Author: NA4DA

  • VU4 DXpedition

    The DX India Foundation announces the 49th SEANET Convention and a concurrent VU4 Dxpedition to take place in Port Blair this December 2026. Event Dates:  — 49th SEANET Convention: December 18-20, 2026.  — VU4 Dxpedition: December 17-30, 2026. This marks the first time the SEANET Convention will be held in Port Blair, bringing together amateur […]

  • HK4/PY8WW – Tutumate Islands, SA-093

    [INFO by Renato, HK4WW] – After a great deal of logistical planning and hard work, I am pleased to announce the activation of IOTA SA-093 – Tutumate Islands, located in the Chocó Province, in the Darién region of Colombia. The tentative callsign will be HK4/PY8WW, and the operation is scheduled from May 9th to May […]

  • EI9KA/MM & Easter Island activity

    From 17 May until early June, Patrick, EI9KA, will be taking part in a sailing expedition over 4000 km across the South Pacific from Galapagos Islands to Rapa Nui (Easter Island). He hopes to be on the air as EI9KA/MM at various stages of this voyage. He has also applied to the Chilean authorities for […]

  • FP/KV1J – St Pierre & Miquelon

    Eric, KV1J writes this will be his 18th trip to FP. During the last few trips the amount of email requests while I was there increased significantly.  This is a one person operation so please understand that I can not read and respond all the emails while I am there.  I post logs to LoTW […]

  • E51CZZ & E51KEE – Cook Islands

    [DATES] – We now have dates for 2026 activity. As follows:  — E51KEE (CW / SSB) during July 22 to August 14, 2026. — E51CZZ (SSB) during July 26 to August 6, 2026. QSL both calls via IK2DUW. [JANUARY 24] – Steve, ZL2KE mentions that he has plans to return to Rarotonga next July / […]

  • FS/K9EL – St Martin

    From June 10-24, 2026, John K9EL will be visiting Saint Martin on a family vacation and plans to be active as FS/K9EL during quiet times. Activity will focus on 6 meters when it is open and limited activity on other bands (40-10m). Operating times will be sporadic and often short. Daily Club Log and LoTW […]

  • The ARRL Solar Update

    The ARRL Solar Update

    Solar activity was at low levels this past week with occasional
    B-class and isolated low-level C-class flares. The largest event of
    the period was a C1.4/Sf flare from Region 4429 on May 5.

    There are currently six numbered regions on the visible disk as 4434
    decayed to plage and Region 4428 rotated beyond the western limb as
    an E-type group. The remaining regions mostly showed signs of decay.
    Region …

  • STEM On and Off the Air

    STEM On and Off the Air

    The Garden School Amateur Radio Club in Jackson Heights, New York, K2GSG, was started in September 2016 as a way to implement the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) standard at the school.

    Currently, the Club has 13 members ranging from 4th graders to 12th graders and is an Affiliated Club of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®.

    Well, last week they got a big su…

  • Learn More About SDR

    The Boston Software Defined Radio User Group, SDR-Boston, is hosting the New England Workshop for Software Defined Radio 2026 (NEWSDR), June 4 – 5, at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts.

    The primary goal of this workshop is to provide a forum that enables software defined radio (SDR) enthusiasts to get together, collaborate, and introduce SDR concepts to those inte…

  • The Ham Radio World Heads to Ohio

    The Ham Radio World Heads to Ohio

    Hamvention® 2026 is just over a week away, and the world’s largest in-person amateur radio gathering promises another three-day weekend of total immersion in all things ham radio. According to the Dayton Amateur Radio Association, more than 30,000 people are expected to descend on the Greene County Fair and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio, on May 15-17. Attendees will discover the latest and greates…