Solar activity increased this week. Average daily sunspot numbers increased from 50.1 last week (April 2-8) to 65.6 in the recent (April 9-15) period. Average daily solar flux rose from 118.4 to 132.5. Geomagnetic indexes also increased. The latest prediction … Continue reading →
ARRL’s new book Oscilloscopes for Radio Amateurs by Paul Danzer, N1II, is now available as an e-book for the Amazon Kindle. Oscilloscopes for Radio Amateurs is filled with practical information you’ll need for using a scope. It begins with an … Continue reading →
[UPDATED 2015-04-17 1400 UTC] The FCC is seeking comments on a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in WT Docket 15-81 that would restrict routine public inspection of an Amateur Radio licensee’s address history. The Commission said it was taking the … Continue reading →
The UK’s first European Space Agency astronaut, Tim Peake, KG5BVI, plans to share his “Principia” mission space adventure with students on Earth via Amateur Radio. He’s invited youngsters in his country to contact him while he’s onboard the International Space … Continue reading →
The sponsors of the 2015 Global Amateur Radio Emergency Conference (GAREC 2015) have announced that the event has been cancelled due to a lack of interest. Seppo Sisatto, OH1VR, said GAREC 2015 registrations were too few, and the decision was … Continue reading →
ARRL 600 Meter Experiment Coordinator Fritz Raab, W1FR, said the mission of the multi-station experimental operation “has actually been accomplished,” but since the US still has no medium-frequency (MF) Amateur Service allocation, he believes the Experimental license ought to be … Continue reading →
The winner of the April 2015 QST Cover Plaque award is Bob DeMattia, K1IW, for his article “Untangling Digital Voice Above 50 MHz.” The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article … Continue reading →
Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 34th Annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC), to be held October 9-11 in Chicago, Illinois. Papers will also be published in the Conference Proceedings. Authors do not need to attend the conference … Continue reading →