Amateur Radio Licensing Classes
Get started in Amateur Radio—or upgrade your license—with a class presented by one of RRRA’s experienced instructors, or by studying on your own.
Get started in Amateur Radio—or upgrade your license—with a class presented by one of RRRA’s experienced instructors, or by studying on your own.
KB9VBR counts down his ten most watched ham radio videos of 2025. Did your favorite make the list?
Amateur Radio Weekly is an e-mail newsletter featuring links to the most relevant news, projects, technology, videos, and events happening in Ham Radio.
At the end of each year Cale K4HCK—the editor—takes a look back at all the previous issues of Amateur Radio Weekly and determines which links were most popular among its readers.
Amateur radio isn’t the easiest hobby for young people to pursue for a multitude of reasons, including the support needed to get one’s footing in the hobby. One of the most challenging factors for youth wishing to get involved with amateur radio is the financial investment. However, this challenge can definitely be overcome.
If you are a young ham struggling to get into amateur radio because of the expenses or simply want to explore more of the hobby before making a large financial commitment, there are plenty of low- or no-cost options to help you get started.
In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “In support of the November/December 2025 article Ten Tips for Programming Your 2-Meter Handheld, Karin Thompson, KD4DXX, of RT Systems, joins the podcast to talk about how to approach the crucial task of programming your handheld.”1