07/17/2015 Average daily sunspot numbers dropped from 109.1 on July 2-8 to 73.7 in the past week, July 9-15. Average daily solar flux dropped from 123.2 to 114.8 over the same two periods. Geomagnetic indices were more active, with average … Continue reading →
07/16/2015 Forced under political pressure to take a few steps back from its initial proposal to eliminate two-thirds of its Enforcement Bureau field offices, the FCC has announced its final, scaled-down plan to reorganize its field resources. In an Order … Continue reading →
07/16/2015 Three new International Space Station (ISS) crew members will launch July 23 (UTC) from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS; Oleg Kononenko, RN3DX, and Kimiya Yui will travel into space in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft that will rendezvous … Continue reading →
07/15/2015 The official attendance at the 2015 Dayton Hamvention® was 25,621. That’s an increase from the official count of 24,873 visitors last year — or an additional 748 attendees. The 2013 attendance was 24,542. Hamvention attendance peaked in 1993 at … Continue reading →
07/15/2015 The International DX Association (INDEXA) has announced plans to make additional funding available to DXpedition groups that carry out pre-approved plans to provide humanitarian aid and services that benefit the communities they visit. The incentive can be as much … Continue reading →
07/15/2015 The New Horizons spacecraft made its historic rendezvous with Pluto this week. While there is no direct Amateur Radio involvement in the Pluto flyby, many amateurs are curious about how NASA communicates with New Horizons at a distance of … Continue reading →
07/15/2015 To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz mission, the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team will transmit a series of 12 Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images. The SSTV transmissions 145.80 MHz will begin on the … Continue reading →
07/15/2015 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program has kicked off a fund-raising program, and it’s offering an ARISS Challenge Coin as a token of appreciation to those who contribute above a certain level. ARISS relies on … Continue reading →
07/15/2015 A reminder: The ARRL will host a 2015 Hurricane Season webinar on Monday, July 20. The session will get under way at 8 PM EDT (0000 on July 21). The approximately 90-minute session will address the role of Amateur Radio … Continue reading →
07/14/2015 “Amazon Prime Day” is a 1-day shopping event on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, offering more deals than Black Friday. As you browse the great deals available exclusively to Amazon Prime members, we invite you to shop at AmazonSmile, choosing … Continue reading →