04/22/2016 Over the past reporting week, April 14-20, average daily sunspot numbers rose from 32 to 40, while average daily solar flux declined from 106.1 to 100.8. Average daily planetary A index declined from 12.4 to 10.9, but average daily … Continue reading →
04/21/2016 The US Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard will cosponsor the Armed Forces Day Military/Amateur Radio Cross-Band Communications Test on Saturday, May 14, 2016. The event gets under way at 1200 UTC, with activity continuing throughout the day. … Continue reading →
04/21/2016 TAPR has announced the presentations for its Dayton Hamvention® Digital Forum, moderated by Scotty Cowling, WA2DFI, on Friday, May 20, at 9:15 AM. Among the presentions will be “SatNOGS — A network of open source satellite ground stations,” by … Continue reading →
04/21/2016 Amateur Radio came in for high praise following its role in a March 30 to April 3 Washington National Guard interoperability communication exercise, sponsored by the US Northern Command. The so-called “Vital Connection-Cascadia” exercise was aimed at improving interoperability … Continue reading →
04/21/2016 Following agreement with the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), management of the Islands on the Air (IOTA) program has transitioned to “Islands on the Air (IOTA) Ltd,” a new not-for-profit company. This entity will assume full responsibility for … Continue reading →
04/20/2016 What you see on the news is only the tip of the iceberg of what really happened as a result of the devastating April 16 earthquake in Ecuador, Michigan physician Rick Dorsch, NE8Z/HC1MD, told ARRL. Since the 7.8 magnitude … Continue reading →
04/20/2016 In the wake of the April 16 earthquake in Ecuador, International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 Emergency Coordinator Ramón Santoyo, XE1KK, reported on April 20 that he has spoken with Lorenzo Lertora, HC2BP, the president of the Guayaquil Radio … Continue reading →
04/19/2016 The Intrepid-DX Group has announced that noted DXer and DXpeditioner Yasuo “Zorro” Miyazawa, JH1AJT, is the recipient of its 4th annual Intrepid Spirit Award. The award recognizes his efforts in activating Eritrea, Myanmar, and Bangladesh. “Zorro is largely responsible … Continue reading →
04/19/2016 IARU Region 2 News Editor Joaquín Solana, XE1R, reports that radio amateurs hoping to operate in Brazil during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio this summer are in luck and will be able to be on air without bureaucracy. … Continue reading →
04/18/2016 The ARRL’s new Chief Executive Officer Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, got down to work on his first day in office by promising to make the League’s foundational business processes “rock solid” and bringing them up to state of the art, … Continue reading →