10/23/2015 Average daily sunspot numbers over the past week were up 38.1 points to 75, and average daily solar flux rose 30.7 points to 118.2. Geomagnetic conditions were quiet over the week, with average planetary A index declining from 25.1 … Continue reading →
10/22/2015 Excitement and enthusiasm over the recently launched Fox-1A CubeSat, now known as AO-85, permeated the just-concluded AMSAT 2015 Space Symposium and Annual Meeting. Nearly 120 attended the gathering October 16-18 in Dayton, Ohio. AMSAT Vice President for Engineering Jerry … Continue reading →
10/22/2015 The IARU has announced that it will consolidate into one position the responsibilities for overseeing IARU’s relationship on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) matters with CISPR, the international special committee on radio interference. IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA, said October 22 … Continue reading →
10/21/2015 The ARRL Programs and Services Committee earlier this year unanimously adopted a recommendation from its VHF and Above Revitalization Committee to remove the rule prohibiting the use of 146.52 MHz simplex for making contest contacts.That change will go into … Continue reading →
10/21/2015 The 16th International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 3 triennial conference opened in Bali, Indonesia, on October 12 with some pomp and circumstance that included comments from government officials and an opportunity for IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA, to … Continue reading →
10/21/2015 At the ARRL Executive Committee (EC) meeting on October 3 in Bloomington, Minnesota, ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, presented a draft plan for the improvement of timely and visible enforcement in the Amateur Radio Service. The draft had … Continue reading →
10/20/2015 National JOTA Organizer Jim Wilson, K5ND, is calling on all stations that participated in the 2015 Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) to submit their reports. “I hope that all y’all had a great JOTA weekend,” Wilson said, noting that … Continue reading →
10/20/2015 The winner of the October 2015 QST Cover Plaque award is “The Long Road to Navassa” by Bob Allphin, K4UEE. The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each … Continue reading →
10/19/2015 Amateur Radio in the Philippines was part of the comprehensive response to the Category 4 Typhoon Koppu — known locally as Typhon Lando — which hit the islands over the weekend with damaging winds and heavy rain. According to … Continue reading →
10/19/2015 Lake County, Florida, ARES and the Lake Amateur Radio Association (LARA) this month again supported radio communication for the Mount Dora Bicycle Festival — something they’ve been doing for almost 25 years. During the October 9-11 event, ham radio … Continue reading →