Archive for 2012
NASA astronaut to address amateur radio convention in US
Big News Network – Michael Barratt, veteran of a long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station, will be the featured speaker on June 2, as part of the Sea-Pac Northwest Amateur Radio Convention
Chance of geomagnetic storms
Spaceweather.com – A coronal mass ejection propelled toward Earth by a filament eruption on 31 August 31 is due to arrive later today
Amateur radio helps tracks Hurricane Isaac
Amateur radio first responders along the United States Gulf shore were ready when Hurricane Isaac slammed ashore on 28 and 29 August. Members of the Hurricane Watch Net took to the air to track its approach and, although band conditions on 20 and 40m were not the greatest, the net continued and began passing storm […]
G5RP Trophy nominations sought
The G5RP Trophy is an annual award for the greatest progress in the DX field made by an RSGB member resident in the UK during the previous 12 months
IARU to back dot-radio domain name proposal
The International Amateur Radio Union says that it will back the European Broadcasting Union proposal that the top level internet domain dot radio be used to help to create a global radio community
