This Amateur Radio DX news, Solar Flare info and Contest information is provided by: dxnews.com, spaceweatherlive.com and contestcalendar.com (WA7BNM) On this page you will find a collection of links from the above site. Take note of Solar Flares, they are Read more…
Author: Ken McCormick
Sputnik 1 – The Day the “Beep” Died — Jan 4, 1958
Some of us “older” or rather senior Hams remember the Russian satellite Sputnik 1 very well!! On this day in 1958, the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, ended its historic journey. After completing over 1,400 orbits and traveling some 70 Read more…
The ARRL RTTY Roundup is January 3-4, 2026….
https://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup Contest Objective: Amateurs worldwide contact and exchange QSO information with other amateurs using only the Radioteletype (RTTY) mode on the 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter bands. Any station may work any other station. Stations may be worked once Read more…
DX Info for Jan 1, 2026….Happy New Years!!
In this issue of “DX Info” I will review some of the DXing hints and tips which I shared in 2025. SOLAR FLARES Take note of Solar Flares and activity which can be found on the left side of this Read more…