Northwestern News, Volume 2 August 2025

Greetings fellow Northwestern Division members.
“PASS THE BILL” this campaign is still full steam ahead, even with
the current (as of this writing) Government shutdown. If you have not
done so, please visit the webpage at https://send-a-letter.org/hoa and
take the five seconds to click in the box, enter your call, and hit
“send my letters”. For those with a GMRS license, or those you know
with a GMRS license that are not Amateurs, we have a page for them as
well. https://send-a-letter.org/gmrs . Support is support.
Your club can also help by sending a letter on behalf of it’s members.
That information can be found here:
https://www.arrl.org/current-legislation#clubs .
Please encourage your club to help in this process.

ARRL Foundation Scholarships
The ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program has opened the application
window for 2026 scholarships. Applications will be accepted through
December 30, 2025, at 12 PM EST. Students are encouraged to apply for
more than 170 scholarships ranging from $500 to $25,000. All applicants
must be active, FCC-licensed amateur radio operators.
The scholarships were established by generous donors and are managed by
the ARRL Foundation as a means to inspire youth to explore amateur radio
and to pursue higher education and related career paths — and
especially in wireless communications.
In 2025, the ARRL Foundation awarded 170 awards totaling $800,000. More
information and the online application are available
www.arrl.org/scholarship-program.

ARRL has made 2026 the Year of the Club, a year-long celebration of
ham radio clubs and everything they do for amateur radio. As just one
way of honoring various clubs, QST will feature club photos in every
2026 issue. If your club wants a shot at being highlighted in the pages
of QST, here’s what to do:
Get your club members together, looking their best — if you have a
club t-shirt or ARRL shirts, this is a perfect occasion for wearing
them.
Consider posing with your club’s sign/banner.
Take high-resolution images. If you’re taking photos with a phone
camera, please make sure it’s set for “highest quality.”
Take photos in horizontal and vertical orientations, and please do not
crop or otherwise edit the photos.
Type up the names and call signs of any hams pictured, the name (and
call sign, if applicable) of the person who took the photos, and the
full name and call sign of the club.
Send the information, along with one vertical and one horizontal photo,
to qst@arrl.org.
Read QST each month in 2026 to see if your club has been featured!

Another “Year of the Club” activity, will be a yearlong activation
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