Solar activity has been at low levels for the past 48 hours, with
low-level C-class flares.
 
There was a narrow coronal mass ejection (CME), likely associated
with minor flaring from Regions AR4117 and AR4118 between 1439 UTC
and 1524 UTC on June 24. Initial modeling indicated a miss, south
and behind Earth's orbit. However, it should be noted that analysis
of this event is low confidence given the a...

By: Bill Mader, K8TE, Section Manager of the ARRL New Mexico Section

One of the many ways to earn bonus points during ARRL Field Day is to have a Safety Officer on site who makes use of the Safety Officer Checklist [PDF]. Safety shouldn’t stop there! Many pictures of Field Day sites indicate that running that checklist alone is inadequate. Having been involved with safety professionally in the U...