28 November, 2018 Island activities: IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz NA-103; VP2M, Montserrat: Lee/K7NM, Steve/WM7Z, Richard/NS7K, and Glenn/AC7ZN will be active as VP2MLB, Read more…
Year: 2018
First short wave trans-Atlantic contact made 95 years ago….
It was on the night of 27th November 1923 that the first Trans-Atlantic short wave radio contact was made. It took place between radio hams: Leon Deloy (8AB) in France and Fred Schnell (U1MO) in the USA. This first short Read more…
First ‘serious’ FT8 contest this weekend….
ARRL reports a new contest – the FT8 Roundup – is set for the December 1–2 weekend In the brand-new operating event, radio amateurs worldwide will contact and exchange information with other amateurs using FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 Read more…
Mars landing! Interplanetary cubesats to broadcast touchdown….
Today, Monday, Nov. 26th, NASA will attempt to land a new robot on the planet Mars. Named “InSight,” the lander will tear through the Red Planet’s atmosphere, shedding more than 12,000 mph of velocity is just under 7 minutes. For Read more…