RadCom’s August issue contains Part 2 of my article with Dr. Scott McIntosh on the potential scientific revolution in understanding the cycle of Sunspots. This part contains more insight into the McIntosh team’s path-breaking theory of the Terminator Event and the factors that shape Cycle 25. The comparison of competing paradigms—here from the NASA/NOAA Panel’s […]
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Attracting Youth to Ham Radio: Get Out of Their Way!
Update: Reprinted with permission in Radio ZS Vol. 73, No. 4 2020, the journal of the South African Radio Society. Amateur radio has a demographic problem. In the U.S., there is a clear belief that members of the hobby are old. And getting older. What that means in actual age distribution just isn’t known. Unfortunately, […]
RSGB and the CQ Magazine Surprise
Since my last post, I’ve read more on the CQ Magazine issues…eHam is always a place to find rants and raves! I’ve enjoyed this publication for years but shifted completely to the digital format a few years ago. Storing paper can be trying. The current issue seemed fairly peppy in content. When I finished read […]