25 September 2020

• The K7RA Solar Update

  Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Up until September 23, we saw 32 consecutive days with no sunspots. Then new sunspot group AR2773 appeared, which has a magnetic signature indicating it’s part of new Solar Cycle 25. Spaceweather.com noted it was a weak one, and may not persist for long. The daily sunspot number for September 23 was 13, indicating three sunspots visible in that group, but the s...

• Phil Temples, K9HI, Appointed as New England Division Vice Director

  ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has appointed Phil Temples, K9HI, of Watertown, Massachusetts, as New England Division Vice Director. He succeeds Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF, who was elected earlier this year as ARRL First Vice President. President Roderick made the appointment after consulting with New England Director Fred Hopengarten, K1VR, and the region’s Section Managers.

  “I want to thank al...

• Special Event Operation to Honor Amateur Radio Software Award Recipient
• Hams Help Find Kids by Monitoring FRS Radios
• International Telecommunication Union Releases 2020 ITU Radio Regulations
• Former West Virginia Section Manager Karl Thompson, K8KT, SK

  Former West Virginia Section Manager Karl Thompson, K8KT, of Charleston, West Virginia, died on July 28. He was 80. Thompson served as West Virginia Section Communications Manager (SCM) from 1979 until 1983, and, after the position was renamed, as Section Manager from 1984 until 1994. He continued serving the Section as an Assistant Section Manager and Technical Coordinator.

  Current West Virgini...

• AMSAT Announces Board of Directors Elections Results

  After counting the ballots, AMSAT has announced its Board of Directors. In order of votes received, Mark Hammond, N8MH (707); Paul Stoetzer, N8HM (703), and Bruce Paige, KK5DO (667), were elected as AMSAT Directors for terms ending in 2022. Stoetzer, a former Board member and current Executive Vice President, fills the seat being vacated by AMSAT veteran Tom Clark, W3IO. Howie DeFelice, AB2S (5...

• KM4BLG Wins the September 2020 QST Cover Plaque Award
• Venerable AO-7 Satellite Approaching a Return to Full Solar Illumination

  AMSAT-OSCAR 7 (AO-7), the oldest amateur radio satellite still in operation, is nearing a return to full illumination by the sun, which should take place around September 25 and continue until around December 26. AMSAT’s vice president of operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, says that during this period, AO-7 likely will switch between modes A (2 meters up/10 meters down) and B (70 centimeters u...

• MARS Communications Exercise will Involve Amateur Radio Community

  Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) volunteers will take part in the Department of Defense (DOD) Communications Exercise 20-4, starting on October 3 and concluding on October 26.

  The MARS focus is interoperability with ARRL and the amateur radio community. “Throughout the month of October, MARS members will interoperate with various amateur radio organizations that will be conducting their an...

• Hurricane Watch Net is Tracking New Weather Systems
• The K7RA Solar Update

  Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Lots of news lately about the solar cycle, but no sunspots. Today, September 18, is the 29th consecutive day with no sunspots.

  The news this week was about the Solar Cycle 24 minimum, announced recently as having occurred during December 2019 and indicating the start of Solar Cycle 25. The reason that announcement is just coming out now has to do with the nature...

• FCC Grants ARRL Rules Waiver Request for Fire Emergencies, Hurricanes
• Hurricane Watch Net Wraps Up Marathon Activation for Two Storms
• Northern Florida ARES Requests Clear Frequencies for HF Nets

  Northern Florida Section Emergency Coordinator Karl Martin, K4HBN, is requesting that stations not directly involved in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) response to Hurricane Sally please avoid 3.950 MHz (primary) and 7.242 MHz (backup). ARES has activated in four Northern Florida counties. Shelters are open, and power and telecommunications outages are widespread, Martin reports.

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25 September 2020

• September RadCom Basics available
  Issue 18 September 2020 of the RSGB newcomers publication RadCom Basics is now available online for members
• Phil Temples, K9HI, appointed as New England Division Vice Director
  ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has appointed Phil Temples, K9HI, of Watertown, Massachusetts, as New England Division Vice Director. He succeeds Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF, who was elected earlier this year as ARRL First Vice President
• Former West Virginia Section Manager Karl Thompson, K8KT - SK
  Former West Virginia Section Manager Karl Thompson, K8KT, of Charleston, West Virginia, died on July 28. He was 80. Thompson served as West Virginia Section Communications Manager (SCM) from 1979 until 1983, and, after the position was renamed, as Section Manager from 1984 until 1994
• Ofcom decision on Radio 1 Dance and BBC Sounds
  Ofcom has decided not to require the BBC to conduct a public interest test in relation to Radio 1 Dance, a new 24-hour dance music stream that will launch on BBC Sounds on 9 October
• Aliens from space ?
  It was like the opening scene from a movie: cars pulled over on a busy freeway, with everyone gawking in disbelief at what they were seeing
• DX News from the ARRL
  The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity on the amateur radio bands
• Tony's 10m Band Report
  Well, we don’t seem to be past the minimum just yet despite the appearance of the a few correctly polarised spots a couple of week back. Just look at the lists below, they are threadbare. Not even the weekend could revive things. Best of a poor showing were XE1XR (Mexico), TO0Z (St. Barthelemy)
• ARISS direct contact with schools in Turkey
  An ARISS educational school contact is planned for Chris Cassidy KF5KDR with students at five schools in Turkey
• Online Full ham radio exams now available
  From today, Thursday, Sept 24, the RSGB are allowing Full amateur radio online exams to be booked. All 3 levels of exam required to get a HAREC certificate can now be done completely online
• South Eastern Amateur Radio Group
  Irelands biggest radio club, the South Eastern Amateur Radio Group continues to meet weekly on the zoom platform on Monday nights, with great numbers logging in
• HD1X special callsign
  Members of the HCDX Group will be active as HD1X from a remaining tropical rainforest from Chocó eco-region (Grid FI09iv), promoting the biodiversity of their country, Ecuador
• INDEXA election results
  Dick Williams, W3OA, Secretary-Treasurer of International DX Association (INDEXA), sent out the following election results

25 September 2020

• The ARRL Letter, September 24, 2020
• Adjusting the 7300 spectrum scope to get the flex like green line
• Ham Talk Live! Episode 229 - Numbers Stations
• A Coronal Hole, A Bright Region & A Red Planet | Space Weather News 09.21.2020
• Grassroots HAM effort can support UN Disaster Risk Reduction
• Amateur Radio Newsline headlines for Ham Nation. September 23, 2020.
• New SolarHam website.
• Portable Ham Radio Camping gear & shelter presentation
• NewsWest for Sunday 20th September 2020 - Amateur Radio History Edition
• The ARRL Letter, September 17, 2020
• Our Sun Has Bad Aim with Storms to the East & West | Solar Storm Forecast 09.15.2020
• NOAA and NASA Say Solar Cycle 25 Has Begun
• Ham Talk Live! Episode 228 - The New Radio on the Space Station
• Communication is Key as MARS Auxiliarists Refine Skills
• Launch of Pride Radio Group