SFI = 108 A index = 11 K index = 2 SSN = 60 PERSEID METEORS VS THE FULL MOON: Earth is approaching a dense stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Meteor rates should Read more…
Month: August 2022
Reminder that VK0MQ – Macquarie Island is QRV….
Aug.10, 2022 Beware the VK0MQ pirate station. Matt says this “station” is answering calls alongside the real VK0MQ on FT8 F/H mode. If you’re not in Matt’s log this is why. He uploads his logs to LoTW every month. Matt (VK5HZ) on Read more…
8Q7QE – Maldives….
Aug 10, 2022 [EARLY REMINDER] Stefan, EA5Q will be active from the Maldives as 8Q7QE during August 14-24, 2022. QRV on HF bands, mainly CW; 100w, vertical antenna. He will be active from two different locations, ie: August 14-20: Thinadhoo Island, Vaavu Read more…
What’s in the DX Shoebox today?
Aug 10, 2022 Another random shoebox find which some readers may know the answer to. So, who is this famous guy in the photograph amongst all the QSL cards? Answer tomorrow!
End of mission for two ham radio CubeSats….
The Manila Bulletin reports on two amateur radio CubeSat’s, built by Philippine students and carrying APRS Digipeaters, that have now re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere The newspaper says: After 10 months in orbit, the country’s first local university-built Filipino cube satellites Read more…
RTTY Turns 100….
On August 9, 1922 a text was typed in an airplane and simultaneously printed out at a ground station A translation of the DARC post reads: With this experiment, the US Navy Department gave the telex procedure wings – exactly Read more…
Try 6M and 2M During the Perseid Meteor Shower this Week….
PERSEID METEOR SHOWER: Earth has entered a stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. We’re only in the outskirts of the stream now, but already Perseid fireballs are streaking across the night sky. The shower will peak Read more…
Propagation and Space Weather….
SFI = 109 A index = 19 K index = 2 SSN = 63 PERSEID METEOR SHOWER: Earth has entered a stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. We’re only in the outskirts of the Read more…
So…you want to go on a DXPedition?
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…
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…