ARRL Audio News — weekly amateur radio news podcast
ARRL Rookie Roundup, RTTY (Aug 16)
SARTG WW RTTY Contest (Aug 15–16)
ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, first weekend (Aug 15–17)
North American QSO Party, SSB (Aug 15)
MMMonVHF/DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint (Aug 12–14)
2026 ARRL National Convention / Huntsville Hamfest (Aug 21–23)
Gravel Worlds (Aug 20–22)
ARRL America250 Worked All States — W1AW/0 Iowa (through Aug 11)
Joe Bonamassa & Gov’t Mule at Pinewood Bowl (Aug 16)
Lincoln Municipal Band — "Golden Classics" (Aug 16)
Hyde Observatory public viewing (Aug 15)
Sheldon Museum of Art curator talks (Aug 15)
"Gutenberg" at TADA Theatre (Aug 14–16)
Red Cross Blood Drive — Sandhills Global Event Center (Aug 13)
LARC monthly meeting (Aug 12)
Movie Night @ The Railyard (Aug 11)
History Unveiled: Journey to Freedom — Grayson Sisters (Aug 11)
Capital Jazz Society 2026 Summer Jazz Series (Aug 10)
Perseid meteor shower peak — new moon (Aug 12–13)
Contest calendar — weekend of Aug 8-9
ARRL EME Contest (Aug 7-9)
2026 ARRL National Convention at Huntsville Hamfest (Aug 21-23)
ARRL On the Air LIVE: National Traffic System (Tue Aug 25, 7pm CT)
Virtual NTS Training Net — Zoom info and schedule
FCC Notice of Violation — illegal linked GMRS repeater network
ARRL America250 Worked All States — certificates now available
Norwegian hams voice-command a satellite to run DOOM (Jul 27)
Kentucky State Parks on the Air (Sat Aug 8)
Maryland-DC QSO Party (Sat Aug 8)