AMATEUR RADIO NEWS
Emergency Communications Due to Earthquake in Turkey
On Monday evening February 6, 2023, there was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that mainly affected Turkey and Syria but also other neighboring countries with 3,700 people dead and more than 16,000 injured until the last hours, but it is suspected that there are more. According to information received from the emergency coordinators of the IARU R1 count... [continue]
Tuesday, 7th February 2023
ARRL Foundation Accepting Applications for Grants in February
The ARRL Foundation is now accepting applications for grants to amateur radio organizations. The grants program awards limited funding to organizations for eligible amateur radio-related projects and initiatives, particularly those with a focus in educating, licensing, and supporting amateur radio activities. Youth-based projects and initiatives ar... [continue]
Monday, 6th February 2023
Türkiye Earthquake 6/February/2023
A 7.8 Magnitude earthquake hit Türkiye and Syria at 01:17UTC on 6th February leading to a large loss of life and many casualties. Aftershocks continue in the area with another large 7.5 magnitude event happening at 10:24UTC affecting the response. …
Sunday, 5th February 2023
ANS-036 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for Feb. 5
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-036 In this edition: * AO-95 QRT * VUCC Satellite Standings as of February 1, 2023 * New Satellite Distance Records * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information serv... [continue]
Friday, 3rd February 2023
RSGB supports British Science Week
British Science Week, run by the British Science Association, is an annual event celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It provides a platform to support teachers, STEM professionals and the public in delivering STEM activities and events across the UK. This year’s theme is Connections, which lends itself perfectly to wire... [continue]
The UK Meteor Beacon Project – Convention 2022 presentation released
The RSGB has just released another presentation from its 2022 Convention. Brian Coleman, G4NNS talks about The UK Meteor Beacon Project which is a collaborative project between the amateur radio and radio astronomy communities. The aim is to collect data on meteor events over the UK and phase one was to establish a transmit beacon. […]
Leadership Changes in ARRL Atlantic Division
The ARRL Atlantic Division has new leadership. Tom Abernethy, W3TOM, who had served as an ARRL Director, representing the Atlantic Division since 2015, stepped down on January 6, 2023.Vice Director Robert "Bob" Famiglio, K3RF, of Media, Pennsylvania, is the new Division Director. ARRL Section Manager for Maryland/DC Marty Pittinger, KB3MXM, of Owin... [continue]
The K7RA Solar Update
Solar activity softened again this week, with average daily sunspotnumbers changing from 162 to 80.7, and solar flux from 198.9 to139.5.This is quite a dramatic shift from the excitement of a couple ofweeks ago. To review, average weekly sunspot numbers from the firstPropagation Forecast bulletin of 2023 went from 97 to 135.9, 173.4and 162. Average... [continue]
Wednesday, 1st February 2023
RSGB elections – last chance to nominate
Nominations for the 2023 RSGB elections have now closed We thank all the nominees for standing, and everyone who took the time to submit a nomination.
Tuesday, 31st January 2023
RSGB HQ telephone switchboard issue
UPDATE – 11:20 31/01/2023 The issue on the phone system menu has been resolved and the correct options menu has been restored. Again, our apologies if you couldn’t get thru – please try again now. There is a fault on the RSGB switchboard which is currently playing the wrong message – the issue […]
Monday, 30th January 2023
RadCom Basics, January 2023, Edition 32
We are pleased to announce the January 2023 edition of RadCom Basics is now available on the RSGB website In this edition, James Stevens, M0JCQ gives an insight into the RSGB Convention and how it benefits us all. Maybe it’ll encourage you to attend this year! Also in this edition; Introduction to HamPi Yet again […]
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Tuesday, 20th February 2018
THIS IS HAM RADIO!!!
This video took me over 20 hours of editing. In this video, I highlight some parts of the hobby, for those who think ham radio is dead, or they don't know what we can do in ham radio. Maybe...
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NEWSPAPERS
Tuesday, 7th February 2023
William Box, Jr. Obituary (1942 - 2023) - Legacy.com
William Box, Jr. Obituary (1942 - 2023) Legacy.com
EOS-07 & Others | SSLV - Everyday Astronaut
EOS-07 & Others | SSLV Everyday Astronaut
Funksprüche vom anderen Ende der Welt - Hamburger Abendblatt
Funksprüche vom anderen Ende der Welt Hamburger Abendblatt
Helping through ham: Emergency services enlist amateur radio ... - The Columbian
Helping through ham: Emergency services enlist amateur radio ... The Columbian
Infanity Is Changing The Music Industry through NFTs - PR Newswire
Infanity Is Changing The Music Industry through NFTs PR Newswire
HAM RADIO PODCASTS
DX CLUSTER SPOTS
Spotter | Freq. | DX | GMT | Pref. | |
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F8GGZ | 14017.0 | TM25PVJ | 0001 | TM | |
LY7M | 7028.0 | K1KTF | 2358 | K1 | |
VE1GVY | 7033.8 | ZF2BL | 2358 | ZF | |
KP3W | 14053.0 | AA3K | 2357 | AA3 | |
NA6JD | 28028.2 | JD1BMH | 2357 | JD1 | |
N8UOA | 28027.0 | VK3CWB | 2357 | VK3 | |
NP4VM | 14283.0 | KD9OLB | 2356 | KD9 | |
BI4VKA | 7065.0 | BH3US | 2356 | BH | |
VK3ZPF | 7085.0 | VK3TST | 2355 | VK3 | |
N1QKW | 14195.0 | LU7HW | 2354 | LU | |
NP4VM | 14195.0 | LU7HW | 2354 | LU | |
NF1O | 21050.0 | FK8IK | 2352 | FK | |
NP4VM | 14205.0 | KU3MCJ | 2352 | KU3 | |
K9XD | 18100.0 | BD4STG | 2352 | BD | |
JF1SNL | 28420.0 | WA7M | 2352 | WA7 | |
KC1GTK | 14188.0 | JH1GEX | 2352 | JH | |
N2KW | 7027.0 | PR7PO | 2351 | PR7 | |
XE3I | 14175.0 | W1KA | 2351 | W1 | |
M0MLH | 3722.0 | F8DRE | 2351 | F | |
KC4AAW | 28074.0 | VK5PCY | 2350 | VK5 |
TOP HF SPOTS
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DX ANNOUNCES
27.02.2021-27.03.2021 PJ7AA
14.01.2021-29.01.2021 8Q7CQ
14.01.2021-29.01.2021 8Q7CQ
09.01.2021-26.01.2021 CP1XRM
26.12.2020-30.12.2020 7C8M
25.12.2020-26.12.2020 JA4GXS/4
10.12.2020-20.12.2020 5T7OO
14.12.2020-09.01.2021 JD1BMH
18.12.2020-20.12.2020 JA4GXS/6
18.12.2020-20.12.2020 6V1A
05.12.2020-08.12.2020 LU7EHR/E
06.12.2020-12.12.2020 ET3AA
04.12.2020-10.12.2020 7Q7W
01.12.2020-10.12.2020 7C9B
01.12.2020-23.12.2020 KT3Q/2
PROPAGATION
No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
Report issued on 2021 Aug 20 2105 UTC
Date | Sun Spots | Flux | Goes | |
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Aug 20, 2021 | 25 | 75 | -1.0 | |
Dec 10, 2019 | 0 | 71 | A7.9 | |
Dec 09, 2019 | 0 | 72 | A7.8 | |
Dec 08, 2019 | 0 | 72 | A7.8 | |
Dec 07, 2019 | 0 | 70 | A7.8 | |
Dec 06, 2019 | 0 | 71 | A7.8 | |
Dec 05, 2019 | 0 | 71 | A7.8 | |
Dec 04, 2019 | 0 | 71 | A7.8 | |
Dec 03, 2019 | 0 | 71 | A7.8 | |
Dec 02, 2019 | 0 | 70 | A7.8 |