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What is Amateur Radio?

From Wikipedia... Amateur radio (also called ham radio) is the use of designated radio bands for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication. The term "amateur" is used to specify persons interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest, and to differentiate it from commercial broadcasting or professional two-way radio services. Amateur radio operation is coordinated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and licensed by national governments that regulate technical and operational characteristics of transmissions and issue individual stations with an identifying call sign. Prospective amateur operators are tested for their understanding of key concepts in electronics and the host government's radio regulations. Amateurs use a variety of voice, text, image and data communications modes and have access to frequency allocations throughout the RF spectrum to enable communication across a city, a region, a country, a continent or the whole world. An estimated two million people throughout the world are regularly involved with amateur radio. There's more info about Ham Radio HERE and HERE.

 

 

PROPAGATION - SOLAR - DX SPOTS

 

 

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Northern Hemisphere Aurora Click image for larger view

Southern Hemisphere Aurora Click image for larger view

 

HF Conditions


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VHF Aurora
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144 MHz Es in EU
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70 MHz Es in EU
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50 MHz Es in EU
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144 MHz Es in NA
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The OVATION Auroral Forecast page and map is HERE

An automated APRS 2 meter propagation map is HERE

 


Solar Wind Dials from

NWS Space Weather Prediction Center

 
Hourly Area Predictions (HAP) of communication frequencies based on the previous hours observed conditions for the Global HF ionosphere. As this product depends on global data it can currently only be made for the previous UT hour. Use the indicated color (red, yellow, green, blue, white, etc.) to determine the recommended HF frequencies for contacts. Any white "bubble" indicates no suitable frequency or high absorption. The map is centered on New York. For maps of other areas CLICK HERE. From IPS Radio and Space Services.

D - Layer Absorbtion. Refresh the page for lastest map.

From the NWS Space Weather Prediction Center


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CURENT ACTIVITY FROM HRDlog

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Last QSO map (last 1 hour).

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