2026 Membership Renewals Are Due
at the January Club ActivityMembership renewals for 2026 are due at the January Club Activity.
ARRL's Eclectic Tech - Episode 24
In this episode of ARRL’s biweekly Eclectic Tech podcast: “”1
Registration Open for January 9 Online Ham Radio University
ARRL News reports that registration is open for the online Ham Radio University (HRU 2021) held on January 9, 2021; HRU 2021 will also serve as the online convention of the ARRL NYC-Long Island Section.
With COVID-19 restrictions precluding an in-person gathering, the 22nd annual Ham Radio University (HRU) educational conference will be held as a virtual event on Saturday, January 9, 2021, from 8 AM to 4 PM EST (1300–2100 UTC) as a GoToWebinar online video conference.
Individual registration is now open for HRU’s 14 informational presentations covering a broad range of amateur radio activities.
FCC Posts E-mail Address Reminder on ULS Landing Page
ARRL News reported on December 21, 2020, “The FCC is encouraging users of the Universal Licensing Service (ULS) to have an e-mail address on file with the FCC.” 1
This is to ensure that ULS users are ready for the FCC’s upcoming transition to electronic-only licensing correspondence.
ARRL's Eclectic Tech - Episode 23
In this episode of ARRL’s biweekly Eclectic Tech podcast: “Technology at station W1AW with Joe Carcia, NJ1Q. Also, 6th generation Mesh networking.”1
FCC Transitioning To Electronic-only Licensing Correspondence
Sometime in mid-2021 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will complete their transition to “electronic correspondence and will no longer print or provide wireless licensees with hard-copy authorizations or registrations by mail.” 1
This transition will require all Amateur Radio licensees—both existing and applicants—to provide a valid e-mail address on license applications. Licensees will also be required to maintain a valid e-mail address in their ULS record in the same way that they must maintain a valid mailing address.
