Volunteer radio amateurs across New England got down to business over the final weekend in January, as a major winter storm and blizzard dropped up
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Amateur Radio Volunteers Assist in Major US Cycling Event
On September 11, some 115 amateur radio volunteers from five states provided communication support for LoToJa, the longest single-day USA Cycling (USAC)-sanctioned bicycle event in the
Read moreDirect Hit with a Side Swipe After Major Eye Candy | Informal Solar Storm Forecast 08.25.2021
This informal forecast was made by and for patrons of Patreon. Without their generosity this forecast would not be possible. Antenna ALL ABOUT ANTENNAS Part
Read moreMajor Solar Flare in 3 years!
Today, Earth-orbiting satellites detected the biggest solar flare in more than 3 years. The M4.4-category eruption produced a shortwave radio blackout over some parts of
Read moreAMSAT Says its GOLF-TEE Initiative has Met a Major Milestone
AMSAT reports that an array of GOLF-TEE (Greater Orbit Larger Footprint – Technology Evaluation Environment) satellite prototype boards transmitted telemetry for the first time on January 14. “The
Read moreAustralian Bushfires Causing Major Telecommunication Outages, Hams Asked to Remain Alert
Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) President Greg Kelly, VK2GPK, says the bushfires in Australia have caused or are expected to cause significant disruption of telecommunication
Read moreMajor Hurricane Dorian Prompts Sustained Activations
Hurricane Dorian, now a dangerous Category 5 storm, hit the island of Abaco in the Bahamas with 185 MPH winds and heavy rain. The Hurricane
Read moreMajor WSJT-X Upgrade Boosts FT4 into “a Finished Protocol for HF Contesting”
The WSJT Development Group has announced the “general availability” release of WSJT-X version 2.1.0. This major upgrade formally introduces FT4 as a finished protocol for HF contesting. WSJT-X version 2.1.0 supplants
Read moreMajor Rove by Satellite Ops Could Make Rare Grids Squares Available
2018 ARRL International Grid Chase (IGC) participants take note: satellite operators Doug Tabor, N6UA, and Ken Alexander, VE3HLS, will travel to the James Bay area
Read moreRadio Amateurs Pitch In to Help as “Hat Trick” of Major Coastal Storms Hit Northeast
Amateur Radio volunteers with WX1BOX at the National Weather Service in Taunton, Massachusetts, and various ARES groups had their hands full during March, as Mother Nature’s hat
Read moreRadio Amateurs Track Major East Coast Winter Storm
WX1BOX, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Taunton, Massachusetts joined numerous SKYWARN nets across New England in activating for an early-January
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