This week WY7YL and KX9X visited MSU to talk public relations with the MSU Alumni Association team. Katie Allen is the chair of the American Radio Relay League’s PR Committee, while Sean Kutzko is the staffer who heads up the League’s social media and public relations activities. In addition to…
Today is the anniversary of an historic solar storm, the Carrington Event On Sept. 2, 1859, a CME struck Earth’s magnetic field with such power that telegraph stations caught fire and people in Cuba read their morning newspapers by the red light of the aurora borealis. If a similar storm…
The ARRL September VHF Contest gets underway on September 12 at 1800 UTC and wraps up on September 14 at 0259 UTC. This operating event provides a chance for radio amateurs at all levels to experience contesting on the most popular VHF and UHF bands, as well as on those…
MUF helps hams decide which frequencies are best for long distance communications. The folks at Prolab provide this continuously updated shot of both MUF and the vaunted “Grey Line”. As the Gray Line, or Terminator as it’s sometimes called, pass over an area, skywave propagation is likely to be at…
By Scott Westerman “Companies don’t hire employees. They invest in solutions.” “America loves a winner.” General George S. Patton is credited with that statement. And it’s true. We marvel at people who rise to the top. We often wish we could enjoy their success. But what does it take to…
Looking for helpful apps for your iPhone? DX Zone has some recommendations. Running Android? Here are 5 more just for you.
By Scott Westerman “There’s nothing as exciting as a comeback – seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then getting a second chance. ” ~Rachel Griffiths Bad days! We all have them. Those times when you’ve completely prepared and practiced and, for some inexplicable reason, you can’t seem to…
Here’s a useful link for those who may be wiring microphone cables.
By Scott Westerman First off, please forgive the strongly worded headline. Once in awhile, I feel compelled to be uncomfortably direct. This is one of those times. It was a particularly lengthy drive to Chicago this weekend. Road construction along the I-94 corridor alerted my Waze to reroute us via the…
By Scott Westerman Colleen and I recently learned that one of our good friends had been told those three words that make your blood run cold. “You have cancer”. Much has been written about how to care for a recovering cancer survivor. But there isn’t a lot of advice out there…