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Kessler Syndrome
Speculation on the effect of cascading space junk collisions on Amateur Radio. “The Kessler Syndrome is a scenario proposed by NASA scientists Donald J. Kessler and Burton G. Cour-Palais in 1978. It describes a situation in which the density of objects in low Earth orbit (LEO) becomes so high due to space pollution that collisionsContinue reading “Kessler Syndrome”
New 60m Amateur Band
The FCC allocated a new chunk of the 60m band to amateurs in the US. The action opened 5351.5 – 5366.5 kHz (60 meters) to the amateur service on a secondary basis with a permitted power of 9.15 watts ERP. The Commission also authorized amateurs to continue using four existing channels outside of the 5351.5Continue reading “New 60m Amateur Band”
DMR – FYI
Digital Mobile Radio – Internet linked Ham Radio. As club members may be aware, there are no DMR VHF repeaters in the Coos County area. (At least to this editor’s knowledge.) If your HT has DMR mode, that mode is basically useless on the local air unless you have a friend and both radios areContinue reading “DMR – FYI”
Post Christmas Ham Radio Class
Free ham radio class, December 26-27, online. Free education. Free materials. Free learning of mind-bending new concepts. REGISTER BY E-MAIL ars.n7ji@gmail.com Thanks, Scott N7JI Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Lunch Bunch
Bandon’s Friday lunch
Coos County Radio Club Meeting time Snafu #2
Sorry everyone but please ignore the previous post about having the meeting on the December 18th. I had forgotten about the SWORA VE Test session that happens on the third Thursday of the month which many of us attend as VE’s. I have once again re-scheduled the CCRC Club Meeting, this time to next Wedneday,Continue reading “Coos County Radio Club Meeting time Snafu #2”
CCRC Monthly Meeting Scheduling SNAFU. Rescheduled.
Hey y’all. Per Gary N6BLU: For reasons that can’t be altered having to do with the restaurant, the space we usually gather in is not available at our scheduled time. Therefore our monthly dinner meeting is rescheduled for the evening of Thursday December 18th. Again, the Monthly club meeting has been rescheduled.
IPv6 Block Reserve for Ham Radio
Link: Article In “The Register” Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) is a private foundation that exists to support amateur radio and digital communication science and technology. We do this through making grants (including support for scholarship programs and research & development projects) and managing 44Net. The ARDC The Internet Engineering Task Force Organization About theContinue reading “IPv6 Block Reserve for Ham Radio”
DX Alert: SFI > 190 Next Few Days
SFI stands for Solar Flux Index, and a value of more than 190 means that the Sun is highly active, resulting in excellent conditions for High-Frequency (HF) radio propagation (long-distance communication). QSL.Net On Radio Propagation SFI Range Solar Activity HF Propagation on High Bands 65–70 Solar Minimum (Low) Very Poor 100–150 Average to Moderate FairContinue reading “DX Alert: SFI > 190 Next Few Days”
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