As of August 11, 2022Columbus Module radios: IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS – Configured. Default mode is for cross band repeater (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down). Powered OFF for Russian EVA on Aug 17. OFF – Aug 16 about 18:45 UTC. ON – Aug 18 Read more…
Day: 12 August 2022
STARLINK AND THE PLEIADES…..
SpaceX launched another batch of 52 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday, August 9th. The next night, Kevin Fetter of Brockville, Ontario, watched them fly past the Pleiades. Fetter caught at least 51 of the satellites, some sparkling Read more…
DX on this Day….
Aug 12, 2022 Spanning nearly 25 years, looking back from 2021 to 1997 showing DX on this Day. Do you remember working XY3C or NH6D/KH3 or maybe FW1W ? You can also check back here and see all previous DX on this Day posts. We will run with Read more…
XZ2A – Myanmar….
Aug 11, 2022 NEWS UPDATE by XZ2A – Although some might suggest that voluntarily relocating to a civil war zone is perhaps not the wisest of moves, I am happy to announce that I will shortly be returning to Myanmar to Read more…
DX News — ARRL DX Bulletin #32….
ZCZC AE32 QST de W1AWDX Bulletin 32 ARLD032From ARRL HeadquartersNewington CT August 11, 2022To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD032ARLD032 DX news This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 Read more…
Propagation & Space WX….
SFI = 115 A index = 16 K index = 3 SSN = 58 THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER: Perseid meteor rates are swiftly increasing as Earth approaches a dense stream of debris from parent Comet Swift-Tuttle. If forecasters are correct, the shower will Read more…