On Tuesday, November 19, ballots were counted at ARRL Headquarters for the ARRL South Carolina Section Manager election that was conducted this fall. ARRL members in South Carolina have elected incumbent Matthew Crook, W1MRC, to continue as their Section Manager with a new term of office starting on January 1, 2025.  Crook received 296 votes, […]

The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology is a tremendously successful advocacy for inspiring youth, and it is growing significantly. The program is entirely donor-funded, and that effort is getting a huge shot in the arm. A YouTube telethon to raise money for the program will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024, on the […]

SKYWARNTM Recognition Day is December 7, 2024. The annual event is celebrating its 25th anniversary. SRD was established in 1999 by the National Weather Service and ARRL® to commemorate the contributions of SKYWARN volunteers. Using amateur radio and other means of communication, SKYWARN spotters provide real time ground truth to NWS offices. The ham-volunteers can […]

Solar activity was lower this reporting week, November 14-20, withthe average daily sunspot number down from 141.6 to 99.3, and solarflux from 203.7 to 152.4. Geomagnetic indicators were quiet.This follows a period during August and October when it seemed wemust be at the peak of Solar Cycle 25. But we won't know that untilnearly a […]

 ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® has two closures coming up for our headquarters in Newington, Connecticut:ARRL will close early at 12 PM Eastern Standard Time (1700 UTC) on Thursday, November 21, 2024. The ARRL Headquarters lobby and store, as well as W1AW, will be open to visitors from 8 AM to 12 PM EST on […]

Dear Member, At the 2024 ARRL Annual Meeting held in January, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to approve the establishment of a committee to assure the existence of a set of ethical standards and guidelines for Board Members as called for in ARRL By-Law 42. In addition, the committee was tasked to review By-Laws 42 […]

The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology is growing next year, and a number of social media stars are coming together to help it happen. On Saturday, November 30, a live fundraiser telethon is set to take place on the Ham Radio Crash Course YouTube channel. Host Josh Nass, KI6NAZ, will be joined by several […]

Tom, W2SC will be active as 8P5A from Barbados Island, IOTA NA - 021, in CQ WW DX CW Contest, 23 - 24 November 2024.

E2X Team will be active from Thailand in CQ WW DX CW Contest, 23 - 24 November 2024.

Emir, E77DX will be active as D4DX from Sao Vicente Island, IOTA AF - 086, Cape Verde, Cabo Verde, 13 - 26 November 2024.

Steve, AA7V will be active as VP2V/AA7V from British Virgin Islands, IOTA NA - 023, in CQ WW DX CW Contest, 23 - 24 November 2024.

Ashraf, 3V9A will be active as 3V8SS from Tunisia in CQ WW DX CW Contest, 23 - 24 November 2024.

Phil, N2HX will be active again as PJ7PL from Sint Maarten Island, IOTA NA - 105, in CQ WW DX CW Contest, 23 - 24 November 2024.

AH2R Team will be active from Guam Island, IOTA OC - 026, in CQ WW DX CW Contest, 23 - 24 November 2024.

FT4GL Automation. So how can it be this automated FT8 operation from Glorioso (FT4GL) has been approved for DXCC? The post FT4GL Automation first appeared on N0UN.net.

FT4GL Glorioso On The Air! Well, "Kinda". That's funny. I just pulled the Club Log stats. Don't even need to explain (.0007). Those that know, know! hahahaha! The post FT4GL Glorioso On The Air! “Kinda” first appeared on N0UN.net.

Cure for stray RF on my signal. And here's the $10 permanent fix: Also works on decoupling magnetic field hum from a pole pig transformer in a linear amplifier. The post Cure For Stray RF On My Signal first appeared on N0UN.net.

DXer vs. TXTer. They are not the same. Dom, T32TT calling N0UN on "Phone" from East Kiribati: (video). Guess this picture says it all: Lazy is, as lazy does. The post DXer vs. TXTer first appeared on N0UN.net.

JD1BMH Ogasawara. Wow, a REAL DXpedition! "Harry" is churning it out on CW & Phone. The post JD1BMH Ogasawara first appeared on N0UN.net.

Yaesu SP-8 Speaker Replacement. A good sounding, easy to find replacement - the Visaton R10S 4 inch 8 Ohm speaker. Also fits the FPS-101 and SP-101. The post Yaesu SP-8 Speaker Replacement first appeared on N0UN.net.

A friendly reminder for all you Lazy, Mindless, Automated Computer Scripted Text Messengers out there - you want to RR73 the virtues of FT8 from the rooftops The post Ham Radio TXTpeditions first appeared on N0UN.net.

When I saw the spot from W3LPL's DX Cluster skimmer for XV9Q, I thought there's absolutely ZERO chance I'd hear Viet Nam on 30 Meters CW at 9:00 AM our local time. But what do I know? The post XV9Q Viet Nam 30M CW first appeared on N0UN.net.

7O8AE & 7O8AD Yemen DXpedition. A two man low power DXpedition from a rare DXCC Entity with an emphasis on CW & Phone with the CW Op running FT8 on the side. The post 7O8AE & 7O8AD Yemen DXpedition first appeared on N0UN.net.

TXTpeditions (Formerly DXpeditions): Current TXTpeditions as of this Blog Post: T22T - 100,034 Q's: .5% CW, 1% SSB, 98.5% FT. ZD9W - 6,518 Q's: 0% CW, 0% SSB, 100% FT. The post TXTpeditions (Formerly DXpeditions) first appeared on N0UN.net.