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Monday, September 18, 2017
- FCC Opens 630/2200 Meters Amateur Band; Pre-Registration Required!
The FCC has authorized amateur radio use of the 630 and 2200-meter bands, effective October 16, 2017, providing registration procedures have been followed and no objections are received within 30 days. The PLC (Power Line Communications) database is live and hams may begin registering immediately. They may begin operating on 472 kHz (630 meters) and […]
- Early Fall QRP on the Pemigewasset
There is a certain fragrance. The colors are shifting. The air is still except for the sound of crickets. It's early fall on the Pemi. I stop at a bend in the dirt road and check out the giant pine tree for antenna possibilities. I toss a line over an arching branch and pull up […]
- Magnitude X8 X-ray Flare of Sept 9 2017 (2nd Biggest in Cycle 24)
The sun erupted with an X8 solar flare, one of the largest of the current solar cycle (Sept. 10, 2017). Its source was the same sunspot region that produced an X9 flare last week. We show this in two wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light at the same time, and each reveals different features. Both are […]
- The Joy of the QSO
Since my retirement I suppose I've had a little more time to think, philosophize if you will, about the important things in life. As my work career fades into the past, I've quickly come to realize that events and issues from my work-life, at the end o...
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