5 New HAM Satellites in Orbit

FASTRAC-1, FASTRAC-2, NanoSail-D2, O/OREOS and RAX were launched at 01:24 UT on Saturday Nov 20, reports of the signals are needed. So far signals have been reported from FASTRAC-2 (Emma), O/ORES and RAX. Nominal Frequencies: – FASTRAC-1 “Sara Lily” 437.345 MHz FM AX.25 1200bps – FASTRAC-2 “Emma” 145.825 MHz FM AX.25 1200bps – RAX-1 437.505…

Emergency communications during the Contest

Folks, in the wake of Hurricane “TOMAS” several Caribbean Islands from Martinique to Tobago were seriously affected by heavy impact of storm and rain. Only 2 days after the incident itself the full bandwidth of destruction begins to unfold, as more news trickle in from the affected areas. Destroyed telecommunication systems and disrupted roadways made…

Great Circle Map. HF Prop Software

You can use this program to make Great Circle maps from any location in the world. The program has become quite popular and it is totally free! It is now in beta stage and may be lacking some features. Additional features: * Borders, coastlines, rivers, lakes can be added * Text and lines can be…

Online professional HF predictions by VOACAP

VOACAP is an improved and corrected version of IONCAP, retaining all of the theory as put forth by John Lloyd, George Haydon, Donald Lucas and Larry Teters in the 1975-1985 time-frame with modifications which were suggested/approved by George Lane, Donald Lucas, George Haydon and A. D. Spaulding (a world authority on HF radio noise predictions).…