August 4, 2022 Check out the latest ARRL News Letter to read an article about Nova Scotia Kings County and Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Clubs. This item is under “Amateur Radio in the News”. Also the “Just Ahead in Radiosports” Read more…
Author: Ken McCormick
DX News from the ARRL….
August 5, 2022 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by EA4NF, N9GB, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to Read more…
Propagation and Space Weather….
SFI = 109 A index = 6 K index = 2 SSN = 52 DATA OUTAGE ALERT: Images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) are temporarily unavailable as technicians rush to repair a broken fiber optic cable linking SDO’s White Sands Read more…
DX Timeline for August 2022….
The FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin #468….
Aug 4, 2022 It’s Thursday again and that means The FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin written by Bjorn ON9CFG is available to download. Click on the LINK below to get the latest 11 page edition. https://www.dx-world.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DX_468.pdf
3B9 – Rodrigues Island….
Aug 4, 2022 REMINDER – Team depart for Rodrigues on Friday 3B8FA, 3B8GF, 3B8CF, 3B8FV and 3B8BAN plan activity from Rodrigues island (callsigns will change to 3B9’s) during August 5-9, 2022. QRV on HF bands using G5RV’s; also activity on Read more…
Eruption proved continuing importance of shortwave….
Thursday, August 4, 2022 Public Media Alliance carry an article by Richard Sutherland, Head of News at Radio New Zealand: In January this year, Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai submarine volcano exploded. It was the most powerful eruption of its type Read more…
Propagation and Space Weather….
SFI = 100 A index = 8 K index = 1 SSN = 37 FARSIDE SUNSPOT: There is a sunspot on the farside of the sun so big it is changing the way the sun vibrates. Helioseismic maps reveal its acoustic echo not Read more…
JW/KA1IS – Svalbard….
Tom, KA1IS, will be active as JW/KA1IS from the Longyearbyen club station (JW5E) on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026) between August 10-16th.Activity will be on various HF bands using CW and SSB.QSL via his home callsign.
[QRT SOON] 4W/VK1AO – Timor Leste….
Aug 2, 2022 Alan VK2MET will be active from Dili, Timor Leste as 4W/VK1AO during July 27 to August 4, 2022. QRV on 40-12m, CW & Digi. QRP operation using dipoles. QSL via eQSL, LoTW, HRDLOG, Club Log, HamQTH.