Month: August 2022

PREDICT Version 2.3.0 released: John Magliacane, KD2BD announced the release of PREDICT Version 2.3.0. PREDICT is a widely-used open source satellite tracking / orbital prediction application for Linux and Unix computing environments including PCs, laptops, Raspberry PIs, and Android devices running Read more…

Compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW August 9, 2022 ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode (which is very important) on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is “Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group” (ex. CW/SA-036/Aruba). Read more…

SFI = 113 A index = 31 K index = 4 SSN = 63 SURPRISE GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A solar wind stream hit Earth’s magnetic field on August 7th. At first, the stream’s velocity was low, but during the day it sped Read more…

Dirk, DK1DKE, is once again active as 4K7DK from Baku, Azerbaijan, until August 13, 2022. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using SSB and FT8 with an IC-7000 w/100w into a dipole QSL via DK1DKE, by the Bureau or LoTW. CQ Read more…