04/28/2017 Each of the average solar and geomagnetic indices rose last week (April 20-26) over the previous seven days. Average daily sunspot number rose from 8.6 to 35.7, and solar flux rose from 76.5 to 81.4. Average daily planetary A … Continue reading →
04/27/2017 The numbers are in, and the first AM Rally April 1-3 was a huge success, with nearly 1,500 contacts reported on the 72 logs submitted. Unique call signs logged numbered 665. Event co-organizer Clark Burgard, N1BCG, feels the actual … Continue reading →
04/27/2017 US Army MARS Program Manager Paul English, WD8DBY, reviewed the upcoming calendar of communication exercises planned for the remainder of 2017, when he spoke via video link to attendees at the Army MARS Region 3 Conference April 6-8 in … Continue reading →
04/27/2017 “End-Fed Antennas” is the topic of the latest episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! Sponsored by DX Engineering, “ARRL The Doctor is In” is an informative discussion of all things technical. Listen on your … Continue reading →
04/26/2017 The US Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard will sponsor the traditional military/amateur radio communication tests on Saturday, May 13 to mark the 66th annual Armed Forces Day (AFD). Armed Forces Day is May 20, but the AFD … Continue reading →
04/26/2017 The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) appears open to a DXpedition to Baker Island in the Pacific, which has not been activated for 15 years. Baker and Howland Islands (KH1) is the fourth most-wanted DXCC entity, according to … Continue reading →
04/25/2017 Current International Space Station (ISS) Commander Peggy Whitson, ex-KC5ZTD, this week broke the record for cumulative time spent in space by a US astronaut. President Donald Trump — with daughter Ivanka Trump and astronaut Kate Rubins, KG5FYJ, joining him … Continue reading →
04/24/2017 The 8th World Radiosport Team Championship, WRTC 2018 in Germany next July, will offer seats on three teams for contesters who are 25 or younger at the time of the event. Prospective participants need only to apply. The international … Continue reading →
04/24/2017 NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) says a minor (G1) geomagnetic storm watch remains in effect for April 24-26, due to the continued influence of a large, recurrent, negative-polarity coronal hole high-speed stream (CH HSS). A coronal hole is … Continue reading →
04/21/2017 This just in from the Australian Space Forecast Centre at 2349 UTC on April 20, 2017: Recurrent coronal hole is expected to be geoeffective. INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTEDDUE TO CORONAL HOLE HIGH SPEED WIND STREAMFOR 23 APRIL 2017 GEOMAGNETIC … Continue reading →