Welcome back to Earth, Chris Williams, KJ5GEW! 🌎🚀 Following today's landing in Russia, we thank Chris for supporting more than 14 ARISS STEM contacts from the ISS, connecting young people across four continents with space exploration and amateur radio.

My friend and ham radio buddy Martyn Williams (KJ6SDF) helps a Washington Post correspondent navigate a North Korean smartphone. wapo.st/44QYbfF

"Camera gear and hard drives full of significant footage had been haphazardly shoved into storage rooms. ... 'That’s the stuff you cannot buy again,' the journalist says. 'I don’t know where it is.'" washingtonian.com/2026/07/02/v...

Reviving Voice of America Will Be Difficult, Insiders Say

Damage from the Trump administration is hard to reverse.

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And this is how the BBC Radio 4 Long Wave AM transmission finally came to an end after many decades just before 01:00 BST this morning. There’s a loop on air now for a few days before everything is powered down. 🥲

For those planning on attending the East Boston Memorial Stadium Watch Party - please be advised there is no parking, except for those with a disability placard. Attendees are encouraged to use the MBTA. There is no alcohol, marijuana use, or drones allowed.

Traffic Advisory: Blue Hill Avenue is closed from Woodhaven Street to River Street in Mattapan Square. Motorists and pedestrians are asked to please use alternate routes.

There is a parking lot available at the facility with additional parking is also available on the street. The Doors open at 7:00 and the Meeting Starts at 7:30 pm. It will also be on Zoom. This month's presentation will be about the club's ARRL Field Day plans!

REMINDER: The next NSRA meeting will be TOMORROW Monday, June 15th. Note: Until further notice, the meetings will be held at Peabody TV, 81 Main Street in Peabody (across the street from the Knights of Columbus).

There is a parking lot available at the facility with additional parking also available on the street. The Doors open at 7:00 and the Meeting Starts at 7:30 pm. It will also be on Zoom. This month's presentation will be about the club's ARRL Field Day plans!

The next NSRA meeting will be on Monday, June 15th. Note: Until further notice, the meetings will be held at Peabody TV, 81 Main Street in Peabody (across the street from the Knights of Columbus).

Perhaps one way to save Canada's CHU Time signal station is to make it a commercial station. Every minute, besides giving the time, an advertisement for clock, watch, tech, transportation, or whatever company. CHU could calibrate devices made or sold by the advertiser.

Sad day in Boston for @fire.boston.gov and @ems.boston.gov Firefighter killed at 3-alarm fire and BEMS second in command passed away.

When Hurricane Katrina hit, FEMA only had one staffer on the ground: a PR guy named Marty Bahamonde. He would later testify in Congress, recounting how his unanswered pleas to rescue survivors from the Superdome. Listen to the ep 2 of American Emergency now: on-the-media.visitlink.me/C3BvkX

Saturday afternoon was a good time to activate Creamer's Field Wildlife Refuge (US-9697) for Parks on the Air. George KL1OQ, Bill KL1TQ, and I introduced UAF engineering students Nadia and Wyatt to ham radio operations. They were mentees for a senior project for the school year. Maybe hooked? #pota

There is a parking lot available at the facility with additional parking is also available on the street. The Doors open at 7:00 and the Meeting Starts at 7:30 pm. This month's speaker will be Jim Halfpenny, PhD, K9YNP.

REMINDER: The next NSRA meeting will be TONIGHT Tuesday, April 21st. Note: Until further notice, the meetings will be held at Peabody TV, 81 Main Street in Peabody (across the street from the Knights of Columbus).

SKYWARN Self-Activation with Amateur Radio Nets possible for Tuesday PM/Evening severe weather potential anytime between 2-10 PM for Western MA/NW CT but all areas should monitor. See wx1box.org/2026/04/14/s... #mawx #riwx #ctwx

We're about halfway through SSTV Series 31 - just over 50 hours left to catch images. So far more than 1,500 captures have been submitted! If you are struggling with Doppler shift, there is a spreadsheet on the FAQ page at ariss-usa.org/ARISS_SSTV/ that can help you out.

Aurora dashboard at the Space Weather Prediction Center. Not sure what is amiss or if related to DOGE-driven cutbacks/layoffs. There were "predictions" at the time that some of these services would eventually fail. Note only 2 panels are presently unusable. www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/...

A fire early Tuesday morning destroyed the transmission building for a 50,000-watt FM station and its colocated AM signal on the Delmarva peninsula. 103.3 WESR(FM), “The Shore,” is licensed to Onley-Onancock, Va., and serves Virginia’s Eastern Shore region.

Fire Destroys Virginia Radio Station Transmitter Building - Radio World

A fire early Tuesday morning destroyed the transmission building for a 50,000-watt FM station 103.3 WESR(FM) and its AM signal on the Delmarva peninsula.

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Texas Go Kit Challenge and KI5OEB’s Tactical EMP Trashcan! by James (KI5OEB) I was invited to attend the Texas Go Kit Challenge this year by one of the organizers of the event. I was in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex for a different reason completely, but that afforded me the chance to attend the…

Texas Go Kit Challenge and KI5OEB’s Tactical EMP Trashcan!

by James (KI5OEB) I was invited to attend the Texas Go Kit Challenge this year by one of the organizers of the event. I was in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex for a different reason completely, but that afforded me the chance to attend the event at Doubletree Park in Highland Village. The Go Kit Challenge was started so the organizers could gather amateurs who had a common like for portable operations.

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There is a parking lot available at the facility with additional parking is also available on the street. The Doors open at 7:00 and the Meeting Starts at 7:30 pm.. This month's speaker will be Jim Halfpenny, PhD, K9YNP.

The next NSRA meeting will be on Tuesday, April 21st. Note: Until further notice, the meetings will be held at Peabody TV, 81 Main Street in Peabody (across the street from the Knights of Columbus).

Definitely going to use these images the next time I teach a HAM radio class. #HFPropogation

Mark McIntyre@markjmcintyre.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I don't remember seeing an image of Earth before that captures the (thin, fragile, tiny layer of) atmosphere so clearly. I mean, look at that.

I don't remember seeing an image of Earth before that captures the (thin, fragile, tiny layer of) atmosphere so clearly. I mean, look at that.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The last time human eyes were far enough from Earth to see the whole globe was December 1972. www.nasa.gov/image-detail...

A worthwhile station to contact on HF over the next two weeks for Amateur Radio Operators across the country. #mawx #riwx #ctwx #SKYWARN #amateurradio #hamradio

Skywarn Youth Ham Radio@skywarnyouth.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It's DAY 1 of our Special Event Station: N0A operational period. Thank you to all stations who contacted us this morning on HF! Remember, if you can't reach us on HF, you can get onto the log by checking in to our weekly Sunday evening net. Please join us this evening. www.skywarnyouth.net

This month's presentation will be a RATPAC video on Using Commercial Broadcast Gear for Amateur Radio.

There is a parking lot available at the facility with additional parking is also available on the street. The Doors open at 7:00 and the Meeting Starts at 7:30 pm. It will also be on Zoom, link is available on the groups.io post.

REMINDER: The next NSRA meeting will be TODAY, Monday, March 16th. Note: Until further notice, the meetings will be held at Peabody TV, 81 Main Street in Peabody (across the street from the Knights of Columbus).

SKYWARN Self-Activation with Amateur Radio Nets remain possible late Monday AM thru late Monday Nite for the strong to damaging wind/wind damage, heavy rainfall/flood potential to report wind damage, flooding, rain gauge & measured wind gusts 40 MPH+. See wx1box.org/2026/03/15/s... #mawx #riwx #ctwx