Tag Archives: On The Air

So Close – A 6m Opening to Japan from New England

Recently, we saw one of the best 6m openings between the United States and Japan that we have encountered here in New England. The image above shows contacts being made via the FT8 Digital Mode between Japan and the United States on June 18th, 2020 in the evening eastern time…

Source: So Close – A 6m Opening to Japan from New England

We’ve had a very good 6m Es Season this year. We’ve had almost daily openings to Europe and the Western United States. We recently came very close to a 6m opening from here in New England to Japan! The article shares information on contacts between the United States and Japan that were captured via PSK Reporter. The article above shares more about that opening.

Fred, AB1OC

AO-27 Satellite Is Back On The Air!

The AO-27 FM satellite is back on the air! It is an FM V/U Mode satellite that was launched back in 1993. The satellite’s Amateur Radio payload became inoperative about 7 years ago due to …

Source: AO-27 Is Back!

The AO-27 FM satellite is back on the air! This satellite is an FM V/U Mode satellite that was launched back in 1993. The satellite is back on the air on a limited-time basis (4 minutes, twice per orbit over the mid-latitudes).

I was able to make my first contact through AO-27 this morning. The contact was with AI9IN in Indiana, USA. I’m looking forward to making more contacts using this satellite in the near future.

You can learn more about this satellite and how to make contacts using it via the link above. I hope to contact you on it sometime soon.

Fred, AB1OC

Winter Field Day 2020 Results

The results from 2020 Winter Field Day are in. The Nashua Area Radio Society was #2 overall as well as in the outdoor category.

Winter Field Day 2020 Results
2020 Winter Field Day Results

As was the case last year, the scores are all about multipliers which is derived from the number of active bands and modes that a station has.

WFD 2020 Operations On Saturday Afternoon
WFD 2020 Operations On Saturday Afternoon

You can read more about our WFD 2020 operation here.

Fred, AB1OC

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