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The ARRL Letter


John E. Ross, KD8IDJ [ mailto:jross@arrl.org ] , Editor | March 20, 2025

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In this Issue:
Γ-óFCC Initiates Broad Inquiry on Rules to Delete or Amend
Γ-óHam Radio, Students and Scientists at the 2025 HamSCI Workshop
Γ-óBonaire for Breakfast
Γ-ó76th International DX Convention April 11 - 13 in Visalia, CA
Γ-óARRL Ham Radio Open House Continues to Grow
Γ-óAmateur Radio in the News
Γ-óARRL Podcasts
Γ-óIn Brief...
Γ-óAnnouncements
Γ-óThe ARRL Solar Report
Γ-óJust Ahead in Radiosport
Γ-óUpcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions
Γ-óDid You Know?

FCC Initiates Broad Inquiry on Rules to Delete or Amend

In a Public Notice [ https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-opens-re-delete-delete-delete-docket ]
titled "In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete," issued on March 12, 2025, the FCC is soliciting public input on any FCC rules in any service that members of the public believe should be deleted or modified "for the purpose of alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens." This is the latest in a series of similar proceedings going back to 1996, when the Communications Act was amended to require the FCC to periodically review its rules.


ARRL [ https://www.arrl.org/?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ]
, through its Executive Committee and FCC Counsel, is conducting a review of the provisions in Part 97 and other related rules that apply to radio
amateurs. ARRL is also soliciting feedback from its members. Rules identified as outmoded, obsolete, or that for other reasons should be repealed or modified, will be included in ARRL's filing to be submitted no later than the FCC deadline of April 11, 2025. The deadline for filing reply comments is
April 28, 2025.


It is expected that the Commission will incorporate suggestions that it
decides worthy of its consideration in a future Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that could be issued later this year. There will then be an
opportunity for public comment on the specific rules that the Commission proposes for deletion or modification.


A PDF of the FCC Public Notice is available here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-219A1.pdf [ https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-219A1.pdf ] .


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Ham Radio, Students and Scientists at the 2025 HamSCI Workshop

By: Rich Moseson, W2VU

Some 175 scientists, students, professors, and amateur radio operators from around the world gathered in person and virtually on March 14 and 15 to share research, educate each other, and network at the annual HamSCI Workshop [ https://hamsci.org/hamsci2025 ] . HamSCI, the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation program, aims to promote collaboration between science, amateur radio, and education. The 2025 workshop was hosted this year by the New
Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. The program featured 30 talks and
two dozen poster presentations, many focused on the HamSCI community's
research activities during the 2023 annular and 2024 total solar eclipses and its ongoing programs to involve amateur radio operators in collecting data
for research on space weather and its impact on the ionosphere.


See a short video of the workshop's poster session on ARRL's YouTube channel
[ https://youtu.be/VGoP7hYjGhQ?feature=shared ] .


"I believe the workshop went very well," said HamSCI Lead Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, a professor at the University of Scranton. "There were many stimulating presentations and discussions, and the workshop did an excellent job bringing together amateurs, students, and scientists from near and far."


Among the presenters was Space Science Institute researcher Dr. Kristina Collins, KD8OXT, the 2025 recipient of the Dayton Hamvention(R) Technical Achievement Award. Collins demonstrated how interactive data visualization software can be used as a platform for HamSCI work, including visualization
of data amassed from the Personal Space Weather Station (PSWS) project. Owen Ruzanski, KD3ALD, an undergraduate at The University of Scranton,
co-authored, "Development of a Contesting and DXing Dashboard for the HamSCI Personal Space Weather Station." Citizen scientist Mindy Hull, MD, KM1NDY, researched the "Effect of near total solar eclipse on radio propagation of
HF, Weak-Signal Propagation Reporter (WSPR) transmissions."


ARRL was well-represented at the conference, with a team led by Director of Marketing and Innovation Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Γ-" who was also the keynote speaker at the Friday night banquet Γ-" and Hudson Division Director Ed
Wilson, N2XDD. Inderbitzen focused his remarks on amateur radio's unique
status as a technological "sandbox" for exploring and developing new communication technologies. He also highlighted ARRL's commitment to growing the Amateur Radio Service through programs like the ARRL Teachers Institute
on Wireless Technology which prepares schoolteachers and college professors
to develop student interest and skills in radio communications and
technology.


"Last year, the ARRL Board of Directors established a road map for a bold,
new strategic direction," said Inderbitzen in his address. "For 110 years,
you might sum up the organization's purpose as promoting and protecting
amateur radio. But last year, ARRL's mission was expanded ... to develop the next generation of radio amateurs. And to be even more deliberate, a new advocacy was established: to inspire youth." Inderbitzen also led a meeting
of the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Program at the end of the workshop.


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Bonaire for Breakfast

While eating breakfast last Saturday morning at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, ARRL staff member Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, was also on the air from Bonaire, remotely working a pileup from a station he visits often on the island. Physically in Newark, New Jersey, for the annual HamSCI Workshop, Bob had his Wi-Fi-connected laptop on the table in front of him, controlling the station in Bonaire as PJ4/NQ1R, and responding to FT8 calls in between bites
of breakfast! Increasingly popular remote operating will be the focus of an upcoming special edition of the National Contest Journal.


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76th International DX Convention April 11 - 13 in Visalia, CA

Join DX enthusiasts from around the world as they gather for the 76th International DX Convention in Visalia, California. The popular event runs April 11 - 13, 2025. This ARRL convention will feature several days of
exciting programming, forums, and seminars. It is sponsored by the Northern California DX Club.


On Friday, April 11, a full-day track of the Next Generation DXing Program [ https://dxconvention.com/nextgendx/ ] will feature the latest in how
DXpedition leaders are planning missions, using innovative technologies like Radio In a Box (RIB), providing data links in extreme and remote conditions, and building teams to deliver incredible numbers of contacts with hams around the world.


ARRL representatives will be on hand for the event, and to document some of
the seminars on video for the ARRLHQ YouTube channel and the ARRL Learning Center. ARRL Southwestern Division Vice Director Ned Stearns, AA7A, is among the co-chairs who have organized the convention. There will be on-site DXCC card checking. An exhibit hall will let attendees visit with manufacturers
and retailers of amateur radio gear. Other exciting learning opportunities include a Contest Academy [ https://dxconvention.com/contest-academy/ ] and
DX Academy [ https://dxconvention.com/dx-academy/ ] .


More information about the event, including registration and accommodations, can be found at www.dxconvention.com [ http://www.dxconvention.com/ ] . Preregistration rates are valid until April 3, 2025.


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ARRL Ham Radio Open House Continues to Grow

Dozens of amateur radio clubs have made plans to host an ARRL Ham Radio Open House in April. The nationwide event is centered around World Amateur Radio
Day on April 18. 2025 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).


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While we've been using radio for well over 100 years, amateur radio operators continue to be on the cutting edge of innovation in electrical engineering. Modern weak signal modes, digital modulation schemes, and software defined radios show that ham radio is a vibrant and modern hobby. For many students,
it also provides a pathway toward being the technology innovators of the future.


ARRL Ham Radio Open House is a time to show our communities how modern and innovative amateur radio is, and to welcome them to be a part of it. ARRL, HamSCI, and SciStarter are encouraging clubs to have visitors to their sites participate in hands-on activities that can count toward the nationwide goal
of documenting 1 million acts of science in April - which is Citizen Science Month.


The ARRL Public Relations Committee held a live webinar on March 19 to help clubs form and promote their ARRL Ham Radio Open House. A recording of the event can be seen on the ARRLHQ YouTube channel [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bc0tYVr96U ] .


The publicity kit is also available at this link [ https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Media%20&%20PR/World%20Amateur%20Radio%20Day/2025%20ARRL%20HROH%20Media%20Kit(1).pdf
] . Find an open house (or list yours) at www.arrl.org/open-house [ http://www.arrl.org/open-house?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] . Learn more at www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day [ http://www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] .


Amateur Radio in the News

"Amateur radio club earns honors, offers tech class [ https://dailytimes.com/news/amateur-radio-club-earns-honors-offers-tech-class/article_83f94db0-0137-11f0-9b79-f357977ba0bf.html
] " / The Kerrville Daily Times (Texas) March 14, 2025 -- The Hill Country Amateur Radio Club is an ARRL Affiliated Club.


"Terre Haute Children's Museum giving kids opportunity to chat with
astronauts [ https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/terre-haute-children-s-museum-giving-kids-opportunity-to-chat-with-astronauts/ar-AA1ANMWj?ocid=BingNewsSerp
] " / WTWO (Indiana) March 13, 2025 -- The Wabash Valley Amateur Radio Association is an ARRL Affiliated Club.


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Have a Ham Radio Open House in April
World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is April 18 every year, and in 2025, WARD is extra special. ARRL invites radio clubs and schools to organize a Ham Radio Open House in April, to highlight the Amateur Radio Service for its
development and practice of the latest radio communications and technology,
and as a hands-on pathway into STEM fields for the next generation. ARRL
Public Relations and Outreach Manager Sierra Harrop, W5DX, and Associate Professor of Physics and Engineering at the University of Scranton, Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, join the On the Air podcast [ https://www.arrl.org/on-the-air-podcast?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] to talk about what a Ham Radio Open House might include, and how your club
or group can start organizing one.


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news stories in the world of amateur radio and ARRL, along with interviews
and other features.


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In Brief...

The Great Falls Masonic Amateur Radio Club (GFMARC), KK7MR, in Great Falls, Montana, received a grant from the ARRL Foundation to purchase five library book kits to give to local and rural libraries in Montana. The library book kits contain 11 books dealing with amateur radio and testing guides for all three license classes. Two kits were given to the Great Falls Public Library for their shelves and bookmobile. One kit each was given to the Wedsworth Memorial Library, the Fairfield Public Library, and the Arden G. Hill
Memorial Library within the Malmstrom Air Force Base. All the libraries
lacked information about amateur radio, and providing the books will allow patrons throughout Montana access to the information. With many libraries in Montana being rural, it is another way to reach more patrons, inspire a small community about becoming licensed to help with emergency communications
within their community, or even help a farmer or rancher while out in their fields tending to crops

or cattle touch base with their home station or contact emergency services. The ARRL library book kits will provide information and start them on their journey to becoming licensed amateur radio operators. The book kits are also available at ARRL Library Book Set [ https://www.arrl.org/library-book-set?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] www.arrl.org/library-book-set [ https://www.arrl.org/library-book-set?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] . Thanks to GFMARC Public Relations & Media Chair Char Ross, KK7KBM, for
the information contained in this story.


Announcements

In early April, amateur radio operators will have several opportunities to participate in Parks on the Air (POTA) events. The third annual Geogia Parks
on the Air will be held April 5 - 6, 2025, hosted by the North Fulton Amateur Radio League (NFARL). Last year, 51 out of 52 parks were activated with over 400 hunters and nearly 12,000 QSOs. More information and updated rules are available at 2025 Georgia State Parks on the Air (POTA) - NFARL [ https://nfarl.org/2025-georgia-state-parks-on-the-air-pota/ ] . On April 12 from 1300 to 2259 UTC (8:00 AM - 5:59 PM CDT), the Jackson County Amateur
Radio Association in Mississippi will host the third annual Mississippi State Parks on the Air. Modes of operation include SSB, CW and FT8/4 or any other legal mode. Any ham radio band that is legal in POTA may be used. Also,
VHF/UHF simplex on 2 meters and 70 centimeters is acceptable. Visit MSPOTA (Mississippi Parks On The Air) - Jackson County Amateur Radio Association [ https://jcmsara.org/m

ississippi-parks-on-the-air/ ] for additional information. Finally,
beginning Saturday, April 12: 8:00 AM CDT (1300 UTC) through Sunday, April
13: 7:59 PM CDT (12:59 UTC), the Lake Area Amateur Radio Klub in Colony,
Texas, will activate Texas state parks in honor of member Tom King, WK5DX
(SK). For rules and frequencies, go to TX State Parks on The Air - About [ https://www.tspota.org/about ] .


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The ARRL Solar Report

K7RA Solar Update - NASA SDO/HMI
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ARRL Solar Report March 20, 2025

Solar activity reached moderate levels due to an isolated M1.5 flare on March 19.


Solar wind parameters were enhanced, possibly due to a combination of weak transient and Coronal Hole High Speed Streams (CH HSS) activity. Disturbances in the solar wind are anticipated through March 20, in response to persistent transient/HSS effects, as well as possible flanking influences of a nearby coronal mass ejection (CME) passage that departed the Sun on March 17. Solar wind parameters are expected to slowly diminish on March 21.


Solar Flux: March 20, 190; March 21, 195; March 22, 200; March 23, 195; March 24, 190; March 25, 180. There were two minor radio blackouts observed from March 11 - 14.


A chance for R1-R2 (minor to moderate) radio blackouts exists through March
23.


Predicted sunspot numbers for March are 132, with a high of 139, and a low of 132.


The Australian Space Weather Forecast Centre forecast for March 20 predicts solar activity to be R0-R1. The solar wind speed is expected to be high to moderate. G1-G2 geomagnetic conditions are expected. HF radio propagation conditions are expected to be mildly degraded.


For more information concerning radio propagation, visit [ https://www.arrl.org/technical-information-service?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL&_zs=OV2xl&_zl=TltC3&utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] the ARRL Technical Information Service, read "What the Numbers Mean...,"
and check out [ https://k9la.us/ ] the Propagation Page of Carl
Luetzelschwab, K9LA.


A propagation bulletin archive [ https://www.arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation?_zs=0CdMo&_zl=K2V63&utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL&utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] is available. For customizable propagation charts, visit the VOACAP Online for Ham Radio website [ https://www.voacap.com/ ] .


Just Ahead in Radiosport

Γ-óMarch 20 - 21 -- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)
Γ-óMarch 20 -- NAQCC CW Sprint (CW)
Γ-óMarch 20 -- NTC QSO Party (CW)
Γ-óMarch 22 - 23 -- Africa All Mode International DX Contest (CW, phone, digital)

Γ-óMarch 23 -- North American SSB Sprint (phone)
Γ-óMarch 23 -- UBA Spring Contest, 6m (CW, phone)
Γ-óMarch 26 -- UKEICC 80m Contest (CW)
Γ-óMarch 27 -- RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB (phone)
Γ-óMarch 28 - 29 -- Sasquatch Stomp (CW)
Γ-óMarch 29 - 30 -- CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB (phone)

Remember to visit the ARRL Contest Calendar [ https://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar?_zs=OV2xl&_zl=geQ73&utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL%20website%20amateur%20radio%20&utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL&utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL&utm_
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Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions

Γ-óMarch 29 | Central Dakota Amateur Radio Club Hamfest [ https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/central-dakota-amateur-radio-club-35th-hamfest-arrl-north-dakota-state-convention?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] , hosting the ARRL North Dakota State Convention, Bismarck, North Dakota

Γ-óApril 5 | RARSfest [ https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/rarsfest-arrl-north-carolina-state-convention?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] , hosting the ARRL North Carolina State Convention, Raleigh, North Carolina

Γ-óApril 11 - 12 | Green Country Hamfest [ https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/2025-oklahoma-state-convention?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] , hosting the ARRL Oklahoma State Convention, Claremore, Oklahoma

Γ-óApril 25 - 27 | Big Bear HamEscape [ https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/big-bear-hamescape-arrl-orange-section-convention?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] , hosting the ARRL Orange Section Convention, Big Bear Lake, California

Γ-óApril 26 | Delmarva Amateur Radio and Electronics Expo [ https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/delmarva-amateur-radio-and-electronics-expo-arrl-delaware-state-convention-2?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] , hosting the ARRL Delaware State Convention, Georgetown, Delaware

Γ-óApril 26 | Spokane Hamfest [ https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/spokane-hamfest-arrl-washington-state-convention-1?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] , hosting the ARRL Washington State Convention, Spokane Valley, Washington

Γ-óMay 4 | Warminster Amateur Radio Club - Annual Hamfest [ http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/warminster-arc-annual-hamfest-arrl-eastern-pennsylvania-section-convention?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] , hosting the ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention, Bristol, Pennsylvania

Γ-óMay 10 | Lincoln Amateur Radio Club [ http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/arrl-nebraska-state-convention-4?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] , hosting the ARRL Nebraska State Convention, Lincoln, Nebraska

Γ-óMay 16 - 18 | Dayton Hamvention(R) [ https://hamvention.org/ ] , Xenia,
Ohio

Γ-óMay 30 - June 1 | SEA-PAC [ http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/sea-pac-arrl-northwestern-division-convention-3?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] , hosting the ARRL Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, Oregon


Remember to search the ARRL Hamfest and Convention [ https://www.arrl.org/hamfests-and-conventions-calendar?_zs=OV2xl&_zl=nww63&utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL&utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL&utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL&utm_source=
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ARRL
] Database to find events in your area.


Did You Know?

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The ARRL VEC has a License Class Certificate Program. These frame-worthy certificates measure 8-1/2 x 11 inches and are available only to holders of FCC-issued US Amateur Radio licenses granted in accordance with Part 97 of
the FCC rules. Available for Technician, General, Advanced, or Extra class licensees, these certificates acknowledge the success of newly licensed operators as well as those who succeeded long ago.


For more information visit www.arrl.org/license-certificates [ https://www.arrl.org/license-certificates?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] .


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