There’s a busy weekend (May 8 + 9, 2021) coming up for US amateur radio operators. In addition to the DOD crossband (see previous post) tests on both Saturday and Sunday, there will be a nationwide American Red Cross (ARC) communications exercise on Saturday afternoon. Titled “Operation Unify”, the emcom scenario focuses on response to […]
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What are the Chances of a “Perfect” CME – or – Would You Like Fries with That?
A new study in the research journal Space Weather considers what might happen if a worst-case coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth — a “perfect solar storm,” if you will. In 2014, Bruce Tsurutani of Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Gurbax Lakhina of the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism introduced the “perfect CME.” It could create […]
ARO training – Additional information
The ARO training has been discontinued for active requirements for this Section because of the duplication of materials in the ARRL EC-001 course. The ARO course can still be taken as additional training information, but without certification or paperwork. However, a message was received today that stated: (by Don, AA7DD, DEC-3) Comment: The EC-001 is […]
ARO training information – UPDATE
We would like to thank the team that developed the ARO training for Oregon ARES Training. The ARO training has served us well in the past few years to train many members of Oregon ARES chapters Now that the national ARES organization has standardized on EC-001 as required training, we have found that EC-001 mostly […]
ARES Training
As we continue our stay-at-home restrictions, you can continue your ham education by watching some of the Dave Casler videos. Dave has an extensive collection of videos that he has done and I am sure that you will find some that are interesting, fun filled, and very educational. You can also Google the YouTube program […]
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- ARRL Opening Late on Thursday, January 23, 2025ARRL will be closed on Thursday morning, January 23, 2025, for a company-wide meeting. During the short closure, members are encouraged to use the ARRL website, www.arrl.org, for membership renewals, publication purchases, and to access most benefits, services, and programs. The ARRL Headquarters lobby & store, and W1AW will be re-open to visitors at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard […]
- A Weekend of January ContestsThere are two great contests for amateur radio operators this weekend, January 18 - 20, 2025, and a bonus opportunity for a college club station to win a national championship. Whether you’re interested in contesting on the HF bands, the VHF bands of 50 MHz and above, or both, there’s likely a contest to fit […]
- The K7RA Solar UpdateSorry to say this is the last ARRL Propagation Forecast Bulletin Iwill write. I took over in 1991 from Ed Tilton, W1HDQ when he wastoo ill and weak to continue, and now with ALS I have similarproblems.Geomagnetic influencers were more stable this week (planetary Aindex shifted from 16.9 to 10.7) and solar indicators were weaker.Average […]
DX News
- 16-Jan 1100 144 MHz EME calendar 2025The 144 MHz EME calendar for 2025 is available
- 29-Jul 0700 New version 3.1 (build 766) of VQLogNew version 3.1 build 766 of VQLog is available
- 06-Jul 0800 VE7BQH 50, 144 and 432 MHz antenna charts updatedVE7BQH 50, 144 and 432 MHz antenna comparison table updated
