Year: 2021

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…

29 September, 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 AS-013; 8Q, Maldive Islands: Nobby/G0VJG is currently active as Read more…

October 1 , 2021 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by LU2BB, 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 Read more…

An X-Flare Player Grows & A Solar Storm Heads for Earth…Solar Storm Forecast 09.30.2021:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBhmY10LoC4  

Iceland’s IRA reports the 63rd Scandinavian Activity Contest (SAC) – CW – will be held this weekend, September 18-19 A translation of the IRA post reads: This is a 24 hour contest that starts on Saturday at noon GMT and Read more…

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-032; 5H, Zanzibar Island (aka Unguja): Gabor(Gab)/HA3JB will be on Unguja Island Read more…

This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by IK2DUW, 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. CONWAY REEF, 3D2. Read more…

Take, JG8NQJ will be active again as JG8NQJ/JD1 from Marcus Island, IOTA OC – 073, Minami Torishima, during 3 month, starting 15 September 2021. He will operate on HF Bands CW. QSL via JA8CJY. Ads for direct QSL: Susumu Sanada, Read more…