Tag: december
Bob Fontana, AK3Y, Wins the December 2020 QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the December 2020 QST Cover Plaque award is “The Tuna Tin S — A Bare-Bones Synthesized QRPp Transmitter,” by Bob Fontana, AK3Y. The QST Cover Plaque…
Geomagnetic Storm Watches Are in Effect through December 11
NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) reports that geomagnetic storm watches are in effect through December 11, due to the effects of a direct coronal mass ejection (CME) collision…
Launch Window for AMSAT’s RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens on December 19
The launch that will carry AMSAT’s RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E CubeSat into orbit will likely take place later this month. Virgin Orbit has announced that the…
December is YOTA Month
The month of December has been designated as YOTA month. The annual initiative sponsored by Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) initially focused on International Amateur…
Solar Minimum Most Likely Occurred in December 2019
Sunspot Index and Long-Term Solar Observations (SILSO) in Belgium said this month that the minimum between Solar Cycles 24 and 25 “most probably” took place…
