04/01/2016 Again this week solar indices crept lower. Average daily sunspot numbers declined 8 points to 20.4, and average daily solar flux went down 2.4 points to 86.4. Geomagnetic indices softened, with planetary A index down 3 points to 8.9, … Continue reading →
04/01/2016 E-mail distribution of the March 31 edition of The ARRL Letter to members has been delayed due to a technical problem. We hope to have the issue resolved soon, and we apologize for any inconvenience. The March 31 edition of The … Continue reading →
03/31/2016 “Amateur Radio Roundtable” finally succeeded in getting a live video interview with VK0EK team leader Bob Schmieder, KK6EK, on March 29 after conducting an audio-only chat on March 22. Although the image during the historic linkup with Heard Island … Continue reading →
03/30/2016 A Washington National Guard communications drill — “Exercise Vital Connection 2016” — that continues until April 3 is making use of the Amateur Radio 60 meter channels. The exercise includes participation by civil authorities. “As part of our ramp-up … Continue reading →
03/30/2016 The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is looking for additional net control operators. Hurricane Season in the Atlantic begins on June 1 and ends on November 30; in the Eastern Pacific, it begins on May 15 and ends on November … Continue reading →
03/30/2016 Contesting clubs in Canada and New England have joined forces to invite non-hams, new hams, and even old timers to discover HF radio in the 21st century firsthand, by getting on the air and operating remote stations. Beta test … Continue reading →
03/30/2016 The ARRL DXCC Department has approved for DXCC credit the unexpected P5/3Z9DX “demonstration” operation from North Korea last December. Well-traveled Polish DXer Dom Grzyb, 3Z9DX, has said he expects to be back in North Korea — officially the Democratic … Continue reading →
03/30/2016 Two major DXpeditions now are attracting hordes of DX chasers and raising the activity levels on HF. While both the Heard Island VK0EK and Juan de Nova FT4JA DXpeditions coordinated their operating plans in advance to avoid conflicts and … Continue reading →
03/29/2016 The CQ World Wide SSB and CW Contest rate records have been updated with details from the 2015 CW logs. It’s possible to query the database year, continent, call sign, and country. “It is interesting to see how many … Continue reading →
03/29/2016 Raymond L. Collins, ex- K7EQB/W6GLN, the president and co-founder of Telewave Inc, died on March 15. He was 83. Collins co-founded Telewave in 1972 to supply custom-built filtering and power monitoring devices for the broadcast industry, which were not … Continue reading →