Amateur Radio News

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Merry Christmas from the Staff of QRZ

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 09:24 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...of-qrz.505333/

From QRZ HQ, we would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a
happy New Year to all of our friends and their families the world over.



We consider operating QRZ a great privilege and we look forward to being
able to serve the amateur radio community for many years to come.



73, from the QRZ HQ Staff

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First amateur radio in geosynchronous orbit

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 09:16 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-orbit.505312/

Finally!



"Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, a new ham band will be
available for the Americas"



http://phys.org/news/2015-12-amateur...orbit-aid.html



Also reported on other news sites as well; ARRL, Southgate ARC, etc.



73 and Happy Holidays de John - WØPV

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No 60m operation possible in VK

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 03:19 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-in-vk.505387/

No 60m operation possible in VK



While the Amateur Service gained a new band at 5 MHz at the World
Radiocommunication Conference last November, it won’t be available in
Australia and many other countries for quite a while.



The Wireless Institute of Australia notes that a number of land-mobile and
defence licensees have long had primary status in the 5 MHz band.



The Australian Communications and Media Authority is aware of the decision
made by...



No 60m operation possible in VK

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Increasing Space Weather - Active Sunspot Regions

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 07:28 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...egions.505243/

Space Weather Comments from the SIDC (RWC Belgium):



There are currently five sunspot groups visible, as identified by Catania.



The most interesting group is Catania group 5 (NOAA 2473), which produced
an M4.7 flare (peaking at 0:40 UT today) and two C-class flares during the
past 24 hours. The M4.7 flare was associated with a dimming, a type II
radio burst and an eastward CME. The CME had an apparent width of 70
degrees and an estimated projected speed of 530 km/s (as reported by
CACTus)....



Increasing Space Weather - Active Sunspot Regions

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The ARRL Letter, December 24, 2015

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:59 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...4-2015.505326/

The ARRL Letter

December 24, 2015

Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, Editor



[Note: Clicking on the story links below will take you to the news article
as it appears in The ARRL Letter on the ARRL website.]


North Korea on the Air for First Time in More Than a Decade
FCC Proposes to Penalize California...


The ARRL Letter, December 24, 2015