HEADS-UP: There is an opportunity for one or two operators to join – get in touch if interested. Col MM0NDX and Jonathan MM0OKG will be active from Rituvik (southeastern part of the Faroe islands) during September 1-5, 2022. QRV on various bands Read more…
Day: 9 August 2022
What’s in the DX Shoebox today?
Aug 8, 2022 Yesterdays Question: Do you recognize the operators in the photo, and if so who are they and what / when was the DXpedition? The correct answer is Martti OH2BH & Ville OH2MM. Photo taken during their DXpedition Read more…
DX on this Day….
Aug 9, 2022 Spanning nearly 25 years, looking back from 2021 to 1997 showing DX on this Day. Do you remember working PT0T or JX3TUA or maybe XW2DX ? You can also check back here and see all previous DX on this Day posts. We will run with Read more…
New Version of PREDICT Satellite Tracking Released….
PREDICT Version 2.3.0 released: John Magliacane, KD2BD announced the release of PREDICT Version 2.3.0. PREDICT is a widely-used open source satellite tracking / orbital prediction application for Linux and Unix computing environments including PCs, laptops, Raspberry PIs, and Android devices running Read more…
IOTA News from OPDX….
Compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW August 9, 2022 ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode (which is very important) on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is “Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group” (ex. CW/SA-036/Aruba). Read more…
Propagation and Space Weather….
SFI = 113 A index = 31 K index = 4 SSN = 63 SURPRISE GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A solar wind stream hit Earth’s magnetic field on August 7th. At first, the stream’s velocity was low, but during the day it sped Read more…