Amateur Radio News

Date: Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Time: 9:32 PM
Duration: 3 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 16°
Approach: 10° above NNW
Departure: 15° above NNE

Date: Monday Mar 27, 2023
Time: 8:44 PM
Duration: 4 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 13°
Approach: 10° above NNW
Departure: 10° above NE

Date: Monday Mar 27, 2023
Time: 10:20 PM
Duration: 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 20°
Approach: 10° above NW
Departure: 20° above NNW

Date: Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Time: 9:32 PM
Duration: 3 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 26°
Approach: 10° above NW
Departure: 26° above NNE

Date: Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Time: 8:44 PM
Duration: 5 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 19°
Approach: 10° above NNW
Departure: 11° above ENE

Date: Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Time: 10:21 PM
Duration: 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 24°
Approach: 10° above NW
Departure: 24° above WNW

Date: Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Time: 9:33 PM
Duration: 4 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 59°
Approach: 10° above NW
Departure: 56° above ENE

Date: Friday Mar 31, 2023
Time: 8:45 PM
Duration: 5 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 36°
Approach: 10° above NW
Departure: 16° above E

Date: Friday Mar 31, 2023
Time: 10:22 PM
Duration: 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 20°
Approach: 10° above WNW
Departure: 20° above W

Tornado season is fast approaching, and amateur radio operators will again play a key role in helping the National Weather Service (NWS) issue accurate and timely warnings. In fact, March through May is considered the most active period for tornadoes to develop.

The NWS reports there have already been 255 preliminary filtered reported tornadoes and 213 confirmed tornadoes in the United States in...

Six new sunspot groups emerged over the past week, two on March 9,
another on March 10, one more on March 12, and another two on March
14.

Sunspot numbers and solar flux declined this week.

Average daily sunspot numbers softened from 143.6 to 118.7, and
average daily solar flux from 181.6 to 153.6.

Predicted solar flux is 135, 140, 138, and 135 on March 17-20, then
132, 132 and 130 on March 21-23, 155...

Date: Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Time: 8:35 PM
Duration: 4 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 28°
Approach: 10° above SSW
Departure: 20° above E

Date: Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Time: 10:11 PM
Duration: 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 15°
Approach: 10° above W
Departure: 15° above W

Date: Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Time: 9:23 PM
Duration: 4 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 53°
Approach: 10° above WSW
Departure: 47° above N

Date: Friday Mar 17, 2023
Time: 8:35 PM
Duration: 7 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 89°
Approach: 10° above SW
Departure: 11° above NE

Date: Friday Mar 17, 2023
Time: 10:14 PM
Duration: 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 17°
Approach: 10° above WNW
Departure: 17° above NW

Date: Saturday Mar 18, 2023
Time: 9:25 PM
Duration: 4 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 24°
Approach: 10° above W
Departure: 18° above NNE

Date: Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Time: 8:37 PM
Duration: 6 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 34°
Approach: 10° above W
Departure: 10° above NE

Date: Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Time: 10:16 PM
Duration: 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 13°
Approach: 10° above NW
Departure: 13° above NNW

Date: Monday Mar 20, 2023
Time: 9:28 PM
Duration: 4 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 15°
Approach: 10° above NW
Departure: 11° above NNE