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The K7RA Solar Update
Solar activity softened again this week, with average daily sunspotnumbers changing from 162 to 80.7, and solar flux from 198.9 to139.5.This is quite a dramatic shift from the excitement of a couple ofweeks ago. To review, average weekly sunspot numbers from the firstPropagation Forecast bulletin of 2023 went from 97 to 135.9, 173.4and 162. Average weekly solar flux from 157.8 to 181.2, 221.8 a...
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The K7RA Solar Update
From the first week of this year, we saw a dramatic and welcomeincrease in solar activity, but it softened in this reporting week,January 19-25.Average daily sunspot numbers starting with the final reporting weekfor 2022 were 96.1, 97, 135.9. 173.4 and 162.Over the same period, average daily solar flux was 143.8, 157.8,181.2, 221.8 and 198.9.The northern hemisphere Winter Solstice was over a mo...
26 January 2023
Yaesu Radios Donated to ARRL to Inspire Visitors and Young Hams
There are two new Yaesu transceivers in use at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. They arrived via a generous donation from Yaesu USA.The Yaesu FTDX101MP transceiver is a welcome addition to Studio 1 in W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station.The company has donated an FTDX101MP and FTDX10, both HF/50 MHz transceivers. In arranging the donation, Yaesu Vice President, Sales and Cr...

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Vice-Director Bill Hudzik, W2UDT retires
Our dear friend and my colleague Bill Hudzik, W2UDT has decided to retire as Vice-Director of the Hudson Division effective February 1, 2022. It was not an easy decision, but …
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26 June 2019 – n2rj
Long Island CW Club/LIMARC Build-A-Thon
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Museum Ships Weekend with the Long Island CW Club, aboard the Fire Fighter
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International Marconi Day April 27 2019 Special event stations W2LCW and W2GSB
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16 April 2019 – n2rj
Guest Editorial – CW: What’s the attraction in today’s high tech world and how does one learn it?
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3 February 2023 – Fastradioburst23
More adventures in the shortwave library
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2 February 2023 – Thomas
Radio Tamazul and Radio Dabanga broadcast coordination?
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jeff (KJ7LTU), who writes: Thomas, I was wondering if you, or your readers, know if Radio Tamazuj and Radio Dabanga are coordinating their broadcasting efforts? This last Sunday I picked up their transmission on 15550 kHz. Radio Tamazul signs off at 15:57 UTC and Radio Dabanga signs on at […]
1 February 2023 – Thomas
Frans add a Decca manual antenna tuner to his urban listening post
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frans Goddijn, who writes: Hi Thomas: I bought a vintage antenna tuner, one that does not need a power source, very basic just a box with some beautiful coils and nice big variable capacitors and it works for the big magnetic loop antenna here. I have four GRAHN loop antennas which […]
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27 May 2011 – T. Carter Ross
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14 April 2011 – RadioWorld
Phil Simon at the 2011 NAB Show
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13 April 2011 – RadioWorld
Michael LeClair at the 2011 NAB Show
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5 April 2011 – RadioWorld
‘Ageless Eiji’ Takes on Pro Boxers and World Peace
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29 March 2011 – RadioWorld
Where the Next Generation Will Come From
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