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29-03-2024 18:54
A dramatic increase in solar activity emerged over the past week, and geomagnetic activity reacted as well.
Two new sunspot groups appeared on March 21, then one new group emerged each day over March 22-25.
Average daily solar flux rose from 153.3 to 191.9, and average daily sunspot numbers increased from 94.3 to 147.
The highest sunspot number over last week was 171 on March 22, which was the...
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Southeastern Repeater Association (SERA) President Wade "Danny" Hampton Jr., K4ITL, passed away February 28, 2024.
29-03-2024 14:39
While attending the North Carolina State School for the Blind (now known as Governor Morehead School for the Blind) in Raleigh, Hampton met several sighted friends involved in the amateur radio community and began attending radio club meetings with them. As a result, he became a licensed amateur radio operator at the age of 12, despite the requirement that an operator must be able to read, copy...
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World Amateur Radio Day is April 18, 2024
29-03-2024 13:59
World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is celebrated each year on April 18.
The theme for 2024 is, "A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 Years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community, and Advocacy." The global event covers all of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) regions and spans 2 days: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 0000 UTC to Friday, April 19, 2024, 0000 UTC.
On April 18, 1925, the IARU wa...
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New Training Course Offered by the ARRL Puerto Rico Section
29-03-2024 13:56
The ARRL Puerto Rico Section has a new online training course for prospective amateur radio operators. Fifty-three students have enrolled in the course, taught by ARRL Technical Coordinator and Instructor Carlos Roig, WP4AOH, who draws from the ARRL License Manual and the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators pool of questions for the Spanish Zoom course. The course is open to ...
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Amateur Radio Importance Highlighted at National Hurricane Conference
29-03-2024 13:47
The National Hurricane Conference was held March 25 - 28, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. Amateur radio was well represented at the event. A series of workshops were held that focused on amateur radio's involvement in hurricane tracking, coverage, and recovery.
Among the presenters was the Assistant Amateur Radio Coordinator of WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) Julio Ripoll, WD4R. Ripol...
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