Op: IW2NEF Bands:   6M - 40M Modes:  SSB, FT4 & FT8 Qsl Info:   Qsl via IK2DUW Start Date - End Date:   Feb. 28 - Mar. 07 Webpage:   https://www.qrz.com/db/HI7/IW2NEF Notes: The equipment is a Yaesu FT-891 with an ATU, a 10 m end-fed vertical wire antenna, and monoband dipoles.

Ops: EA1CJ, EA1SA, EA5BCQ, EA5KA, EA5KM, EA7KE, EA7R, EA7X, F2JD, F8ATS, F8GGV, IK5RUN, IN3ZNR & JH4RHF Bands:   6M - 160M Modes:  CW, SSB, RTTY & FT8 Qsl Info:   Qsl via M0OXO Start Date - End Date:   Mar. 18 - Mar. 31 Webpage:   https://www.dxfriends.com/xx9w/

Op: JK1JXZ Bands:   6M - 80M Qsl Info:   Qsl via LoTW Start Date - End Date:   Mar. 15 - Apr. 03 Webpage:   https://www.qrz.com/db/YJ1JXZ Notes: He will be active after 5:00 PM Vanuatu time and throughout the entire weekend during my stay.

Contest:   CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB Date:   Feb. 27, 2200Z to Mar. 01, 2200Z Rules:   https://www.cq160.com/rules.htm

Op: WD8R   Bands:   15M, 20M & 40M Modes:   CW (15WPM) SSB perhaps FT8 Qsl Info:   Qsl via LoTW Start Date - End Date:   Feb. 27 - Mar. 09 Webpage:   https://www.qrz.com/db/PJ4/WD8R Notes: Holiday style operation

Op:   K5AYO Bands:   10M - 40M Modes: SSB, CW & FT8 Qsl Info:   Qsl via K5AYO (direct) or ClubLog OQRS Start Date - End Date:   Mar. 14 - Mar. 22 Webpage:   https://www.qrz.com/db/VP2EYO Notes: Holiday style operation

If the situation persists, Feb 22, 2026, will be recorded as the first "spotless day" since 2022. Spotless days are a key indicator the solar cycle. During years around Solar Minimum, whole months can go by without a single sunspot, racking up dozens of spotless days in a row. Between 2018-2020 (the last Solar Minimum) there were more than 700 spotless days! Today's blank sun does not mean Solar Minimum has arrived. On the contrary, it is still years away. However, it does te

Contest:   North American QSO Party, RTTY Date:   Feb. 28, 1800Z to Mar. 01, 0559Z Rules: https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf

Op:   JH6GFY Bands:   10M - 20M ((40M, hopefully) Qsl Info:   Qsl via eQSL or LoTW Start Date - End Date:   Mar. 18 - Mar. 24 Webpage:   https://www.qrz.com/db/JH6GFY Notes: Running a Yaesu FT-991A (100W) into a 4.8 mH loaded dipole.