Januari, 2020

  • 14 Januari

    The sun swallows a comet

    Yesterday, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory discovered the first comet of the new decade. Hours later it was gone, destroyed by the sun. Visit today’s edition of Spaceweather.com for the full story and a video of the comet’s death plunge

    Read More »
  • 14 Januari

    Well-Known DXer and DXCC Card Checker Peter Glasmacher, DK5DC, SK

    01/14/2020  Well-known DXer and DXCC card checker Peter Glasmacher, DK5DC/AA6HM, of Werl, Germany, died unexpectedly on January 12. An ARRL member, he was 68. Glasmacher served as the editor of the monthly DX column “DXtra” in CQ DL, the official journal of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC), to which …

    Read More »
  • 14 Januari

    4W – Timor Leste 2020

    The Lagunaria DX Group is planning a large scale DXpedition to Timor-Leste (4W) in October / November 2020. We currently have one team member in Timor-Leste negotiating with different ministries, companies and accommodation facilities. Right now we have positive feedback from all. We even already have a confirmed reservation for …

    Read More »
  • 14 Januari

    Further changes to some BBC local radio medium wave services

    In my blog posted in the summer of 2017, I explained the BBC’s plans for local radio and the reasons for the closure of some of our medium wave transmitters – which happened in January last year. This was the first stage of putting into action a plan that the …

    Read More »
  • 14 Januari

    Terrible, tragic news from Rotuma

    Antoine, 3D2AG, who has been active from Rotuma since December 21st, has reported that his 11-year-old son (eldest) drowned on January 9th.His son accompanied him on his latest trip to Rotuma. They found his body early in the morning in the deep sea. His burial was expected to be on …

    Read More »