Day: March 11, 2022

• ARRL
• General
• Newsreel
• Space

Via the ARRL: Study: Rapid Development of Satellite Mega-Constellations Risks Tragedies of the Commons

A study reported in Nature, “Satellite mega-constellations create risks in Low Earth Orbit, the atmosphere and on Earth,” in Scientific Reports (May 2021)...

• ARRL
• Education
• Newsreel

Via the ARRL: ARRL Teachers Institute to Offer Four Sessions this Summer

ARRL will offer four sessions of the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology in June and July as part of its...

• ARRL
• Newsreel
• Special Event

Via the ARRL: Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Exercise Set for May 14

The 2022 running of the Armed Forces Day (AFD) Cross-Band exercise will be held on May 14, 1300 – 2200...

• AMSAT
• ARRL
• Obituary

Via the ARRL: AMSAT Pioneer Ray Soifer, W2RS, SK

Satellite pioneer Raphael “Ray” Soifer, W2RS, of Green Valley, Arizona, died on March 1. An ARRL Life member, he was...

• ARRL
• Obituary

Via the ARRL: Former ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania SM, Traffic Handler Joe Ames, W3JY, SK

Former ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Manager Joseph A. “Joe” Ames, W3JY, of Paoli, Pennsylvania, died on March 5. An ARRL...

• ARISS
• ARRL
• Newsreel
• Space

Via the ARRL: Axiom Private Astronaut Mission Crew Will Conduct ARISS School Contacts

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS-USA) has announced that two crew members scheduled to fly on Axiom Mission-1...

• International
• Newsreel
• RSGB
• Special Event

via the RSGB: Looking ahead to international Marconi Day

The Cornish Radio Amateur Club will be running this year’s International Marconi Day on 23 April 2022. To register as an official station, please...

• Space
• Weather

Space Weather Update: C3.1 solar flare, Earth-directed CME

A very long duration C3.1 solar flare peaked yesterday at 20:55 UTC. The solar flare came from sunspot region 2962....