cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/news/t/132010

The solar flare was categorized as an X1.08-class flare, making it one of the most powerful classes of flare to be ejected from the sun.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/464196

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/464181

Succinct intuitive introduction to antenna theory.

Throughout history, radio technologies haven’t just influenced how we consume news and entertainment. They’ve also played an essential role in the communication strategies of soldiers and military groups, particularly during wartime.

The 46th annual International Amateur Radio Exhibition, HAM RADIO, attracted more than 11,000 visitors to Friedrichshafen, Germany, June 23 - 25, 2023.

Was down for almost a month!

As of June 27, 2023, all systems have been reported to be working. However, visitors to the website will see a message referring them to Public Notice DA 23-529 for additional information and guidance on filing deadline extensions.

Was looking into trying some digital modes and even logging while mobile (POTA/SOTA) or just on the road. I’ve also heard people use android devices as well.

Most of the Federal Communications Commission’s online systems are back in service now, and the commission has issued further guidance regarding extensions of filing deadlines.

Hey all!

(tl;dr !amateur_radio is taking the place of !ragchew)

When lemmy.radio first started (a week ago?), I created a hand full of communities I thought would interest most hams. A few other user created communities have also popped up, which has been great. It's fun seeing other hams join and share their interests.

One thing I've noticed as I've been using lemmy and looking for other amateur radio news outside of our instance is that we aren't discoverable AT ALL if you search for "amateur radio". That's pretty absurd for a server whose whole purpose is to bring amateur radio enthusiasts together.

In order to help our site be a bit more findable, I've created Amateur Radio. Any general amateur radio discussion, questions, and news can be posted there.

Rag Chew was started as a sort of catch-all community for radio discussions that didn't fall into any specific category/community, pretty much what Amateur Radio will be used for. I'm not sure what to do with !ragchew now. We can retire it or leave it open for general NON-amateur radio talk. That also opens the discussion of "Do we want non-amateur radio communities here?". I'll leave that up to everyone here. If you have any thoughts on that, leave them in the comments.

Thanks and 73,

Ben