Day: 6 April 2022

JIDX contest committee announced today that in light of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and Belarus, we will not accept entries in the JIDX CW contest (April 10-11) by Russian and Belarusian stations. All QSOs with these stations will not Read more…

Jack, 5X2H has been active recently. Initial info was thin on the ground, but he’s the grandson of Dick, 5X2G (W6TK). At the moment, 5X2H is QRV on 20-17-15-12-10m, FT8. Recent log was uploaded to Club Log. LoTW should follow soon. Jack Read more…

Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible on April 6th and 7th when at least one CME is expected to graze Earth’s magnetic field. There might even be two strikes. A pair of CMEs left the sun over the weekend, one propelled by a solar Read more…

New sunspot counts from NOAA confirm that Solar Cycle 25 is racing ahead of the official forecast–and the gap is growing: See the complete labeled plot or play with an interactive version from NOAA Sunspot counts have now exceeded predictions for 18 straight Read more…

[REMINDER] Look for Maria HC1MM and Rick HC1MD (NE8Z) to be active from the Galapagos Islands as HD8MM and HD8MD during April 7-14, 2022. QRV on HF bands; CW-SSB-FT4-FT8. QSL via K8LJG.

6 March, 2022 Island activities:Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON IOTA QRGsCW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHzSSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz EU-022; JX, Jan Mayen Island:Rune/LA7QY and Helge/LB4MI are currently staying on Jan Read more…