SFI = 124 A index = 10 K index = 2 SSN = 97 CHANCE OF FLARES: NOAA forecasters say there is a 25% chance of M-class solar flares today. With 8 numbered sunspot groups on the solar disk, a flare could come Read more…
Author: Ken McCormick
Propagation and Space Weather….
THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER IS UNDERWAY: Today, Aug. 13th, Earth is passing through a stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. We won’t see as many Perseids as usual because the meteor shower is competing with Read more…
Reminder – 8Q7QE – Maldives….
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 Atoll, MJ63sl August Read more…
J38GB – Grenada….
Greg, N9GB will be active from Grenada holiday-style during August 13-18, 2022. QRV as J38GB on 40-10m; CW, SSB & FT8. Generally evening time operating. QSL via H/c.
ZF1PB/9 – Cayman Brac
Aug 12, 2022 Phil, ZF1PB got in touch to say he’s now active for the next 10 days from Cayman Brac and signing ZF1PB/9 when QRV. Activity is holiday-style on HF bands, SSB using FT-991A and vertical antenna.
Date Change – S79/EA3BT & S79/EA3WL – Seychelles
Aug 13, 2022 [DATE CHANGE] Núria EA3WL and Josep EA3BT will be on air from the 14th to the 23rd of August from two different islands of AF-024 reference: La Digue & Mahe. S79/EA3BT & S79/EA3WL operation will be only in SAT mode (QO-100). Read more…
Reminder – J20EE – Djibouti….
Aug 13, 2022 Jeje, F8FKJ will again be active from Djibouti as J20EE during August & September 2022. QRV on HF bands; CW, SSB & FT8. QSL via F4DXW.
Two Major Ham Radio Events….
Take note of the Northeast HamXposition in Marlborough, Massachusetts! Two major ham radio events in August will host Division Conventions for ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®. On August 20 – 21, the Huntsville Hamfest will be the host Read more…
MFJ To Celebrate 50th Anniversary….
MFJ Enterprises, an amateur radio electronics manufacturer and retailer, will celebrate 50 years in business this October. Martin Jue, K5FLU, founded the company in 1972 after building a CW filter kit that sold for less than $10. Since 1990 the Read more…
Current Status of ISS Ham Radio Stations….
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…