This Islander is part of a team selected by NASA to track Artemis II…
Megan MacDonald (VY2MM) from Malpeque, P.E.I, left, a graduate student in electrical engineering and UNB professor Brent Petersen celebrate at the university’s Earth Station in Fredericton. Five engineering students and a professor at the University of New Brunswick are part of a team that’s tracking the Artemis II, NASA’s first crewed mission to the moon since the 1960s and ‘70s.
As mentioned I will no longer be publishing a comprehensive list of DX, Contests or Special Events. However I will list below the sites where you can find the information I use weekly to bring you the info.
1 – DX World.Net: https://www.dx-world.net/?s=bulletin Click on “Read More” then “Download the Latest Bulletin”. My favourite site for information!
2 – 425 DX News: https://www.425dxn.org/ Under “News & Updates” click on the latest update or any of the links along the top to find what is of interest to you.
3 – Ham Radio World: https://www.hamradioworld.org/ Click on whatever interest you.
4 – DX News.Com: https://dxnews.com/ Click on whatever interest you.
5 – DXing with VA3RJ: https://www.qsl.net/va3rj/dx.html Dave has a lot of info on his site.
Take note of Solar Flares, they are a huge part of successful DXing and Contesting on HF!
See Tamitha Skov Video and Graphs of Solar Activity for the next few days: https://www.spaceweatherwoman.com/
To see the daily conditions go to: https://solar.w5mmw.net/
WA7BNM Contest Calendar to Wednesday Feb 12, 2026. Lots of action this weekend so check all the info at: https://www.contestcalendar.com/weeklycont.php
A few are:
Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest: 1200Z, Apr 11 to 1159Z, Apr 12 which is neat considering the recent Artemis 2 mission.
IG-RY World Wide RTTY Contest: 1200Z, Apr 11 to 1800Z, Apr 12
An opportunity to work some US states with several QSO Parties: New Mexico, Missouri, Georgia, and North Dakota.
Check out VA3RJ Awards or Wall Paper list for Canada, US and the World.
Canada: https://www.qsl.net/va3rj/awards_can.html
USA: https://www.qsl.net/va3rj/awards_usa.html
World Wide: https://www.qsl.net/va3rj/awards_dx.html