Red River Radio Amateurs

In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “Jessica Crotty, CEO of C. Crane, a northern California company known for designing and supporting quality radios and communication products, visits the podcast in support of her November/December 2025 On the Air article Confidence in Preparedness Starts with Knowing Your Equipment. The conversation centers on the importance of not only having a license and a radio, but also knowing the ins and outs of using that radio, long before the day you need it.”¹

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has introduced a new, fully-interactive two-day online course for ham radio licensing. The ARRL Technician Class LIVE Video Course includes everything needed to prepare for the FCC Technician Class amateur radio license exam. Enrollment is open now for the inaugural course, which will take place December 20–21, 2025.

The December 2025 Contest Corral is available for download from the ARRL Contest Calendar page.

On Mastodon, Victoria (K8VSY) (she/her) @k8vsy posted:

Looks like GMRS license holders can also send letters about the HOA bill: https://send-a-letter.org/gmrs.

For more info about the HOA bill working its way through Congress: https://www.arrl.org/current-legislation. ¹

QRPers get on the air, have some fun, and rack up a really big score in spite of your (lack of) CW or operating skills during the 28th Annual Zombie Shuffle … A unique on-the-air activity exclusively for QRP Zombies; the contest that’s goofy — but fun.