“Be sure to watch to the end for a Parker Solar Probe Dedication! aurora shows, especially at high latitudes. Two coronal holes are rotating through the Earth-strike zone, which means Earth will be preconditioned for activity! The news for amateur radio operators is not so great, as the last remaining bright region on the Earth-facing Sun rotates to the Sun’s backside out of view. Solar flux has dropped and we are back at poor levels for radio propagation on Earth’s dayside. Unfortunately, these conditions could easily continue over the next week or more. Learn the details of the coming solar storm, see why GPS users are smiling, and why “CW” for amateur radio operators may be the mode of choice.”
Review
How to use the Magnetic Loop Antenna – Spring RELAX
“Here I want to show you how to use the Magnetic Loop Antenna. I have enjoyed the walk during this beautiful spring day. This day has been windy... Read more
IARUMS Region 1 Presentation by HB9CET
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) is a federation of national associations of certified radio amateurs, representing over 150 countries and... Read more
MFJ-998 automatic antenna tuner 1500 Watts – Review and Setup
Full 1500 watts SSB/CW…Digital & Analog SWR/WattMeter . . . All features of MFJ IntelliTuners– Ultra-fast, Safe Automatic Tuning . . . Wide... Read more
VHF
New ! ICOM A120 VHF Air Band Transceiver
VHF Air Band Mobile Radio Icom’s A120 air band mobile introduces two new features: Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) and Bluetooth® capabilities. The newl... Read more
Amateur Radio Praised Following Participation in Washington Interoperability Exercise
Amateur Radio came in for high praise following its role in a March 30 to April 3 Washington National Guard interoperability communication exercise, s... Read more
USA Amateur Grid Square Map from ICOM
USA Amateur Grid Square Map An invisible grid, based on 1° latitude by 2° longitude, encompasses the globe and is used for geographic lo... Read more
Icom ID-51 50th Anniversary version and ID-51 Plus Firmware Update Release E1
Icom ID-51 If you were one of the customers who purchased a 50th Anniversary version of the ID-51 or the latter ID-51 Plus, then there is a firmware u... Read more
ARRL Asks FCC to Allow 3.4-GHz Operation until Spectrum is Occupied
In comments to the FCC, ARRL has argued that radio amateurs be allowed to continue shared operation in the 3.4 GHz band until 5G licensees who purchas... Read more
Digital Modes
JS8Call Overview and Settings 2021
JS8Call Overview and Settings 2021 Read more
FT8DMC 3rd Anniversary-Activity Days 2020
To commemorate our 3rd anniversary, special event stations will be on air during the FT8DMC Activity Days from 1. to 31. July 2020. All stations will... Read more
K1JT , JOE TAYLOR HINTS AT POSSIBLE NEW MODE!
In a post to the WSJT-X email group today, Joe Taylor K1JT hinted at some ongoing experimentation of a new digital mode with sub-modes. His post was a... Read more
WWSA GACW Contest Rules.
WWSA GACW I – Dates Second weekend of June of every year. From Saturday 15.00 UTC until Sunday 15.00 UTC. 24 hours period. II – Goal To co... Read more
News
Ham Radio and Linux – Using QSSTV to decode from captured audio files
“June 22nd 2021, I.S.S. is transmitting SSTV through the 26th. Using the method from the previous video to automatically capture every pass, I s... Read more
SAQ in Sweden to Conduct Annual Alexanderson Day Transmission
SAQ, the call sign of the vintage Alexanderson alternator transmitter in Grimeton, Sweden, will conduct its annual Alexanderson Day transmission on Su... Read more
MIR-SAT1 CubeSat Expected to Deploy from the ISS on June 22
MIR-SAT1(Mauritius Imagery and Radiotelecommunication Satellite 1), the first amateur radio CubeSat from the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius,... Read more
Minimum Age Novice- and Full-License in The Netherlands abolished
Today is an important day regarding youth and amateur radio in The Netherlands. To gain more young active radio hams, it is a must that this age... Read more
Family Comes First during Hurricane Preparation for Home and Station
The Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and continues through November 30, and two named storms have already shown up, although neither threaten... Read more
