PRESENTER OPINION : Today’s POTA activation: A Nice Change of Pace

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PRESENTER OPINION : Today’s POTA activation: A Nice Change of Pace

This summer, I have been activating the Iron Belle Trail, US-13184, a lot.  This is a newly-added POTA entity and it runs through Bandemer Park, which is less than a mile from my house as the crow flies, and less than a mile and a half by car. I can be on the air in 20 minutes or less from the time I leave my house.

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16-Year-Old ARRL Member Wins 2026 Student Coding Competition

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16-Year-Old ARRL Member Wins 2026 Student Coding Competition

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio is pleased to announce that member Ben Leovy, KC3ZPQ, of Ellicott City, Maryland, has been named the winner of the 2026 ARRL Student Coding Competition. Leovy, 16, recently completed his sophomore year at Howard High School. He designed a mobile application to help users prepare for their amateur radio license examinations.

Leovy will receive a $5,000 prize awarded by ARRL. His project was selected by a panel of judges based on usability, clarity, stability, and code quality. The judges also recognized his enthusiasm for software development and creativity by awarding him a new MacBook Neo to encourage his continued exploration of programming and technology.

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New ARRL Santa Clara Valley Section Manager

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ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® announced the appointment of Tony Dowler, K6BV, of Pacifica, California, as the ARRL Santa Clara Valley (SCV) Section Manager as of 1st July 2026. Dowler succeeds James Armstrong, NV6W, of San Jose, who concluded his third term as Section Manager on 30th June after serving since 2020. 

Dowler has been the SCV Affiliated Club Coordinator. He has been an Amateur Radio Service licensee since 1981 and holds an Amateur Extra class license. His amateur radio activities include HF operating and DXing. He is also a Director of the Northern California DX Club and a past president of the San Francisco Radio Club. 

Dowler’s term as Section Manager continues through 30th June 2027. Section Managers are elected to two-year terms by ARRL members who live in their sections.