06/03/2016 Solar indices barely changed over the past week, with average daily sunspot numbers rising from 25.3 to 33, and average daily solar flux dropping from 97 to 87.4. Average daily planetary A index rose from 7.1 to 8.9, and … Continue reading →
06/02/2016 ARRL South Texas Section Emergency Coordinator Frank Aguilar, N5SSH, reported on June 2 that South Texas District 14 Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) has activated in response to continued flooding in the area. He said there have not been … Continue reading →
06/02/2016 “All About Baluns” is the topic of the newest (June 2) 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 … Continue reading →
06/02/2016 This month’s QuickStats poll has been posted! Check the QuickStats page at www.arrl.org/quickstats and answer these questions . . . ● How many National Parks on the Air stations have you worked so far? ● How has the Sporadic … Continue reading →
06/01/2016 Diana Feinberg, AI6DF, of Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, has been appointed the ARRL Los Angeles Section Manager, effective on June 1. She assumes the reins of the from David Greenhut, N6HD, who has announced his resignation from the volunteer … Continue reading →
06/01/2016 Recapping Dayton Hamvention® 2016, Jim Tiderman, N8IDS, who has served as general chairman of the event for the past 2 years, said attendance this year may have been up slightly from 2015. Tiderman, who now passes the baton to … Continue reading →
05/31/2016 Launch of the geostationary Es’hail-2 satellite into orbit is planned for December 2016. The satellite will be placed in a 25.5° orbit. Coverage of the Amateur Radio narrowband (NB) and wideband (WB) transponders should extend from Brazil to Thailand. … Continue reading →
05/31/2016 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program has announced that 12 schools or organizations that submitted proposals to host an Amateur Radio contact with a member of the ISS crew have moved into the next stage … Continue reading →
05/30/2016 The Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation has announced several supporting grants in furtherance of its goal of supporting the development of Amateur Radio. The grants will support the Foundation’s aim to encourage youth participation in Amateur Radio … Continue reading →
05/30/2016 The Argentine ÑuSAT-1 carrying the LUSEX (LU Satellite Experiment) Amateur Radio U/V linear transponder and 436 MHz beacon launched May 30 at 0317 UTC from China. With ÑuSAT-1 on the launch was sister satellite ÑuSAT-2, which carries a 437 … Continue reading →