Year: 2022

Jun 25, 2022 NEWS UPDATE – Beware the VK0MQ pirate station. Matt says this “station” is answering calls alongside the real VK0MQ on FT8 F/H mode. If you’re not in Matt’s log this is why. Check VK0MQ’s log here: https://clublog.org/logsearch/VK0MQ Previous Post: JUNE Read more…

4U1ITU – ITU HQ, Geneva Both images today show 4U1ITU. First picture is from 1962 with the bottom image taken 30 years later in 1992. You might also recall that recently 4U1ITU was QRV for a period of time prior to Read more…

Jun 25, 2022 NEWS UPDATE  In addition to the standard mode operations, good news for 2 Meter EME enthusiasts. Lee WW2DX is planning 2M EME from Sable Island. Sable Island is extremely rare on EME. For more details on this Read more…

Jun 26, 2022 NEWS UPDATE – The journey to FP starts today for Eric, KV1J. He may be active on SATs along the way as he drives to Halifax, Nova Scotia from Massachusetts. Tomorrow (June 27) Eric flies to St. Pierre. Read more…

SFI = 108 A index = 16 K index = 2 SSN = 31 SURPRISE GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A minor G1-class geomagnetic storm broke out around midnight (UT) on June 25-26. Forecasters aren’t sure why. The prime suspect is an unexpected CME embedded in Read more…

Not out to the Field Day site then operate from home. There are a few Rule changes to keep in mind! New Rules Going into Effect This Year for ARRL Field Day!  7.2.4. OLD:  If any or all contacts are Read more…

Jun 25, 2022 [REMINDER] Bo, OZ1DJJ will be QRV from Upernavik Island NA-134 as OX3LX during June 27 to July 11, 2022. Focus on 6 & 4m, but will also be active on HF bands. Grid locator: GQ12ws. QSL via OZ0J. *The Read more…

Jun 25, 2022 DX-World allows us to use the info from their site daily so if you can support DX World and DXpeditions please do so! TU es 73 de Ken During the end of April and throughout May, DX-World Read more…

Jun 25, 2022 Today’s DX Shoebox find comes from Dave, AA1VX. It’s a letter written to him in November 1969 by the late Palden Thondup Namgyal, Chogyal of Sikkim, AC3PT.  Some very interesting history about AC3PT can be found here and here or here

NEWS UPDATE – Team leader R7AL mentions they have now made over 40K QSOs. Unfortunately, propagation on 80-40-30m has been very bad according to Vasily and they are also trying their best to work NA during the most common hours when Read more…