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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
9M6 - Celebrating the 61st Sabah Day (31 August) and Malaysia Day (16
September), special callsign 9M61S will be active f
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Україно моя співуча, Ніжна нене, колиска добра! Я люблю твої древнії кручі, Буйну зелень на схилах Дніпра. Ти одвічна — у пісні, у слові, Ти у думах співця-кобзаря, ... Читать дальше »
THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
August 19 - 26, 2024
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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Weekly RTTY Test: 0145Z-0215Z, Aug 23
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single-Op (QRP/Low)
Max power: LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each callsign once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
5H - Uli, DO4UB is moving to Arusha, Tanzania. For the time being,
starting around 20 August, he will be active as 5H2MUA
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The K7RA Solar Update
With sunspot numbers and solar flux at times both above 300, recent daily space weather has been exciting for radio amateurs who watch the sun. We like higher activity because it correlates with a dense ionosphere, bringing with it better conditions on higher frequencies.
This extreme activity also comes with greater geomagnetic disturbance, which cause higher absorption of HF signals.
For example, on August 12 the solar flux was 272.4 and sunspot number was 245. Middle latitude A index was 51 and planetary A index was 122, very high values indicating the G4 geomagnetic storm.
Seven new sunspot groups appeared this week, two on August 8, four
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