Nasa has caught sight of an explosion more than 100 million km from Earth.
The explosion was a solar flare — a powerful burst of energy on the sun— that was caught by Nasa’s sun-observing Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) on January 20.
Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory watches the sun constantly and captured an image of the event. The images show the solar flare as a bright flash on the right side of the sun.
Solar flares and eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids and navigation signals on Earth. They can also pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.
The following was posted on the 3Y0J FaceBook page by Ken, LA7GIA, on January 22nd, with pictures and videos
Today the 3Y0J team spent a full day offshore @ Ulsteinvik, Norway . Together with Captain Arnt Skinnes and his 3 crew members on Stero we tested the unmanned zodiak landing, where the purpose is to land zodiak with equipment in a safe way.
We drove 16h with car from Oslo to the 3Y0J test site. During the testing Stero ended up in rescuing a FRC boat drifting with broken engine in heavy sea. This cut short our testing a bit but further testing will be carried out in our mission to activate this rare #2 DXCC Bouvet island. After a successful weekend we return home and
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Two spacecraft comprised of wood or using wooden framing are hoping to launch this year and next. One will carry an amateur radio payload.
WISA Woodsat, a Finnish spacecraft that planned to include an amateur radio payload, was forced to postpone its announced launch target from 2021 to 2022 after the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination system turned away its request to use amateur radio frequencies.
"I regret to inform you that IARU is not in a position to support the WISA Woodsat Coordination request,” the coordinator said. "The main reason is that the primary mission doesn’t se
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WWFF, World Wide Flora and Fauna in Amateur Radio is a long standing award scheme internationally and has more than 26,000 Protected Flora and Fauna (PFF) areas worldwide which are registered in the WWFF Directory.
The EI Flora and Fauna Award scheme, which is affiliated to the international scheme, has has been active since January 1st this year led by coordinator and awards manager Jer EI3HGB and Declan EI9HQLog Manager.
There are over 250 areas defined by the National Parks and Wildlife service and you can find all the necessary information on eiffirl.wordpress.com. Planning is underway for an activity over the four day St. Patricks Day weekend and amateurs are asked to
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Radio amateurs from St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region will activate the following special event/memorial stations R900DM (QSL via RC1C), R900DV (via the Bureau), R900RO and R900BL (QSL via UF1M) between now and January 31st.
Activity is to commemorate/dedicate the 78th anniversary of full removal of enemy blockade of Leningrad and 77th anniversary Victories of the Soviet people in the Second World War.
Operations will be on various HF bands and is good towards a FREE "Blockade" diploma (see, ... Читать дальше »
In terms of Rule 8.9, the SARL Annual Financial Statements for the Year ended 30 June 2021 were uploaded to the SARL web site on Friday 21 January 2022.
Members have thirty (30) days to consider the accounts, whereafter an electronic vote will take place from 00:01 CAT on Monday 21 February 2022 and will close at 23:59 CAT on Thursday 3 March 2022.
Details about the voting will be published in SARL News closer to the time. Before downloading any document, please read the SARL Communication dated 21 January 2022 very carefully.
Winter is in full swing, but so far here in Connecticut, other than a few really cold nights, we have had a very mild time. I want all of the clubs' presidents to think about what seems to be a common theme across the country. Many clubs have a new slate of officers, some old and some new. Many clubs are collecting dues for the next year
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AMSAT-EA Mission Manager Felix EA4GQS provides an update on the status of the EASAT-2 and HADES satellites launched on January 13, 2021
We confirm the reception of both EASAT-2 and HADES, as well as the decoding of telemetry and the FM recorded voice beacon with the callsign AM5SAT of the first one. EASAT-2 appears to be working well except for the deployment of the antennas, something that appa
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ARRL reports the FCC has established April 14, 2022, as the date by which amateur radio transmissions must stop in the upper 3.45 – 3.5 GHz segment of the amateur secondary 9-centimeter band
The ARRL says:
Secondary operations are permitted to continue indefinitely in the remainder of the band, 3.3 – 3.45 GHz, pending
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Not the greatest week but Friday and Saturday were pretty good. I managed PZ5RA, Suriname on Ten Metres FT8 but spent most time on 40m FT4. Friday and Saturday were huge but depending on where you are there was some DX to the rest of the world during the week. Best of the rest 4A90MIC (Mexico), FK8IK (New Caledonia), VK4BOB (Australia), VK6AS (Australia) and of course V51MA (Namibia) ... Читать дальше »
In the aftermath of the Tonga volcanic eruption KPIX 5 News interviewed Dick Wade WM6G of the Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club
A family got a message of hope from Tonga after massive underground volcano triggered a tsunami and wiped out the island nation's communications infrastructure. John Ramos talked to Bay Area Ham Radio operator trying to help. ... Читать дальше »
Every February 17th will mark the anniversary of the sinking of the U.S.S. Housatonic by the submarine H. L. Hunley in Charleston SC.This is the anniversary of the first successful sinking of a warship by a submarine.
The Trident Amateur Radio Club will be operating a special event station, N4HLH, on February 17th from Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan’s Island, SC.
The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on the work being done in defending the interests of the Amateur Services in the 1240-1300 MHz band
On the IARU Region 1 site he writes:
As we head into 2022 the ITU‑R and CEPT work considering the 23cm band and coexistence with the RNSS systems (GALILEO, COMPASS, GLONASS, GPS…) will continue so where have we got to and where is it heading?
The IARU has provided extensive information regarding the amateur and amateur satellite service applications in the band 1240–1300MHz as well as operational characteristics and data indicating the density of active transmitt
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The following was announced on January 11th, on the IDXC Web page (http://www.dxconvention.org/): It is with regret that the 2022 International DX Convention in Visalia, California, has been cancelled.
The convention committee of the Southern California DX Club acted in response to the current covid virus threat. We look forward to 2023. Those who had hotel reservations please contact the hotel to ensure they are canceled. Note: EVERYONE WHO HAS HOTEL RESERVATIONS, it is your responsibility to cancel your reservation as
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A new batch of AstroPi computers are up and running on board the International Space Station (ISS), set-up by ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer.
The units were shown off in September 2021 and launched aboard a SpaceX Dragon 2 freighter atop a Falcon 9 rocket in December. They are to replace the existing AstroPi units "Ed" and "Izzy" which have resided on the ISS for six years.
Maurer spent yesterday afternoon on the ISS setting up the new kit
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We are proposing to make licensing documentation more meaningful, accessible, and easier to understand. We also want to streamline our processes so that licences are easier to manage in the future.
The changes would update the structure and content of current licences to bring them into line with the style and standard terms and conditions applicable to other li
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The West Rand Amateur Radio Club reminds everybody that the Summer QRP Contest is on the air from 12:00 to 13:30 UTC on Saturday 22 January 2022 with CW and SSB activity using 5 watts or less. The first 45 minutes are restricted to the 40-meter band and the last 45 minutes on all contest bands. The exchange is a realistic RS or RST report and your 6-character grid locator.
