7 December, 2018 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by W9JJ, 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. Read more…
Author: Ken McCormick
A comet as big as the full moon Hyperactive comet 46P/Wirtanen is approaching Earth for one of the closest Earth-comet encounters of the Space Age. Observers report that the comet’s gaseous green atmosphere now covers a patch of sky as large as Read more…
IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club….
5 December, 2018 Island activities: IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AF-045; 6W, Senegal North group: 6W7JX, 6W1PZ, 6W1KI, 6W1QL, 6W1PA, 6W1FJ, 6W1SQ, 6W1SV, Read more…
DXCC Most Wanted….
The ‘DXCC Most Wanted‘ entities list has been updated on ClubLog as of November 28th. The list contains 340 entities and here are the top 10 entities (which has not changed since last month): 1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 2. Read more…
IOTA news from OPDX….
3 December, 2018 Island activities: AF-037. (Update) Members of the F6KOP Team will be active as 9LY1JM from Banana Islands, Sierra Leone, between January 9-21st, 2019. Operators mentioned are Frank/F4AJQ (Team Leader), Jean-Luc/F1ULQ/AK8DX (Co–leader), Patrick/F2DX, Andreas/DL3GA/AB8AY, Jimi/F4DLM/AF7JJ, Jean-Baptiste/F4ERY, Frank/F5TVG, Julien/F8AVK, Read more…
NASA TV to air next International Space Station crew launch, docking….
Three space travelers, including two astronauts on their first flight, are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on Monday, Dec. 3 for a six-and-a-half month mission. Live coverage will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website. At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Anne Read more…
DX News from the ARRL….
30 November, 2018 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by SQ9FMU, 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. Read more…
IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club….
28 November, 2018 Island activities: IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz NA-103; VP2M, Montserrat: Lee/K7NM, Steve/WM7Z, Richard/NS7K, and Glenn/AC7ZN will be active as VP2MLB, Read more…
First short wave trans-Atlantic contact made 95 years ago….
It was on the night of 27th November 1923 that the first Trans-Atlantic short wave radio contact was made. It took place between radio hams: Leon Deloy (8AB) in France and Fred Schnell (U1MO) in the USA. This first short Read more…
First ‘serious’ FT8 contest this weekend….
ARRL reports a new contest – the FT8 Roundup – is set for the December 1–2 weekend In the brand-new operating event, radio amateurs worldwide will contact and exchange information with other amateurs using FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 Read more…