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The ARRL Letter


John E. Ross, KD8IDJ [ mailto:jross@arrl.org ] , Editor | April 3, 2025

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In this Issue:
�-�Fram2 Astronaut Conducts First Amateur Radio Contacts from SpaceX Dragon 
�-�Ham Radio Open House Month is Here! 
�-�ARRL Learning and Education Programs in Front of 15,000 Science Teachers 
�-�The ARRL Repeater Directory(R) �-" 2025 Edition Now Powered by
RepeaterBook 

�-�Amateur Radio in the News 
�-�ARRL Podcasts 
�-�In Brief... 
�-�Announcements 
�-�The ARRL Solar Report 
�-�Just Ahead in Radiosport 
�-�Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions 
�-�Did You Know?

Fram2 Astronaut Conducts First Amateur Radio Contacts from SpaceX Dragon

Rabea Rogge, LB9NJ/KD3AID, a private astronaut on the crew of the Fram2
mission [ https://f2.com/ ] , has conducted the first amateur radio contacts
from aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule. The Fram2 flight sets many firsts,
including being the first crewed mission to do polar orbits of the Earth, and
Rogge became the first German woman in space. 

 
The mission is funded and commanded by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang.
He wrote on X (formerly Twitter) about the first day of the mission, "Rabea
spent some time on the ham radio, making contact with Berlin."

 
Rogge is using a battery powered Icom IC-705 aboard the flight. She's
transmitting SSTV images on 437.550 MHz for a youth amateur radio competition
called Fram2Ham. Rogge will send images from polar regions that have been
broken into digital puzzle pieces, which students must assemble. 

 
More information can be found on www.fram2ham.com [ http://www.fram2ham.com ]
..


Geochron Global Operational Awareness
[https://www.geochron.com/hamclub/]


Ham Radio Open House Month is Here!

ARRL's Ham Radio Open House is happening all over the world in April,
centered around April 18, which is World Amateur Radio Day [
http://www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] .


[http://www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day]


ARRL has joined forces with HamSCI [ https://hamsci.org/ ] and SciStarter [
https://scistarter.org/ ] to encourage clubs to welcome the public into their
ham radio stations. April is also Citizen Science Month and we're hoping to
help document 1 million acts of science [
https://scistarter.org/citizensciencemonth ] as visitors get hands-on at the
club stations. 

 
As of April 3, 35 clubs are signed up to host an ARRL Ham Radio Open House. 
 
ARRL Ham Radio Open House Stations:
W2NPT in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
W1AW at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut
K2GSG in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City
W1TU in Ellsworth, Maine
KC4RC in Camden, South Carolina
HI8RCD in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
PU1YRF in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
K0QIK in Fergus Falls, Minnesota
KO4WTM in Jupiter, Florida
W0WYV in Omaha, Nebraska
KQ4YNH in Sacramento, Kentucky 
W2DQ in Yaphank, New York
WV7HS in Youngtown, Arizona
K6ARN in Ontario, California
W1VCM in Windsor, Connecticut
W7ASC in Phoenix, Arizona
W8PAR in Parkersburg, WV
W2GSB in North Lindenhurst, New York
NR0AD in Platte City, Missouri
W1STR in Natick, Massachusetts 
W3USR in Scranton, Pennsylvania
KL7EX in Fairbanks, Alaska
W4ZBB in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
W0OEL in West Union, Iowa
NS9RC in Northbrook, Illinois
W3PIE in Uniontown, Pennsylvania
W4HAW in Lake Worth Beach, Florida
N1D in Athens, Georgia
WA5CKF in Irving, Texas
K3RTV in Bowie, Maryland
K8HPS in Flint, Michigan
K8SCH in Cincinnati, Ohio
W1OP in Johnston, Rhode Island

Join the list!
 
Dozens of clubs around the country have already said they are participating
in Ham Radio Open House - but it's not too late for your club to decide to
take part [
https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-ham-radio-open-house-continues-to-grow?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] . 

 
Whether you'd like to list your club's Ham Radio Open House site, or find one
near you to attend, use the locator tool at www.arrl.org/Open-House [
http://www.arrl.org/Open-House?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] . 

 
100 Years of the International Amateur Radio Union 
 
April 2025 is a centennial milestone for the International Amateur Radio
Union. Founded in Paris in 1925, IARU is the worldwide federation of national
amateur radio organizations. The membership of IARU consists of more than 160
member-societies in as many countries and separate territories. ARRL serves
as its International Secretariat.

 
Each year, World Amateur Radio Day on April 18 honors this global
organization of goodwill. IARU has chosen the theme of "A Century of
Connections: Celebrating 100 years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community,
and Advocacy" for WARD 2025. ARRL's Ham Radio Open House is centered around
sharing the international asset of amateur radio with the public. Radio knows
no borders and all are welcome to be a part of ham radio. Find or host an
ARRL Ham Radio Open House in your area to help share it in your community.


Dr. Duino
[http://www.digirig.net/]

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