May 28, 2022 NEWS UPDATE – A video has now been produced showing the expedition journeying through the Arctic. Although in Russian language, it’s still worth a watch. UA9KDF is also now also sending out QSL cards. The polar snowmobile expedition Read more…
Month: May 2022
6O1OO – Somalia….
May 27, 2022 NEWS UPDATE – Ali, EP3CQ is again active from Mogadishu, Somalia as 6O1OO. He started this particular activity on May 22. QRV on FT8, HF bands. QSL via QRZ.com details.
Update on Space WX….
GEOMAGNETIC STORM — UNDERWAY NOW: A co-rotating interaction region (CIR) hit Earth’s magnetic field today, May 27th, sparking a minor G1-class geomagnetic storm. CIRs are transition zones between fast- and slow-moving solar wind streams. They contain shock waves and enhanced magnetic fields that Read more…
9A22Y (UKRAINE) in the CQ WPX….
May 27, 2022 We gonna participate in WPX CW M2 as 9A22Y, remotely. Thanks to @RemoteHamRadio for this amazing opportunity during martial law in Ukraine. Call us everywhere!
DX News from the ARRL….
May 27, 2022 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by HA7VK, W2GD, LNDX, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks Read more…
Propagation and Space WX….
GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible on May 28th when a CME is expected to sideswipe Earth’s magnetic field. The solar storm cloud was hurled into space by an unstable magnetic filament, which erupted on May 25th. High-latitude auroras are possible this weekend. NOAA STI Read more…
GB70 QSL card….
May 25, 2022 If you contact a GB70 station during June, a professionally-designed QSL card will be available on request from the appointed professional QSL Manager. Bureau QSL cards are free of charge, from M0OXO OQRS with the first batch of cards Read more…
[QRV] 3D2RRR – Rotuma….
May 27, 2022 NEWS UPDATE by Team 3D2RRR: After some 50 hours the team reached 20k QSOs already. High wind and rain prevents making antennas for 80 and 160m. Propagation: 10-12 meters – phenomenal, 15m – super, 20-17m – worse Read more…
CQ WW WPX CW Contest This Weekend….
2022 CQ World-Wide WPX Contest Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday Ends: 2359 UTC Sunday. I. OBJECTIVE: For amateurs worldwide to contact as many amateurs and prefixes as possible during the contest period. II. PERIOD OF OPERATION: 48 hours. Single Operator stations Read more…
Propagation and Space Weather….
A DEAD SUNSPOT EXPLODES (UPDATED): A magnetic filament snaking through the corpse of decayed sunspot AR3016 erupted on May 25th (1824 UT), producing a M1-class solar flare. Coronagraph images from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) confirm that the explosion hurled a CME Read more…