Matthew Crook W1MRC

06/20/2026

On the Air LIVE is back on June 23 at 8 PM Eastern:
👉Portable Antennas

Join ARRL's Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, as he compares the most popular portable antennas, including the ubiquitous end-fed half-wave, random wire, linked dipole, and the 17-foot vertical. We will compare performance and packing tradeoffs and deployment requirements. Whether you are headed to a park, going on a hike, paddling a canoe, or just in your backyard, this session will help you choose an antenna that fits the operating conditions.

REGISTER➡️ learn.arrl.org/events

06/07/2026

Please join us for the Roanoke Town Hall tomorrow June 8th at 8PM!

ARRL South Carolina Section We will have all Section Managers along with Division Director N2ZZ and Division Vice Director N2COP. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63935035... The South Carolina Section of the ARRL TThank you for your interest....

05/12/2026

Meet at 2026 Dayton ® in Xenia, Ohio, May 15-17, 2026! Come see all the ways ARRL and our member-volunteers are developing the next generation of operators! Our large exhibit area includes a showcase of exhibits, activities and program representatives, celebrating the very best of …

* ARRL Youth Rally (Saturday)
* Resources for Radio Clubs
* ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Program
* ARRL VEC (help renewing your license!)
* Meet ARRL authors and including Salty Walt K4OGO
* ARRL Education and Learning
* ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service
* ARRL Lab (get your handheld radio tested!)
…AND MORE !!

See the full run down at www.arrl.org/expo and hamvention.org

04/03/2026

Join Karin Thompson for the DMR Programming Webinar using RT Systems Software! Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST. Space is limited. Please email [email protected] to receive the Zoom registration link

03/24/2026

ARRL Affiliated Club Spotlight!🔦
York County Amateur Radio Society, K4YTZ

▪️Found: 1948
▪️Members: 151
▪️ARRL Affiliation Date: November 22, 1948

👉 YCARS is the oldest continuously operating club in South Carolina. Some of their biggest commitments are to real-world service, community involvement, youth engagement, and inclusivity. They hold monthly hybrid meetings that help to include and engage hams from around the world.

Learn more about the club: www.ycars.org

03/12/2026

It's never too early to start planning for...
ARRL Field Day 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣!

Who is getting excited? 👋

🔹June 27-28, 2026🔹

🔗- www.arrl.org/field-day

02/27/2026

🌴📻 South Carolina QSO Party — Feb 28, 2026

Ready for a Southern state showdown? Join the South Carolina QSO Party on February 28 — start time 15:00 UTC. Whether you’re activating a county, hunting multipliers, or running portable, this is a great chance to work SC and the many DX stations that turn out for the event.

Quick details

🗓 Date: Feb 28, 2026
🕒 Start: 15:00 UTC
📶 Mode: Phone (SSB) — check the event rules for exchange & scoring

How to join on World Radio League

1- Sign in at World Radio League - https://app.worldradioleague.com/
2- Go to the Contests section - https://app.worldradioleague.com/contest
3- Select South Carolina QSO Party
4- Click Enroll — then get on the air!

Drop your callsign + county/plan below — who’s activating or hunting SC this weekend? 🌅🔊

02/19/2026

🚀 FT2: New Ultra-Fast Digital Mode Tested on HF

A new and highly experimental digital mode called FT2 has just entered its first on-air testing phase. On February 16, 2026 at 22:47 UTC, a small group of Italian radio amateurs reported the first successful signal exchanges using a modified WSJT-X codebase aimed at one goal: extreme-speed QSOs.

More details on first comment 👇

02/12/2026

ARRL Has Joined America250 as a Supporting Partner for the Nation’s 250th Anniversary!

As a Supporting Partner, ARRL will contribute to America250’s mission by highlighting the historic and ongoing role of amateur radio in connecting people, supporting public service, and strengthening civic engagement across the United States. Since its founding in 1914, ARRL and its members have played a vital role in technical innovation, emergency communications, and volunteer service in communities.

For more information, visit www.arrl.org/America250

01/19/2026

Rut roh!

An S4 severe solar radiation storm is now in progress - this is the largest solar radiation storm in over 20 years. The last time S4 levels were observed was in October, 2003. Potential effects are mainly limited to space launch, aviation, and satellite operations.