Desember, 2019

• 20 Desember

  The K7RA Solar Update

  12/20/2019 Still no sunspots, and it’s been the same for 37 consecutive days. Geomagnetic conditions remained quiet, until “a minor stream of solar wind” (according to Spaceweather.com) hit us on December 18. This drove the planetary A index to 13 from the low single digit values earlier in the week. …

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• 20 Desember

  China to Launch CAMSAT CAS-6 Satellite on December 20

  12/19/2019 The CAMSAT CAS-6 amateur radio payload is set for launch on Friday, December 20, at 0321 UTC from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, piggybacked on a TIANQIN-1 technology test satellite, using a CZ-4B launch vehicle. The primary launch payload is the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite CBERS-4A. The microsatellite, to …

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• 20 Desember

  Over-the-Horizon Radars Causing Widespread Interference on 40 Meters

  12/19/2019 Over-the-horizon (OTH) radars continue to plague various amateur radio bands. Those operating on exclusive ham radio allocations have been complaining for years, but military systems have a blanket waiver to use amateur radio frequencies. The latest edition of the International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring System (IARUMS) newsletter reports that …

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• 19 Desember

  The Doctor Will See You Now!

  12/19/2019 The Doctor will open the mailbag for the last time in the final (December 19) episode ARRL The Doctor is In podcast. “Best of The Doctor is In” episodes will be released every other week until a new podcast, “Eclectic Tech,” debuts in February. Sponsored by DX Engineering, ARRL …

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• 19 Desember

  FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Chief Julius Knapp Retiring

  12/18/2019 The chief of the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) Julius Knapp has announced plans to retire on January 3 after a lengthy career at the FCC. “There remains an outstanding team of engineers, attorneys, and professionals in the Office of Engineering and Technology who are up to …

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