“Fast solar wind bombards Earth this week from a large coronal hole gracing much of the Sun’s face. We have already reached storm conditions from the early blast of this wind, with aurora dipping down into mid-latitudes. We will likely reach active conditions again sporadically throughout this week. Aurora photographers should stay on their toes, especially at high-latitudes. Amateur radio operators should enjoy auroral propagation modes, especially at night, and GPS users should enjoy clear signals away from the aurora. On top of this storm, the Sun gives us a momentary glimpse at an active region that looks to be coming from the new solar cycle. As cycles typically overlap each other by a few years, this is not uncommon”
Equipment
Elecraft K3 Crystal ‘Roofing’ Filters
Elecraft K3 What “Roofing Filter” means to Elecraft K3 Filters and Dynamic Range There’s been so much discussion about this... Read more
CD-45II METERED ROTATOR W/FRICTION BRAKE 8.5 SF MT N TOWER
The CD-45II handles 8.5 sq. feet mounted inside a tower, or 5 sq. ft. with mast adapter. Low temperature grease good to -30 F degrees. Bell rotator de... Read more
ECOFLEX 15 is a flexible low-loss coaxil cable
ECOFLEX 15 is a flexible low-loss coaxial cable for use in the frequency range of DC – 6 GHz. Its unique construction combines the low loss prop... Read more
DU3500AL Automatic Tuner by HA8DU
DU3500AL Automatic Tuner by HA8DU Frequency range : 1,8-30MHz Matching range : max power 5:1 SWR 1,8MHz 35 ohm – 150 ohm 3,5MHz ... Read more
RSA306 USB Spectrum Analyzer
A full-featured spectrum analyzer for less than half the price of a conventional unit. It’s compact, weighs just 1.3 pounds, takes little space on you... Read more
New Acom Remote Contro AR 400 at FHN HamFest
Today our friend EA4AK published some new photos at the fair FHN in Germany of new products Acom , is tuned for more updates throughout the day Read more
News
One Dead After Tower Collapse in Susquehanna County
GIBSON, Pa. — One person is dead after falling while trying to make repairs to a ham radio in Susquehanna County. The coroner tells Newsw... Read more
Saturday, June 15, is Kids Day
Kids Day is Saturday, June 15 — an opportunity to get youngsters on the air to share in the joy and fun that Amateur Radio has to offer. Kids Day gets... Read more
Over-the-Horizon Radars Continue to Plague Amateur Bands
The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) reports a “new kind” of over-the-horizon (OTH) radar on 20 meters. The intru... Read more
ARRL Executive Committee Establishes Ad Hoc Committee on Communications
Meeting right after Dayton Hamvention® at the University of Dayton on May 20, the ARRL Board’s Executive Committee (EC) adopted a motion to establish... Read more
WSJT-X Developer Posts Observations On Using FT8 In June VHF Contest
WSJT-X developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, has tentatively concluded that there are good reasons to use both FT4 and FT8 in ARRL VHF contests. The latest beta... Read more
Paul Bourque, N1SFE, Joins ARRL Headquarters Staff as Contest Program Manager
Paul Bourque, N1SFE, of Middletown, Connecticut, has joined the ARRL Headquarters staff as Contest Program Manager. He succeeds Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, who... Read more
Review
How Do You Know Your Antenna & Radio Are Setup And Working Correctly?
“A question you may have asked yourself, “Is my radio working? I don’t hear anyone!” Or worse, you can hear other stations, bu... Read more
WiMo PICOAPRSLITE – APRS Transceiver Module
APRS Transceiver Module, Temperature and Air Pressure Sensor, Micro USB Port, Status LED, Each Read more
VHF
50 MHz Contest allowed in DL
With an update of the original 2006 decree the contest ban has been temporalily lifted within the frequency band 50.08-51 MHz, so German amateurs may... Read more
VHF Contesting with the ICOM 9700
“Our entry into the RSGB 2m Backpackers contest, using the new ICOM 9700. We made 79 contacts into 6 DXCC during the 4 hour contest and got sunb... Read more
Super Gain HT Antenna By Diamond, SRH770S Dual Band
“If you are in the market for a high gain HT antenna for those fringe areas, this may be for you. The Diamond SRH770s is very flexible for porta... Read more
