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Feb 17, 20221 min read
An explosion on the farside of the sun
New images from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) are giving us a better look at yesterday's farside explosion. SOHO...
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Feb 16, 20223 min read
Amateur radio group to bring 1st municipal-based emergency service to Aroostook County
A group of amateur radio operators in Caribou have banded together to start Aroostook County’s first municipal-based emergency service,...
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Feb 15, 20221 min read
ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW
Contest: ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW Date: Feb 19, 0000Z to Feb 20, 2400Z Rules: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
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Feb 14, 20221 min read
Meredith W. Hillier, KG7EUM, Wins the January 2022 QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the January 2022 QST Cover Plaque award is “Effects of Common Building Materials on Radio Wave Propagation,” by...
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Feb 11, 20225 min read
The K7RA Solar Update (02/11/2022)
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Three new sunspot groups appeared on February 3, 6, and 8. Average daily sunspot number rose slightly...
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Feb 11, 20221 min read
JE1XUZ/JD1 - Ogasawara
Op: JE1XUZ Bands: HF Mode: CW, SSB & FT8 Qsl Info: Qsl via JE1XUZ (direct or bureau) Start Date - End Date: Feb 12 - Feb 15 Webpage:...
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Feb 11, 20222 min read
When all else fails, ham radio works
When things go sideways, the all-volunteer Santa Cruz County ham radio communications team says, “No Phone, No Electricity, No Problem.”...
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Feb 10, 20222 min read
ARRL Announces New World Wide Digital Contest
The ARRL World Wide Digital Contest will debut at 1800 UTC on June 4, ending at 2359 on June 5, 2022. All non-RTTY modes are permitted....
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Feb 10, 20222 min read
Telling Alaska’s Story: John Bury talks about 67 years as a ham radio operator
If one drives by John Bury’s house in West Anchorage, they can’t help but notice the huge antennas that seem to reach to the sky. Bury’s...
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Feb 9, 20221 min read
5H3BV - Tanzania
Op: S53BV Bands: 15M-40M Mode: CW & SSB Qsl Info: Qsl via S53BV (direct) Start Date - End Date: Feb 10 - Feb 24 Webpage:...
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Feb 9, 20222 min read
Some New Rules Going into Effect this Year for ARRL Field Day
After taking a few detours over the past couple of years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ARRL Field Day rules are being updated on a...
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Feb 8, 20223 min read
Amateur radio operators make contacts in global winter training
Amateur radio operators from all over the world spent a weekend in late January making contact with each other. The real time event was a...
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Feb 7, 20221 min read
V4/KG9N - St Kitts & Nevis
Op: KG9N Bands: HF Mode: ---- Qsl Info: Qsl via LoTW, bureau or direct Start Date - End Date: Feb 08 - Mar 01 Webpage:...
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Feb 6, 20221 min read
8Q7AH - Maldives
Op: LU4DXU Bands: HF Mode: SSB & FT8 Qsl Info: Qsl via LU4DXU Start Date - End Date: Feb 08 - Feb 15 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/lookup/...
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Feb 5, 20223 min read
Major Northeast Winter Storm Prompts ARES, SKYWARN Activations
Volunteer radio amateurs across New England got down to business over the final weekend in January, as a major winter storm and blizzard...
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Feb 4, 20223 min read
The K7RA Solar Update (02/04/2022)
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Our sun was much more active over the past week, with average daily sunspot number more than doubling...
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