Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) is approaching Earth for a close encounter on Dec. 12th. So far this week, the comet has nearly tripled in brightness, making it an easy target for small telescopes and digital cameras. Six days after its close Read more…
Month: December 2021
IOTA News from OPDX December 6, 2021….
Island activities: The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between November 29th-December 4th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes —— ———- ————- ———— AF-004 EA8CYL CANARY 12m; FT8 AF-004 EA8DAO CANARY 17m; SSB AF-004 Read more…
This ham radio is unsafe at any frequency…..
This ham radio is unsafe at any frequency When we were kids we rode bicycles without pads and helmets. We drank sugary drinks. We played with chemistry sets and power tools. We also built things that directly used AC line Read more…
DX News from the ARRL December 3 , 2021….
This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by VU2DSI, 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. KENYA, 5Z. Ferdy, Read more…