ARRL

1. The ARRL Solar Update

   Solar activity reached high levels this past week when Region 4299
   produced an M1.1 (R1/Minor) flare on December 6. Shortly after, the
   region produced an M8.1/2b (R3/Strong) flare, also on December 6.
   Associated with the M8.1 flare was a 1,100 SFU Tenflare, a 1,143
   km/s Type II sweep and a Type IV sweep. (A "sweep" is a solar radio
   burst that sweeps through the RF spectrum as the energy moves
   outward...

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3. FCC Allocates 60-Meter World-Wide Amateur Band Approved at WRC-15; Continues Amateur Use of Four Additional 60-Meter Channels, and Updates 420 MHz Coordination Information

   The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 9, 2025, released a long-awaited Report and Order adopting a new amateur radio spectrum allocation in the 60-meter band that was approved for world-wide use on a secondary basis in the WRC-15 (World Radiocommunication Conference 2015) Final Acts. The Commission also agreed with a petition from ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radi...

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5. The ARRL Solar Update

   Solar activity was at low levels this past week with only C class
   flares. Region 4294 remains the largest region on the disk but is
   appearing to be simplifying magnetically. Region 4296, on the other
   hand, gained a delta region in its intermediary region, though with
   no corresponding increase in flare activity as of yet. New flux
   emerged along the eastern side of Region 4298, resulting in several
   C f...