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Some of you will have worked Henry Parker (originally from Nome, Alaska) earlier in the year when he operated as NL0H/P from St.Lawrence Island, Alaska (IOTA NA-040).

 

Henry has relocated to St. Lawrence in the Bering Sea and now as a permanent resident there, thus providing more activity on the Bands from the Island. There will be three separate logs on M0OXO OQRS relating to Henry’s past activity and his Callsign moving forward;

 

NL0H (from when Henry lived on the mainland)

NL0H/P NA-040 (His initial portable operations from the Island)

NL0H NA-040 (His current Callsign but now as a resident on the Island).

 

If you are unsure of where you worked Henry, check all three logbooks or email me.

New full colour Qsl Cards are currently in Print and will be available via M0OXO OQRS or Direct Post Mail.

When Nazi Germany invaded neutral Norway in 1940, most of Norway’s merchant fleet was at sea, Although the Germans ordered them home, not one turned back. King Haakon VII and his government went into exile in London. From there, they formed Nortraship (the Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission), which administered the Norwegian merchant fleet outside German-controlled areas. Nortraship operated some 1,000 vessels and was the largest shipping company in the world. It made a major contribution to the Allied war effort. 

 

One of the biggest sunspots in years is emerging on the sun today. Hours ago it produced a C-class solar flare and a minor radio blackout over the Indian Ocean.

 

This sunspot, if it holds itself together, will face Earth for the next two weeks as it rotates across the face of the sun, potentially setting the stage for a sustained stretch of solar activity.

This weekend sees the biggest Contest of the Year arrive again with the CQWW Contest running between October 24-25, 2020.

 

By far the best place to find the runners and riders of the Contest is the NG3K Website (link below) where Bill provides us with all the information necessary, to see who is participating and of course their contact and QSL routes.

 

Thanks Bill as always for this great service……

 

There are no sunspots on the sun today, but there is a lot of magnetic froth. Philippe Tosi sends this picture from Nîmes, France.

 

“I inserted a picture of Earth for scale,” says Tosi. “The active region is quite large.”

 

The frothy sea of magnetism in Tosi’s photo is called “plage”–French for beach. Bright plage often surrounds large sunspot groups. There was a sunspot at this location a few days ago, but it abruptly decayed after unleashing a C1-class solar flare. Only the froth remains.

 

(credit Spaceweather.com)

I am pleased to welcome Christian ZS1DX to the M0OXO QSL Management service.

 

His Log is now available on M0OXO OQRS and Qsl Cards can be requested.

Full colour Qsl Card designs are being prepared and will be mailed in 3-4 weeks.