Recent News
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03/05/2021 | The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: We saw one day during the February 25 – March 3 reporting week — Monday, March 1 — with no sunspots.
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03/04/2021 | Quantum Receiver Can Detect Huge Swath of the RF Spectrum
US Army researchers have built a so-called “quantum sensor,” which can analyze the full RF spectrum and real-world signals.
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03/03/2021 | Approaches to Tackle Noise Problems Vary, Remedies Elusive
RF noise is a frequent discussion topic among radio amateurs. A proliferation of electronics has cluttered and complicated the noise environment; it’s not just power lines anymore.
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03/03/2021 | ARISS, NASA, and ESA Continue to Probe Amateur Radio Problems on ISS
The ARISS team has been working closely with NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) to identify what may have caused what ARISS is calling a “radio anomaly” on January 27.
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03/03/2021 | AMSAT-DL Operators Track Mars Probes
Members of AMSAT-DL, in cooperation with the Sternwarte Bochum Institute in Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, have been using the institute’s 20-meter dish antenna to listen directly to signals from probes in Mars orbit.
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03/03/2021 | MARS Volunteers Recognized with Gold-Level President’s Volunteer Service Award
A dozen US Army Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) volunteers have been honored with gold-level recognition for the President’s Volunteer Service Award for 2020.
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03/02/2021 | Moldova Peace Corps to Sponsor March 3 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact between youngsters and youth in Moldova and an International Space Station (ISS) crew member is set for March 3.
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03/01/2021 | John Portune, W6NBC, Wins the February 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the February 2021 QST Cover Plaque award is “Create Your Own 1:1 Coax Choke Balun,” by John Portune, W6NBC.
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