Icom has received a Good Design Award for its latest ID-5200 transceiver.

The Good Design Award judges outlined three reasons for choosing the ID-5200:

1. Equipped with independent dials for left and right, enabling intuitive operation when receiving two waves simultaneously.
2. A modern design centered on a color touchscreen, blending seamlessly with car interiors.
3. A separated main unit/controller structure and a variety of mounting options make it adaptable to any installation environment.

The Good Design award describes itself as:

[The] only comprehensive design evaluation and promotion mechanism in Japan. Together with G Mark, it has been recognized by a wide range of people for nearly 70 years, and has continued its activities to make people's lives and society better through design.

This is the second year in a row that Icom has won the award. Last year the Icom IC-7760 took home a Good Design Award.

Source: Good Design Award

ARISS has announced an upcoming SSTV event transmitted from the International Space Station (ISS) beginning on October 22nd and continuing through October 25th. This is SSTV Series 34 and will feature images of ARISS hardware.

Dates
October 22 through October 25

Mode
Robot 36

Frequency
437.500 MHz +/- Doppler shift

Received images may be submitted to the ARISS SSTV Gallery.

Source: ARISS

The following is a press release from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute:

The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) will be conducting a research campaign October 20-24 UTC, with operating times specified in the table below. Operating frequencies will vary, but all HAARP transmissions will be between 2.8 MHz and 10 MHz. Actual transmit days and times are highly variable based on real-time ionospheric and/or geomagnetic conditions. All information is subject to change.

These transmissions are being conducted in support of the INFUSE-II and DUST-III sounding rocket missions launching from Poker Flat Research Range, located north of Fairbanks, AK. INFUSE-II will test a new type of ultraviolet imager for use on future space telescopes, while DUST-III will carry a miniature laboratory into space to study how tiny grains of space dust form and grow.

For more information on both missions, consult the UAF Geophysical Institute's webpage for the upcoming launches: https://www.gi.alaska.edu/news/stellar-insights. The rocket launches will be livestreamed on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@pokerflatrr.

Note that due to the need to make real-time schedule adjustments based on ionospheric conditions and to coordinate with the rocket launch teams, no frequencies are specified in the table below. The included transmission notice supplement contains information on the frequencies HAARP is authorized to transmit. HAARP transmissions will only occur on our authorized frequencies. There are no specific data collection requests from funded investigators, but reception reports are appreciated and may be submitted to our online form at https://haarp.gi.alaska.edu/form/reception-reports.

Oct. 20
0530-0930 UTC

Oct. 21
0530-0930 UTC

Oct. 22
0530-0930 UTC

Oct. 23
0530-0930 UTC

Oct. 24
0530-0930 UTC

For updates on ionospheric conditions in Gakona, please consult ionograms from the HAARP Diagnostic Suite: https://haarp.gi.alaska.edu/diagnostic-suite2

Additional Resources for Reading Ionograms

• Understanding HF Propagation and Reading Ionograms from Bootstrap Workbench: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTFKNCo3Cl8
• Reading Your Ionogram – Keeping It Simple from John (VE6EY): https://play.fallows.ca/wp/radio/shortwave-radio/reading-your-ionogram-keeping-it-simple/

Source: University of Alaska Fairbanks