https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:18:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-twiarlogo512px-32x32.jpg https://twiar.net 32 32 https://twiar.net/2025/06/20/via-the-rsgb-propagation-news-22-june-2025/ https://twiar.net/2025/06/20/via-the-rsgb-propagation-news-22-june-2025/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:18:23 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=33164 Read more at RSGB.co.uk]]> https://twiar.net/2025/06/20/via-the-rsgb-propagation-news-22-june-2025/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/01/01/via-hackaday-blast-away-the-flux-with-brake-cleaner/ Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=26902 Can you use brake cleaner for flux removal on PCBs? According to [Half Burnt Toast],...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/11/01/via-the-arrl-the-k7ra-solar-update-65/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 20:02:38 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=25223 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2024/10/04/via-hackaday-soldering-up-close-and-personal/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 23:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23550 A word of warning before watching this very cool video on soldering: it may make...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/08/02/via-the-arrl-the-k7ra-solar-update-52/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:56:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22293 Solar activity was a bit lower this week. Seven new sunspot groups appeared. The only...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/03/08/via-the-arrl-the-k7ra-solar-update-36/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 19:55:32 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=20154 Until March 6, new sunspot groups emerged daily over the past reporting week, February 29...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/01/05/via-the-arrl-the-k7ra-solar-update-28/ https://twiar.net/2024/01/05/via-the-arrl-the-k7ra-solar-update-28/#comments Fri, 05 Jan 2024 20:55:47 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=19138 Only four new sunspot groups emerged over the past week, one onDecember 28, another on...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/01/05/via-the-arrl-the-k7ra-solar-update-28/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2023/10/14/via-the-arrl-the-k7ra-solar-update-18/ Sat, 14 Oct 2023 04:12:53 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=17910 The numbers looked better during this reporting week, October 5-11. Average daily sunspot numbers rose...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/07/22/via-the-arrl-the-k7ra-solar-update-10/ Sun, 23 Jul 2023 03:36:43 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=16774 Average daily sunspot numbers declined, but average daily solar flux increased.  Sunspot averages were 181.9...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/05/27/via-the-arrl-the-k7ra-solar-update-6/ Sat, 27 May 2023 05:22:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=15976 Both average daily sunspot numbers and solar flux increased this week.  Average daily sunspot numbers...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/08/26/via-the-arrl-the-k7ra-solar-update-08-26-2022/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 22:31:14 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=11369 On August 18 a new sunspot group emerged, another on August 21, then two more...]]> https://twiar.net/2021/04/22/via-the-arrl-upswing-in-solar-cycle-25-activity-may-have-begun/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:32:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=3159 Frank Donovan, W3LPL, says the long-anticipated significant increase in Solar Cycle 25 activity may have...]]>