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📡 ARRL School Club Roundup is ON! 🏫Calling all school clubs, operators, and youth stations! The ARRL School Club Roundup kicks off TODAY and runs through this Friday at 2359 UTC.Get on the air, make those contacts, and work as many schools, clubs, and individuals as you can across HF, VHF/UHF simplex, and digital modes!🗓 When: October 19–23, 2026 (Mon 1300 UTC – Fri 2359 UTC)🎯 The Exchange: Call sign, signal report, class (School/Club/Individual), and State/Province/DX.📝 Logs: Don't forget to submit your scores online within 15 days!🔗 More Info: www.arrl.org/school-club-roundupGet your club on the air and rack up those multipliers! ⚡#hamradio #amateurradio …
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Hello everyone,The 2026 Great ShakeOut takes place this Thursday, October 15, at 10:15 AM local time.Amateur radio operators across the country are invited to test emergency messaging pathways, support USGS ground-truth reporting, and evaluate community preparedness.Here is a way that you can participate:Winlink Exercise (Global / National Window: Oct 10–19, 2026)You can complete these digital tasks at your own pace any time between October 10, 00:00 UTC and October 19, 00:00 UTC:USGS "Did You Feel It?" (DYFI) Exercise Report:Open the template in Winlink Express: Templates > Standard Templates > USGS > USGS DYFI.txt.Critical: Use the Winlink Express template, not the public USGS webpage. The designated "EXERCISE" toggle only exists inside the Winlink form—entering drill data on the public web form pollutes active scientific feeds.Tactical CC Address: In the form's CC field, enter:SHAKEOUT;ETO-DRILL;WLNET-OEPreparedness Survey & Quiz:Read The Essential Earthquake Preparedness Guide, answer the online Survey and Quiz forms, and submit your generated CSV files via Winlink to:SHAKEOUT;ETO-DRILL;WLNET-OEMapping & Live Results:Track incoming exercise traffic mapped live on the Amateur Radio Community Intensity Map (ARCIM) and view ETO scoreboards via the LAX Northeast ShakeOut Resource Page. …
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November QST Magazine is HEREHere's a snapshot of what you'll see 📸⤵️"3Y0K: The Bouvet Island DXpedition"🎥: Includes BONUS Video Content“Chasing Desecheo and Bouvet from the Mountains”🎥: Includes BONUS Video Content“Solar Cycle 25 Update”& much more!ARRL Members can read the DIGITAL EDITION now:🔗 – arrl.org/qst#hamradio #amateurradio …
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ARRL Sacramento Valley Section
The Amateur Radio Club of Anderson (ARCA), in cooperation with the Shasta-Tehama Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ST-ARES) will present Hamfest 2026, co-sponsored by and at Bentronics, 141 Locust Street in Redding on Saturday, October 10th, 2026 from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM.Admission to the event is Free.There will be door prizes, raffle items, and a flea market with members selling amateur radio equipment and accessories. There will also be tailgating for those who wish, please bring your own tables and/or chairs. Members of the public who are interested in learning more about amateur radio, ARES or ST-ARES are encouraged to attend. For those who are wanting to test for their amateur radio license (Technician, General or Extra), a testing session by the Redding W5YI team will be held at 9:00 AM at this location. The testing session costs $14.00, and Electronic in person testing now requires registration on HamStudy.org. For more information, contact Bill at 530-246-2227Proceeds from the raffles will be split 50/50 between ARCA and ST-ARES to help fund ongoing projects and community outreach efforts.arrlsacvalley.org/redding-hamfest-at-bentronics-october-10/ …
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The 2026 Great ShakeOut takes place this Thursday, October 15, at 10:15 AM local time.
Radio amateurs across the country are invited to test emergency messaging pathways, support USGS ground-truth reporting, and evaluate community preparedness. #ShakeOut

Rocklin Maker Faire attendees experienced the fascinating world of Amateur Radio at our ARRL Exhibit and K6C Special Event Station, October 3, 2026 at Sierra College in Rocklin, CA. @RklnMakerFaire

ARRL Sacramento Valley Section Nets Thursday Sept 17
https://arrlsacvalley.org/section-net-2026-september-17/

Amateurs & clubs are cordially invited to participate at our Amateur Radio Exhibit and Special Event Station K6C on Saturday, Oct. 3, 10 am-3 pm PT at the Rocklin Maker Faire at Sierra College in Rocklin.
Email kp4md@arrl.org to join us.
More info at: https://arrlsacvalley.org/arrl-amateur-radio-exhibit-and-k6c-special-event-station-at-oct-3-rocklin-maker-faire/

QST! Aug. 30, 7:30 pm PT ARRL Pacific Division Town Hall Zoom! Topic: ARRL PACIFIC DIVISION TOWN HALL Time: Sunday, August 30, 2026 7:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) (4:30 PM HDT) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8715741939?pwd=QrYeCkEUfrxXLwEJ0ORfYlR00IlyIn.1&omn=83594414863
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QST! Aug. 30, 7 pm PT ARRL Pacific Division Town Hall Zoom!
Topic: ARRL PACIFIC DIVISION TOWN HALL
Time: Sunday, August 30, 2026 7:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) (4:00 PM HDT)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8715741939?pwd=QrYeCkEUfrxXLwEJ0ORfYlR00IlyIn.1&omn=83594414863
Meeting ID: 871 574 1939
Passcode: 146520