Claus, AE0S ”I’m starting an Amateur Radio Software award in order to promote amateur radio software development which adheres to the same spirit as amateur radio itself: innovative, free and open.”
Read MoreCAS-6 Activation for Amateur Use has been Delayed
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Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) CEO Alan Kung, BA1DU, advises that some problems with the precise attitude determination of the newly launched CAS-6 amateur radio satellite have delayed deployment of the antennas. The satellite was to have been put into service within 3 days.
Read MoreHas Solar Cycle 25 Started?→
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The ARRL’s Propagation Forecast Bulletin #1 for 2020, dated January 3, reports the following:
Read MoreSunspots appeared recently, all indicating Solar Cycle 25 due to
their polarity, opposite from spots in Solar Cycle 24. Sunspots
appeared December 24-26, and it looks like a new Solar Cycle 25 spot
on January 1. NOAA did not report it (too weak?) but
Spaceweather.com reported a sunspot number of 11 on January 1.
