Space Weather picks up this week as we await some fast solar wind from a coronal hole to hit Earth. We have already felt the effects from two mini-solarstorms that have hit Earth over the past couple of days, bringing aurora as far south as Michigan and as far north as New Zealand.
This storm isn’t expected to be very strong but it could bring aurora down to mid-latitudes again for a short while. If the storm is weak, however, it could serve to give amateur and shortwave radio propagation a much needed boost, especially on Earth’s nightside. Now that rogue sunspot 2734 has rotated to the Sun’s backside, we are again staring at a spotless Sun, which means GPS reception should be good, but radio propagation on Earth’s dayside could drop back into poor conditions by the weekend.
VHF
Icom A220 VHF Air Band Transceiver
Icom A220 – Air to Ground Panel Mount Transceiver Icom’s A220 panel mount transceiver is a popular fit with experimental and light sport pilot... Read more
Vertex VXD-720
Vertex VXD-720 Clear, Quality Communications 512 Channels and 512 Groups 5 Watts VHF / 4 Watts UHF VHF: 136 – 174 MHz UHF: 403 – 470 MHz; 450 – 512 MH... Read more
National Club of the Year 2018 winners announced
Anna Clarke | September 28, 2019 At the National Hamfest on 28 September 2019 we announced the winners of the RSGB National Club of the Year 2018. We... Read more
Kenwood D-STAR – Tribander 144/220/440 MHz
Kenwood D-STAR Built-in high-performance GPS unit Transflective color TFT display Weatherproof toughness meeting IP54/55 standards Wide-band and multi... Read more
Antenna
New Momobeam MB9 12/17/30 antenna for warc bands without compromises. The MB9 12-17-30 is a big and solid fullsize antenna for the WARC bands of 10, 18 and 24 MHz. No traps or adapting systems are used to obtain maximum performance,... Read more
Equipment
OFF-GRID HAM RADIO: Simple Emergency Communication When the Grid Goes Down
Check great article about Emergency Communication from Robert Richardson : Read more
KP-1 Power Meter – KOHJINSHA – 5KW
KP-1 is a SWR and Power meter employing current transformer covereing the frequency range of 1.8MHz through 30MHz. ■ A large scale analogue cross mete... Read more
INRAD W1 Headset with Boom Mic.
THE INRAD W1Ham radio never sounded so good! Comfortable over-the-ear earpieces with large diaphragm high response speakers Full stereo reception to a... Read more
Radio Direction Finder DF2020T
Radio Direction Finder FUNCTIONS Multi Display – Numeric & 36 LED pelorus display Compatible with APRS software Can use with “Navi2020” map plotti... Read more
News
Melissa Stemmer Joins ARRL Headquarters as Development Manager
Connecticut native Melissa Stemmer has joined the ARRL Headquarters staff as Development Manager. Born and raised in Waterbury, Stemmer earned a bache... Read more
Nominations Invited for CWops Award for Advancing the Art of CW
CWops is now accepting nominations for its Award for Advancing the Art of CW for 2020. The award recognizes individuals, groups, or organizations that... Read more
IARU update regarding Amateur Satellite allocations
The second week of the World Radiocommunication Conference reports on the status of two issues affecting the amateur satellite service. In a report wr... Read more
The K7RA Solar Update
Even with little to no solar activity, it is amazing how many long-distance HF contacts are possible, even without using weak signal modes such as FT8... Read more
