2026 Membership Renewals Are Due
at the January Club ActivityMembership renewals for 2026 are due at the January Club Activity.
Programming Your Handheld
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
IRC: End of a chapter, start of a legacy
The international reply coupon enters the history books
15 December (Berne, Switzerland) — Since its introduction on 1 October 1907, the international reply coupon (IRC) has accompanied generations of correspondents, travellers and collectors across the world. Serving as a truly universal paper currency, it enables the holder to pay for postage of an unregistered international airmail letter between the UPU’s 192 member countries. For almost 120 years and across 10 successive models, the IRC has embodied the values of universality, fairness and solidarity upon which the universal postal service is founded.
ARDC Launches 44Net Connect
ARDC has launched 44Net Connect, a new portal designed to make it easier for ham radio operators to gain access to and experiment with subnets of the 44.0.0.0/8 IP address space.
FCC Allocates 60-Meter World-Wide Amateur Band Approved at WRC-15
Continues Amateur Use of Four Additional 60-Meter Channels and Updates 420 MHz Coordination Information
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 9, 2025, released a long-awaited Report and Order adopting a new amateur radio spectrum allocation in the 60-meter band that was approved for world-wide use on a secondary basis in the WRC-15 (World Radiocommunication Conference 2015) Final Acts. The Commission also agreed with a petition from ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® to continue to allow amateur operations on four existing 60-meter channels outside the international allocation with a full 100 watts. The new rules will go into effect 30 days after publication in the Federal Register, when amateurs may then begin using the allocation.
The Five Pillars of HF Operation
If you want to truly level up your HF station, you can’t rely on luck, power, or wishful thinking. HF success comes from understanding how every part of your station works together. In this video, we break down the Five Pillars of HF Operation — the core fundamentals every HF operator should master to work more DX, improve signal quality, and get more out of the bands.
Whether you’re a new General class or a seasoned HF veteran, this guide will help you understand the why behind the what of HF radio.
