Month: October 2021

3DA0WW – Eswatini NEWS UPDATE – The team has started the trip. The plan is to reach the QTH by October 13 evening. But it will be dark already. So the first QSOs could happen on October 14th, unless something unplanned Read more…

HV0A – Vatican Oct 12, 2021 The first activity on QO-100 will take place from the Vatican City on October 16th (between 08z to 16z). Ops will be IK0FVC, IK4CIE, IZ4VMA, IZ0BTV & I0JBL. QSL via IK0FVC.

AF-050. Operators Johannes/PA5X and Gerben/PG5M will be active as 5T5PA/P and 5T1GM, respectively, from Arguin Island between October 15-19th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. They will use satellite communication for short messages on Twitter. Read more…

This morning, an explosion on the sun hurled a CME almost directly toward Earth. It’s called a ‘halo CME’ because the storm cloud appears to make a halo around the solar disk as it moves in our direction. Minor to Read more…

This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by KC5CW, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. RODRIGUEZ ISLAND, 3B9. Read more…

IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club 6 October, 2021 Island activities: Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AF-004; Read more…

RAC’s new Auxiliary Communications Service: A presentation by CSO Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT https://www.rac.ca/auxiliary-communications-service-presentation/ For immediate release: As part of the transition to the new Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) program, RAC Community Officer (CSO), Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT, has been following a video Read more…

Solar Cycle 25 Continues To Overperform. Oct 3, 2021 | 1  Sunspot counts for Sept. 2021 were the highest in more than 5 years. And, for the 11th month in a row, the sunspot number has significantly exceeded the official forecast. The plot Read more…

AS-081. Dr. Sungki Lee, HL1IWD, will be active as HL1IWD/5 from Saryang Island between October 9-11th. Activity will be limited to his spare time operating mainly on CW and FT8 using an IC-706MK2 with a Buddi-stick and end-fed wire antenna. Read more…

Alan, VK6CQ (VK0LD, VP8PJ), from Perth, provided the following information: Due to an administrative oversight in the new Falkland Islands Communications Ordinance implemented way back in 2017, new VP8 licenses for use in the former Falkland Islands Dependencies have not been Read more…