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ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025, in observance of President’s Day. There won't be any W1AW bulletins or code practice that day. ARRL HQ will reopen on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 8 AM EST.

NOAA reports a G1 (Minor) geomagnetic Storm Watch has been issuedfor 14 Feb, 2025. A coronal hole high speed stream is expected tomove into a position favorable for enhanced interaction between thehigh speed stream and Earth's magnetosphere. These enhancements arelikely to cause elevated geomagnetic responses, with G1 (Minor)storm levels likely.From Spaceweather.com: Another solar wind stream […]

On February 12, 2025, RigExpert’s administrative office, in Kyiv, Ukraine, was destroyed by a Russian ballistic missile. All employees are reported to be safe.RigExpert is a leading manufacturer of antenna and cable analyzers and officials said they are committed to restoring operations as soon as possible.“Our top priority is the safety of our team and […]

A $10,000 grant to the University of Scranton, from the Frankford Radio Club (FRC)in Pennsylvania, will support the development of a contest dashboard that will leverage the popularity of amateur radio operator contests to benefit science, technology, students and Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) community members.Through the grant, a team of university students, faculty, […]

Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) in the Puerto Rico Section of ARRL The Narional Association for Amateur Radio® has signed a renewal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the American Red Cross Puerto Rico Region. The agreement establishes a framework of cooperation and a close working relationship with ARRL ARES volunteers.Both ARES and the Red Cross […]

Bob Naumann, W5OV, passed away at his home in Texas on February 10, 2025. Naumann was a mentor to many in the Amateur Radio Service, and well known in the ham radio contesting and DX community. He served on the headquarters staff of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio as Director of Operations from […]

The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN), founded on Labor Day weekend 1965, is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2025. The net, known for relaying surface observations into the National Hurricane Center, is also seeking volunteers to serve as net control operators. Net Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, reports HWN is preparing for what could be, yet again, an […]

T32AZ. KH6QJ will be active again as T32AZ from Kiritimati Island, IOTA OC - 024, Eastern Kiribati, 28 February - 3 March 2025.

Video. Sanginavishta mountains, Tajikistan. Author - Nodir Tursun Zadeh, EY8MM.

4L5O will be active from Tbilisi, Georgia in CQ WW 160m SSB Contest, 21 - 23 February 2025.

DF2WO and KN6ZZI will be active as D44TWO and D44ZZI from Santiago Island, IOTA AF-005, Cabo Verde, 4 - 26 May 2025.

DXCC Most wanted countries 2025 Club Log version. Updated February 2025.

Fabio, IK4QJF is currently active as HI3/IK4QJF from Dominican Republic, IOTA NA - 096.

Colin, G4CWH will be active again as ZF2CA from Cayman Islands, IOTA NA - 016, in Beru Contest, 8 - 9 March 2025.

SV1GA/A Mount Athos WFWL (Work First Worry Later). Turned on the radio a couple days ago and heard a big pileup for SV1GA/A on Mount Athos. Turned my 173BA... The post SV1GA/A Mount Athos WFWL first appeared on N0UN.net.

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.