Yakima Amateur Radio Hosts Hamfest:

eHam.net News – YAKIMA, Wash. — Here in the valley many locals came together today for one common thing, the power of radio. For the first time in years Yakima Amateur Radio’s annual hamfest headed back to the Yakima fairgrounds today. Hamfest is a group of certified radio specialist that get on air waves and talk to people throughout the United States and all over the world.

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Kendall of Christmas Island DXpedition to Speak at Fond du Lac Radio Club:

eHam.net News – FOND DU LAC — Bill Kendall “KH600” from the Christmas Island DXpedition will speak the Fond du Lac Amateur Radio meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 9, at Moraine Park Technical College, room A112, 235 N. National Ave., Fond du Lac. A “DXpedition” is an expedition to what is considered an exotic place by ham radio operators, perhaps because of its remoteness, access restrictions or simply because there are very few radio amateurs active from that place. This could be an island, a country, or even a particular spot on a geographical grid. DX is a telegraphic shorthand for “distance” or “distant.” Early DXpeditions were simply exploratory and geographical expeditions in the late 1920s and 1930s, in which one or more radio amateurs participated in order to provide long distance communications. At the same time they communicated with fellow radio amateurs who wanted to contact a new country. Most notable are the Antarctic expeditions of Admiral Richard E. Byrd. The participation of radio amateurs in geographical expeditions was resumed after World War II. DXpeditions are planned and organized to help operators who need to contact that area to obtain an amateur radio award. Kendall has been an active ham radio operator ever since he received his license in 1955. He lives in Honolulu area and shares the hobby with his son Will Kendall “W0ZKJ” and his son John Kendall “N0PJV.” All three hams in 2015 trekked out to Christmas Island and set up camp for a week of DXing.

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Sunspots:

eHam.net News – Sunspots are dark areas on the surface of the Sun, formed where the magnetic field is particularly strong, blocking heat from rising to the surface. While the temperature of the Sun may be 6,000 degrees Celsius (about 11,000 degrees F), sunspots are about 1,500 degrees Celsius cooler. Sunspot activity may appear in 11-year cycles, and in some cases may be visible without the aid of telescopes.

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