24 September, 2018 Island activities: AF-045. Operators John/6W7JX, Ouzin/6W1PZ, Tafa/6W1KI, Jul/6W1QL and possibly others will once again be active as 6V1A from Goree Island between December 7-9th. Activity will be on CW and SSB on all bands using a FT-1000 Read more…
Cloud Warming in style or what is NVIS?
The term NVIS, or Near Vertical Incidence Skywave is in my short experience as an amateur heaped with scorn and ridicule. Terms like cloud-warmer come to mind when people discuss the principles associated with NVIS, but that does happen in Read more…
Two 40-meter broadcast intruders gone!
The IARU Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) reports that two long-time broadcast intruders on 40 metres are gone. IARUMS Coordinator Wolf Hadel, DK2OM, said in the August IARUMS newsletter that Radio Hargeisa in the Republic of Somaliland on 7,120 MHz, Read more…
IOTA News from OPDX….
17 September, 2018 Island activities: EU-052. Operators Sergio/IK8TNG, Armando/ IK8BPY, Stefano/IZ8CKY and Gianni/I7PHH will be active as SW8DX from the Island of Meganisi, Greece, between October 6-13th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW and SSB (possibly Digital modes Read more…
EQUINOX CRACKS ARE OPENING IN EARTH’S MAGNETIC FIELD….
The northern autumnal equinox is less than a week away. That means one thing: Cracks are opening in Earth’s magnetic field. Researchers have long known that during weeks around equinoxes fissures form in Earth’s magnetosphere. Solar wind pours through the gaps to Read more…
DX News from the ARRL….
14 September, 2018 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by 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 all. SWAZILAND, Read more…
[RAC-Bulletin] Theme for World Amateur Radio Day: April 18, 2019 – “Celebrating Amateur Radio’s Contribution to Society
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has announced that the theme for World Amateur Radio Day, April 18, 2019, will be “Celebrating Amateur Radio’s Contribution to Society”. The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held Read more…
IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club….
12 September, 2018 Island activities: IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AS-073; 9M2, Kelantan/ Terengganu State group: Members of the “Kuala Lumpur DX Teams” Read more…
IOTA News from OPDX….
11 September, 2018 Island activities: AF-111. (New IOTA). The DX-World.net reports that operators Eric/EL2EF, Col/MM0NDX and Jonathan/MM0OKG plan to be active from Telengbe Island (southern Liberia) as EL2EL/4 during early November 2018. This activity is dependent on weather and sea Read more…
Geomagnetic storm watch (G2-class)….
NOAA forecasters have issued a watch for G2-class (moderately strong) geomagnetic storms on Sept. 11th when a fast-moving stream of solar wind is expected to hit Earth’s magnetic field. During G2-class storms, auroras can appear in the United States from Read more…