If you have been on the HF bands lately, you may have noticed that a number of new prefixes are in use by stations in the Russian Federation. Here is a summary of the changes recently adopted by the Russian telecommunication authorities. * Russian prefixes with the numeral 2 are no longer limited to Kaliningradsk.…
Sun wakes up from sleep for busiest sunspot cycle in years and threatens to disrupt Earth communications and power. This astonishing sequence of images shows a dramatic ‘flare’ bursting out from the sun which could affect satellite communications and power supplies here on Earth. The spectacular development unleashed a radiation firestorm on a level…
Logikey K-5 Specifications: * Fully iambic keyer; can emulate most other keyers including Curtis “A” timing and Accukeyer * Works perfectly with single-lever, non-iambic paddles * Six active messages plus 12 “banked” messages, 1530 characters total * Messages may ‘call’ others and contain programmed functions * Messages can loop for continuous replay * Messages can…