Author: Ken McCormick

INTENSIFYING SOLAR ACTIVITY: Another CME might be heading for Earth following an M1-class solar flare on Aug. 15th (1436 UT). NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the explosion from southern sunspot AR3078: A pulse of X-rays from the flare caused a minor radio blackout over Read more…

Aug 15, 2022 Another shoebox find courtesy Jose, EA5BCQ. The operator in the picture lived to 92 years of age. In actual fact he was more famous than he realised – for many years he was the only active radio Read more…

Aug 15, 2022  Since June 2022, Didier F5NPV has been living in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei and active on HF bands (CW, SSB & FT8) as V85/F5NPV. After September he will apply for a local callsign. Keep an eye on his blog for Read more…

Humber Fortress Amateur Radio Club (HFDXARC) are proud to have been invited back to Spurn Point Lighthouse by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust for the 25th International Lighthouse On The Air event on Sat 20th August and Sunday 21st August 2022. This Read more…

SFI = 126 A index = 7 K index = 2 SSN = 97 GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH (UPDATED): Minor to moderate geomagnetic storms are possible on Aug. 17th when a CME is expected to sideswipe Earth’s magnetic field. The CME was hurled in our direction yesterday by a Read more…

Roberto, CE3CT is QRV holiday-style from Easter Island until August 18, 2022 as CE0Y/CE3CT. Active mainly in CW with focus on WARC bands. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW after he returns home or QSL via CE3CT.

Amateur radio stations from Jamaica may use the 6Y60 prefix to mark the 60th anniversary since the Colony of Jamaica gained independence from the UK. For example, 6Y5WE will be using 6Y60WE. GB2RS News Team

Aug 13, 2022 UPDATE – Earlier today on 15m SSB, Eugen 5H2JK/P was active at a height of 4300m while hiking Mt Kilimanjaro. Thor, DK7RD recorded his sigs for DX-World. Dates have now been announced for this activity. August 8-16 from Read more…

Aug 14, 2022 Den, JI1FLB is currently active from Ogasawara as JI1FLB/JD1. QRV so far on 15 & 20m FT8. Length of stay unknown. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, buro.

Aug 14, 2022 Satoshi, JH2EUV is currently active from Timor-Leste (OC-148) as 4W/JH2EUV. Activity has been on 10-12-15m FT8 so far. Length of stay unknown. QTH: Sakura Tower Hotel, Dili. QSL via LoTW, buro.