This is The Ham Radio Insider for October twelfth, twenty twenty-six. This week, we have a recent geomagnetic storm, lessons from a completed Hurricane Watch Net activation, an active Solomon Islands DXpedition, and a crowded calendar of operating events and conventions. We will also check in on a new OpenRTX release for the M17 digital-radio ecosystem.
In this episode:
• NOAA issued a G3 geomagnetic-storm warning
• Hurricane Watch Net concluded its Isaias activation
• H49A Solomon Islands operation is active through October 21
• Jamboree on the Air returns October 16 through 18
• Pacificon 2026 brings the ARRL Pacific Division convention to San Ramon
• JARL World Wide RTTY Contest is scheduled for October 17 and 18
• ARRL and LIMARC School Club Roundup runs October 19 through 23
• Hamfest Chattanooga moves to a new Ringgold, Georgia venue
• OpenRTX 0.4.5 advances the open-source M17 ecosystem
Sources & further reading:
• Strong (G3) Geomagnetic Storms Expected – 10 Oct 2026: https://prod-02-asg-www-swpc.woc.noaa.gov/news/strong-g3-geomagnetic-storms-expected-10-oct-2026
• Hurricane Watch Net: https://www.hwn.org/
• Solomon Island DXPedition 2026: https://solomon2026.com/
• Jamboree on the Air (JOTA): https://www.arrl.org/jamboree-on-the-air-jota
• PACIFICON ’26: https://www.pacificon.org/home
• JARL Contest: https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/index_eng.html
• School Club Roundup: https://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup
• Search for ARRL Hamfests and Conventions: https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search/page%3A1/model%3AEvent
• M17 Project: https://m17project.org/
