Author: Ken McCormick

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…

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…

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…

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…

Dirk, DK1DKE, is once again active as 4K7DK from Baku, Azerbaijan, until August 13, 2022. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using SSB and FT8 with an IC-7000 w/100w into a dipole QSL via DK1DKE, by the Bureau or LoTW. CQ Read more…

Greg, N9GB, will be QRV holiday-style on 40-10m in CW, SSB and FT8 from Grenada on August 13-18, 2022, as J3/N9GB. In general he will operate in the evenings. QSL via N9GB. CQ zone 8 Planned modes CW, SSB, Digital Planned bands 40 m, Read more…

Bill Meara M0HBR / N2CQR has released a new edition of the amateur radio SolderSmoke podcast This edition includes:• Travelogue: James Webb Space Telescope• VFOs and Temp stabilization• Polyakov Direct Conversion receiver• 40 AM with DX-100 and MMMRX• Dominican license• Mailbag Read more…

Aug 8, 2022 It’s a new week so here’s another DX Shoebox find courtesy of Jose, EA5BCQ. Do you recognize the operators in the photo, and if so who are they and what / when was the DXpedition? PS: check back on Read more…

SFI = 116 A index = 24 K index = 5 SSN = 87 SURPRISE GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A solar wind stream hit Earth on August 7th. At first, the stream’s velocity was low, but during the day it sped up to more than Read more…

2022 Aug07 2022 Aug20 Tonga A35JP/p[spots] LoTW JA0RQV20220606 By JA0RQV fm Niuafo’ou Island (OC-123)); 80-6m; CW SSB FT8; QSL via JA0RQV (B/d, d w/ SASE); exact dates subject to change 2022 Aug08 2022 Aug14 Tanzania 5J2JK DL8AAI DXW.Net20220730 By DL8AAI Read more…