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10/25/2026

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10/22/2026

09/25/2026

ARRL Member Spotlight: Elle-Marie DeFrain, KJ5LXP 📡✨

“It was complete awe and wonder to me.”

When software product manager Elle-Marie DeFrain, KJ5LXP, first learned about amateur radio, she was hooked by the idea of radio waves traveling through space at the speed of light. Today, whether she's staying connected while backpacking off-grid in Colorado, reaching operators as far as Hungary on her very first POTA activation, or documenting her QRP and SOTA adventures on YouTube, ham radio has become a core part of her life and has even boosting her communication confidence at work!

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09/17/2026

Broadcasters, the NAB, state associations, and millions of listeners nationwide notched a major milestone in the years-long fight to protect in-car radio access as the House of Representatives passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act on Tuesday evening.