout the storm.In Santa Rosa County, volunteer amateur radio operators staffed the Emergency Operations Center (...
- The ARRL Solar Updateon October 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Look for improved propagation on the upper HF bands, as both thesunspot numbers and 10.7-centimeter radio flux remain near or above100. According to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC),the increase in activity is being fueled primarily by sunspotRegion 4551, which is described as the largest and most complex ofsix sunspot regions currently visible on the surface of the Sun.Mostly quie...
- The 2026 ARRL Online Auction Is Now Openon October 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The 21st annual ARRL Online Auction, sponsored by GigaParts, is open now through October 22. Browse more than 200 items and place your bids!This year’s selection includes gear from QST “Product Review” articles, vintage books, pre-owned equipment, signed original sketches by Salty Walt Hudson, K4OGO, from Salty Walt’s Portable Antenna Sketchbook, and four popular mystery boxes contributed by th...
- ARRL Headquarters Closing Early on Friday, October 9, 2026on October 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will close our headquarters at 12 PM Eastern time on Friday, October 9, 2026, for a staff event.The ARRL Headquarters lobby and store, as well as W1AW, will be open to visitors from 8 AM to 12 PM EDT. Members are reminded that many transactions may be completed on our website at www.arrl.org. There won’t be any interruptions to the W1AW bulletin ...