The ARRL Foundation has extended the application deadline to its Scholarship Program to Monday, January 13, 11:59 PM EST. Information, including the link to apply, can be found on our website here: www.arrl.org/scholarship-program.All applicants must be active, licensed amateur radio operators.  More than 100 scholarships ranging from $500 to $25,000 will be awarded to deserving students.Click ...

Each year, CWops, an international organization that promotes and advances Morse code (CW) in amateur radio communications, accepts nominations for individuals, groups, and organizations for the CWops Award for Advancing the Art of CW. The award recognizes contributions made toward advancing the art or practice of radio communications by Morse code.The Radio Officer's Association (ROA) […]

Currently a geomagnetic storm is raging. On January 1-2, Alaska'scollege A index reached 113.Predicted planetary A index is 12 on January 3, then 18, 18, 12, 10and 8 on January 4-8, 5 on January 9-10, 10 and 8 on January 11-12,5 on January 13-15, 12 on January 16, 10 on January 17-20, 5 onJanuary 21-25, […]

The first ARRL contest of 2025 is about to begin. The ARRL RTTY Roundup is this weekend. The event begins at 1800 UTC on Saturday, January 4, and concludes at 2359 UTC on Sunday, January 5. Operation is allowed using the RTTY mode on the 80-, 40-, 20-, 15-, and 10-meter bands. “RTTY Roundup is […]

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will be closed on New Years Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last W1AW transmission of 2024 will be the regularly scheduled code bulletin at 11 PM Eastern time on Tuesday, December 31 (0400 UTC on January 1). There will be no bulletins, code practice, or visitor operations […]

Strong solar activity continues, with worldwide propagation on 10and 12 meters quite commonplace.Predicted solar flux is 255, 250, 210, 200, and 195 on December 30,2024 through January 3, 2025, 190 on January 4-5, 170 on January 6,160 on January 7-8, then 165, 170 and 165 on January 9-11, 170 onJanuary 12-13, 175 on January 14-15, […]

Dwight, VE7BV will be active again as TG9BBV from Guatemala, 10 - 28 January 2025.

JE6KPN will be active as T88KK from Palau, 10 - 16 January 2025.

Bo, OZ1DJJ will be active as OX3LX from Greenland, IOTA NA - 018, 7 - 21 January 2025.

J75A Team will be active from Dominica Island, IOTA NA - 101 in ARRL DX SSB Contest, 1 - 2 March 2025.

Antonio, IK7WUL will be active again as TY2AA from Benin, 14 - 23 February 2025.

F5PLC is currently active as FR/F5PLC from Reunion Island, IOTA AF - 016.

Chuck, KG9N will be active as VP2ECV from Anguilla Island, IOTA NA - 022, 4 - 18 February 2025.

I Like This DXpedition 9L5A! I'm a Ham Radio operator that stays on top of current DXpeditions (like 9L5A) in this hobby. The post I Like This DXpedition 9L5A first appeared on N0UN.net.

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.