-
Feature
08/04/2010 | Greenville Elementary School HamsFourth grade students have eyes on the sky and Technician tickets are the prize.
Learn More -
Feature
07/16/2010 | Eavesdropping on Apollo 11A ham receives Apollo 11 transmissions.
Learn More -
12/19/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
Sunspot activity continued this week; new group 1035 emerged December 14, following group 1034 that appeared December 9. Daily sunspot numbers since December 9 through December 17 have been 13, 13, 13, 12, 14, 28, 38, 30 and 24. Solar flux values have bee
Learn More -
12/15/2009 | Students and Teachers Invited to "Fly a File" on ARISSat-1
On February 3, 2006, cosmonaut Valery Ivanovich Tokarev hand-launched the Amateur Radio satellite SuitSat-1 from the International Space Station during an extra vehicular activity (EVA), NASA's term for a spacewalk. A discarded Russian ORLAN spacesuit, Su
Learn More -
11/06/2009 | Idaho School Incorporates ARISS into Curriculum
With more than 500 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts conducted, thousands of students have experienced intriguing science and technology lessons -- plus the thrill of speaking with an astronaut who was on the International
Learn More -
10/30/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
Well, what a week it has been. The solar flux hit 82.3 on Tuesday, the highest recording yet since the first-observed "new cycle sunspot" in January 2008, the "official" visual start of Solar Cycle 24. Even as I write this, the flux is
Learn More -
Feature
06/25/2009 | Surfin': Finding Missing SunspotsThis week's Surfin' discovers why the Sun's spots are in hiding.
Learn More -
06/25/2009 | Possible International Space Station Contacts for Field Day 2009
According to NASA ISS Ham Radio Project Engineer Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO, there is a good possibility that groups participating in ARRL Field Day may be able to make a contact with one of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Learn More
Search for Amateur Radio News
