After weeks of calm, solar activity is suddenly high again, with twostrong solar flares erupting from opposite sides of the Sun. ACoronal Mass Ejection (CME) was associated with a strong solar flareon May 12, but modeling shows the ejection passing behind Earth. Thegeomagnetic field has been at unsettled to active conditions.A CME associated with a […]

It was a flurry of activity around the exhibit space for ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® and beyond. Trucks being unloaded, tables being arranged, boxes being opened and even tablecloths being ironed were among the sights and sounds Thursday at Ohio’s Greene County Fairgrounds as hundreds of ham radio manufacturers, retailers, clubs, and organizations […]

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® in a recent filing encouraged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to listen to industry stakeholders about the detrimental impacts that changes to the 902-928 MHz band would have for current users.The FCC is considering a petition by NextNav, Inc., a licensee in the 900-MHz Location and Monitoring Service […]

The Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast from theUSAF/NOAA indicates that solar activity has been at low levels forthe past 24 hours.There are currently four numbered sunspot regions on the solar disk.Solar activity is expected to be low with a chance for M-classflares on May 10 and 11.A simultaneous filament eruption produced a narrow Coronal […]

After the last successful big TN8K expedition, part of the team decided on a more petite autumn activity.

Holger, ZL3IO will be active again as ZL7IO from Chatham Islands, IOTA OC - 038, New Zealand, 19 - 26 May 2025.

VU7T Team will be active again from Lakshadweep Islands, IOTA AS - 011, 22 May - 28 May 2025.

Luc, F5RAV will be active from Gambia starting 17 October 2025.

W6NV will be active as CR2M from Sao Miguel Island, IOTA EU - 003, Azores Islands in CQ WW WPX CW Contest, 24 - 25 May 2025.

Dave, G4WXJ will be active as ZC4RH from Cyprus, IOTA AS - 004, 14 - 20 June 2025.

Yuris, YL2GM/ZS8W will restart his activity from Marion Island from 06 UTC 4 May 2025.

I took a peak at the updated Log Stats from ZS8W a bit ago. In my April 19 post "ZS8W Marion Island By YL2GM", well before the operation commenced I predicted, The post ZS8W Stats first appeared on N0UN.net.

RF-101 Linear Amp. I saw a sale ad pop up for a "linear amplifier project" on a local radio club forum, and the best part of this project ad was it said, "FREE" The post 60’s RF-101 Linear Amplifier first appeared on N0UN.net.

ZS8W Marion Island By YL2GM. Normally I'd be excited at the chance to work ZS8W but there's a couple items that have tempered my enthusiasm on this activation. The post ZS8W Marion Island By YL2GM first appeared on N0UN.net.

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.