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09/23/2021 ARRL and the Radio Society of Great Britain will jointly sponsor events to celebrate the achievement of transatlantic communications by radio amateurs 100 years ago. In December 1921, ARRL sent Paul F. Godley, 2ZE, as its representative to listen for amateur signals from North America during the Second Transatlantic …

09/22/2021 Registration is now open for the 2021 USA and IARU Region 2 Championships of Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF), set for October 13 – 17. Competition venues will be near Asheboro, North Carolina. Postponed from 2020, these championships will be conducted in accordance with CDC COVID-19 guidelines. “The USA …

09/22/2021 IARU Region 2 Emergency Coordinator Carlos Alberto Santamaría González, CO2JC, has requested that radio amateurs in Central America avoid 7098 and 7198 kHz in the wake of an earthquake at 0957 UTC this morning (September 22) in Nicaragua. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the offshore magnitude 6.5 earthquake …

09/22/2021 The weekend of October 2 – 3 is designated for holding the annual ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET), although local and Section-level exercises may take place throughout the fall. The SET is ARRL’s primary national emergency exercise and is designed to assess the skills and preparedness of Amateur Radio …

OX7A Team will be active from Greenland, IOTA NA – 018, in CQ WW DX SSB Contest, 30 – 31 October 2021.Team – OZ1AA, OZ1DJJ, OZ1KNJ, OZ7AKT, OZ7AM.Recent DX Spots OX7AOX7A Log searchSearchOX7AM Log searchSearchOX7AKT Log searchSearchOX3LG Log searchSearchRecent DX Spots OX7AMRecent DX Spots OX7AKTRecent DX Spots OX3LGThey will operate …

09/22/2021 The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palmas in Spain’s Canary Islands erupted for the first time in 50 years on Sunday, September 19, following an increase in seismic activity over the previous 7 days. The lava flow triggered the evacuation of more than 6,000 people so far. Authorities have …

09/22/2021 Pocket calculator inventor and home computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair died at his home on September 16 following a long illness. He was 81. Sinclair may have been best known for popularizing the home computer. Leaving school at 17, he worked for 4 years as a technical journalist to …

09/22/2021 The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) August newsletter reports that Radio France International was active daily between 2100 and 2200 UTC on 7205 kHz. The report says splattering appeared “massively” down to 7186 kHz, which IARUMS called “an untenable condition.” IARUMS said that the “especially …

HD8R DX Friends Team will be active from San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, IOTA SA – 004, 26 October – 7 November 2021.Team – EA1SA, EA5EL, EA5KA, EA5KM, EA5RM, EA7R, EA7X, F5CWU, F5NKX, F8ATS, HC5VF, HK6F, IK5RUN, IN3ZNR, EC7ZK, EA7KE.Recent DX Spots HD8RThey will operate on 160 – 6m, CW, …

Lars, SM6NT will be active again as HS0ZME from Hua Hin, Thailand, 9 November 2021 – 5 April 2022.He will operate on 40 – 10m, CW.Recent DX Spots HS0ZMEQSL via home call buro or direct. Krabi, Thailand. Author – Tortie Cat. Chiang Rai, Thailand. Author – Jeremy. Koh Phi Phi, …