Here we are, on the last day of the year, with finally some very positive indicators for Solar Cycle 24. Each day since December 9 (except for Christmas Day), sunspots have been visible. The average daily sunspot numbers for the week December 24-30 were 12.9, an 18.5 point drop from the previous week, which was [...]
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The mystery of space and weightlessness is one that inspires the imagination. The dream of conquering what lies beyond our atmosphere spans generations. It is that mystique and dream that has driven many dedicated Amateur Radio operators and science enthusiasts to find a little fun in the unknown.
Registration remains open through Sunday, January 24, 2010, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, February 5, 2010: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; Antenna Modeling; Radio Frequency Interference; Antenna Design and Construction; Ham Radio (Technician) License Course; Propagation; Analog Electronics, and Digital Electronics.
Knut Magne Haugland, LA3KY, of Norway, passed away on December 25. He was 92. Haugland was one of six men, who with Thor Heyerdahl in 1947, successfully crossed the Pacific Ocean in a 45 foot raft made of balsa wood and bamboo — named Kon-Tiki — to prove that people from South America could have [...]
This week, revisit past installments of Surfin’ and the history of wireless communications.
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On Wednesday, December 23, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued an Instruction concerning MARS, effective immediately. This Instruction gives the three MARS services — Army, Air Force and Navy/Marine Corps — a new focus on homeland security and a new name: Military Auxiliary Radio System. The Instruction is the first major revision to MARS since [...]
AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, has announced its annual Straight Key Night will take place from 0000-2400 UTC on January 1, 2010. Get out your straight key and join amateurs the world over as they connect with each other via the OSCAR satellites. According to AMSAT past vice president Ray Soifer, W2RS, the AO-51 [...]