Coronal Hole #24 will be facing Earth this weekend. A solar wind stream flowing from this zone could reach Earth beginning March 29th and could lead to a minor geomagnetic enhancement at higher latitudes. More to follow whenever necessary.
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WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc2 – Candidate release
Release: WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc2 May 25, 2020 ————————- WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc2 is a release candidate for WSJT-X 2.... Read more
Ailunce HS2 SDR Transceiver APP Control CW Transmit via Bluethooth
HS2 is an ultra-portable full-frequency full-mode SDR radio. Receive frequency coverage 300K~1.6GHZ. The built-in network port can realize remote oper... Read more
OT75VED – Victory in Europe Day
The UBA radioclub of Durnal in Belgium will air this special callsign to remember the end of WW2. Our thoughts go out to all the members of the army c... Read more
Rotator Genius – 4O3A
Rotator Genius is a smart rotator controller that uses a magnetic sensor for reading azimuth. It can be controlled by a Windows or Android app. Motor... Read more
AO-27 returns from the dead
A number of amateurs have reported that the FM repeater of AO-27 has been active for brief intervals in recent weeks. When commanded on by control ope... Read more
Schedule released for E2STAYHOME satellite operation
Thailand’s regulator, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), has issued the special callsign, E2STAYHOME, to the Radio Am... Read more
Ten-year-old HAM
Jacob interviews Joe Wright KJ7JWW (Our Elmer). (Submitted photo) I am not talking about out of date smoked pork here …I am talking about an amazing a... Read more
New Raspberry Pi SD card image for RSPdx
SDRplay has released a new downloadable Raspberry Pi SD card image which adds support for the RSPdx and simultaneous use of both the tuners in the RSP... Read more
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URE makes June magazine PDF available [ FREE ]
Spain’s URE makes June magazine PDF available In response to the ongoing Coronvirus situation Spain’s national amateur radio society URE i... Read more
Elecraft K4 Update
by Eric Swartz May 19, 2020 Hi Everyone, At Elecraft, like many of you, we are in our 9th week of shelter in place. This has been tough on all of us.... Read more
SatSat for IOS version 1.4.11 has been released
SatSat, by Fabrice Aneche is a satellite tracking software, for radio amateurs, scientists or hobbyists. It displays current and next passes for any s... Read more
Venerable AO-7 Satellite Continues to Deliver
The nearly 46-year-old AO-7 amateur satellite made a remarkable contact possible on May 4 between Diego Feil, LW2DAF, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (GF05... Read more
Federal Judge Okays Retrieval of Titanic Marconi Wireless Equipment
A US federal judge in Virginia has given permission to retrieve the ill-fated RMS Titanic’s Marconi wireless gear, which transmitted distress calls fr... Read more
K0BAK Wins the May QST Cover Plaque Award
Peter Kobak, K0BAK’s, article “Canadian NPOTA Maritimes Rove” detailed his adventures while operating in several parks in the Canadian Maritime provin... Read more
The K7RA Solar Update
Still no sunspots to report. Spaceweather.com reported on May 20 that the current stretch of days with no sunspots has now reached 18. And with that t... Read more
FT8 used for Moonbounce (EME) contact
Joe writes: Paul and Peter used WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc1, a beta-release candidate for version 2.2 of the program WSJT-X. Both stations have moderate 4-yagi... Read more
ARISS Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio Concept Proving Successful
Judging by the outcome of two tests so far, the new Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur... Read more
ICOM IC-705 SDR transceiver Update
IC-705 HF/VHF/UHF Mobile Transceiver – Coming Soon! The new portable HF/VHF/UHF IC-705 has many great features such as SDR platform, internal ba... Read more
An Introduction to the AMSAT GOLF Program
Expected launches: TBD. GOLF-TEE NET 1Q 2021. GOLF-1 NET 4Q 2021 Originally, The FOX program consisted of two basic components. Fox-1 was conceived... Read more
Drone Antenna
“Let’s see if my new DJI Mavic Mini can lift a long wire to be used as an antenna for amateur radio! Not a practical solution by any means... Read more
SDRplay spectrum analyser for RSPdx released
Steve Andrew has released version 1.1 of his Windows Spectrum Analyser software which has been upgraded to support the RSPdx. This popular software tu... Read more
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ICOM IC-705 [ Japanese Video ]
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Happy birthday! Alda, PP5ASN – 100 Years
Today, May 18, 2020, is a very special day. Exactly 100 years ago, Alda Schlemm Niemeyer was born in Joinville, SC, who would later adopt the PP5ASN c... Read more
ADALM PLUTO Frequency Expansion Modification Plus CPU Cores
“Here we take a look at the ADALM-PLUTO frequency expansion modification to give us 70 MHz through to 6GHz. Mine actually went as low as 46MHz!!... Read more