Day: 16 August 2022

Aug 16, 2022 J5GQA appeared on 15m FT8 on August 15th. This is Carlos, CT2GQA who is currently in Guinea-Bissau through his job (he works in telecommunications industry). He uses a vertical for HF bands and military spec multiband dipole mainly Read more…

This coming weekend, 20-21 August, is a great opportunity to chat to a lighthouse and work some rare DX. There will be over 350 lighthouses on the air in over 40 countries. Germany has 70 registered, USA 41, Australia 38, Read more…

IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 newsletter says in July, like every month for many years, Over The Horizon Radars were the most numerous transmissions causing interference to our HF amateur radio bands The newsletter says: The front runner was Read more…

SFI = 131 A index = 6 K index = 2 SSN = 92 CHANCE OF FLARES: Sunspot AR3078 has developed an unstable delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for strong solar flares. NOAA forecasters say there is a 30% chance Read more…