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The ARRL Letter


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

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In this Issue:
â-¢2025 ARRL Field Day a Success 
â-¢ARRL at HAM RADIO 2025 in Germany 
â-¢US Radio Orienteering Champs Crowned 
â-¢Call for Nominations for ARRL Directors and Vice Directors 
â-¢Amateur Radio in the News 
â-¢ARRL Live Events and Podcasts 
â-¢In Brief... 
â-¢Announcements 
â-¢The ARRL Solar Report 
â-¢Just Ahead in Radiosport 
â-¢Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions

2025 ARRL Field Day a Success

Tens of thousands of hams are celebrating a successful 2025 ARRL Field Day [
http://www.arrl.org/fieldday?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] ! The largest annual amateur radio event is also one of the most beloved,
as shown by countless social media posts. Activity was high, with 1536 sites
in the ARRL Field Day Site Locator, and that doesn't even count home
stations, portable operations, or other participants.


[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1151177510377895&type=3]


Hundreds of photos were posted from ARRL Field Day sites. See an album of
some of them on the ARRL Facebook page [
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1151177510377895&type=3 ] .


"There's a reason that hams look forward to ARRL Field Day," said ARRL Public
Relations and Outreach Manager Sierra Harrop, W5DX. "It is easy to see how
much fun people have during the event. Across the country, people come
together in town squares, public parks, green spaces, and other locations -
all to celebrate the joy of amateur radio and to share it with others," she
said. 


On the town green in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, between Springfield and
Worcester, the Quaboag Valley Amateur Radio Club [ https://qvarc.com/ ] held
its activation front and center in the postcard town.

There was a steady line of onlookers visiting the setup that stretched out
for several hundred yards.

Many of them sat down to try their hand at the GOTA (Get On the Air) station.
Nestled across from an antique church with a white steeple, and on green
grass that surrounds a fountain, the hams brought a steady call of "CQ Field
Day" to the quiet hamlet.


Aboard the International Space Station, Astronaut Jonny Kim, KJ5HKP, was
active. Social media and YouTube show several clips of hams talking with Kim.
James Walker, KC1UYZ, shared a video of his contact with Kim [
https://youtu.be/9A8VnNh3UNE?t=472 ] to Instagram and other platforms.
"KC1UYZ, welcome to the International Space Station," said Kim. A quick rest
of the contact was followed by enthusiastic whoops from Walker, who was
elated to have talked with an orbiting astronaut. 

 
W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station [
https://www.arrl.org/w1aw?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, was active for the event.

The station's three operating studios were configured as a 6F-class station.
On Saturday afternoon, and well into the overnight, ARRL Education and
Learning Support Specialist Max Freedman, N4ML, was operating alongside
Audrey McElroy, KM4BUN. "It is always great to help people get W1AW in their
logs," he said. Freedman is an experienced contester, but this was his first
operating event at the historic station.

"It is such an honor to operate as W1AW," he said. 
 
McElroy was honored as the Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, Memorial Amateur Radio
Newsline Young Ham of the Year in 2022 [
https://www.facebook.com/ARRL.org/photos/a.10159368572672408/10159368572392408/
] . She's in Connecticut for an internship in support of her electrical
engineering degree - a career that her ham radio background has inspired.


ARRL Contest Program Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE, reports nearly 2500 entries
have already been received via the online entry form at
field-day.arrl.org/fdentry.php [ https://field-day.arrl.org/fdentry.php ] .
"We are encouraged by the surge in early submissions, but there's still time
to get entries in," he said. Bourque noted that Field Day participants should
check that all the required supporting documentation related to their entries
has been received by checking the Entries Received web page at
field-day.arrl.org/fdentriesrcvd.php [
https://field-day.arrl.org/fdentriesrcvd.php ] .

 
If the status of your entry is listed as Pending Documents, one or more of
the required documents still needs to be submitted to complete your entry.
Entrants may use the link provided in the confirmation email they received to
upload additional documents or to modify their entries. Field Day entries
must be received by Tuesday, July 29, 2025.


ARRL at HAM RADIO 2025 in Germany

[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1148884097273903&type=3]


ARRL greeted and served members at the International Amateur Radio
Exhibition, HAM RADIO 2025 [ https://www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.com/ ] , in
Friedrichshafen, Germany. The event was held June 27 - 29. ARRL has around
6,000 international members, and this is Europe's largest amateur radio
event. The theme of the event focused on the latest in remote radio
technology.

 
The ARRL delegation enjoyed visiting with radio amateurs from all over the
world. Representatives attending included ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR;
CEO David Minster, NA2AA; Director of Marketing and Innovation Bob
Inderbitzen, NQ1R, and Radiosport and Regulatory Information Manager Bart
Jahnke, W9JJ.

 
A photo album of the event [
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1148884097273903&type=3 ] is
available on the ARRL Facebook page.


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


US Radio Orienteering Champs Crowned

The 24th USA Radio Orienteering Championships were held June 19 - 22, 2025.
The event was hosted by the Backwoods Orienteering Klub (BOK) at Morrow
Mountain State Park in Albemarle, North Carolina, and drew about 30 athletes
from across the United States and Canada. Radio orienteering is also known as
amateur radio direction-finding, or ARDF.

 
There were four World Championship-style races: Foxoring, Sprint, 2m Classic
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