Every year or two, the solar system lines up just right, with the moon casting a shadow over part of Earth's surface and blocking out the sun -- a solar eclipse. In 2017, people across the United States flocked to see the "Great American Total Eclipse", which was the first one visible in the continental states since 1979. Now, eclipse chasers and citizen scientists across North America are getting ready for the next big events: an annular eclipse on October 14, 2023 and a total eclipse on April 8, 2024. This will be the last eclipse visible in the continental US until August 2045, more than two decades away. People love eclipses for the novelty -- how cool it is to see the sun disappear in the day. But these phenomena are both showstoppers and opportunities: a group of radio astronomers and citizen scientists called Radio JOVE is aiming to capitalize on the upcoming eclipses for science, part of NASA's "Helio Big Year."

Ben Lloyd is taking on the challenge of "activating" ten new summits in the Outer Hebrides with some amateur radio equipment. In Ben Lloyd's case, it means taking on ten new summits in the Outer Hebrides with some amateur radio equipment. The board director for Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) -- the UK's national society for amateur radio enthusiasts -- is planning to climb ten summits on remote islands and from there, make an amateur radio contact. If successful, it will be the first time the summits have been "activated". Essentially Mr Lloyd will be the first person to make an amateur radio contact from the summits.

Santiniketan, Sep 23 (PTI) A two-day conference to revive the ham radio movement with a special focus on the technical aspects of amateur radio and to boost people-to-people relations across regions opened in Santiniketan on Saturday. It brought together 170 delegates from different parts of India, Bangladesh and the US, who will take part in various sessions like amateur radio application procedures, high-frequency radio and digital radio. "Ham radio is a hobby that refuses to die because it has reinvented itself with new technology. It is also the second line of communication during natural disasters like floods, cyclones and earthquakes," said Neelkantha Chatterjee, founder-convenor of Oscar India, a Kolkata-based body that organised the conference. "But since the ham radio movement cuts across regions, there is a great potential to use it for boosting people-to-people relations between countries," Chatterjee told PTI.

Gaston County resident Oscar Norris, also known by his call sign W4OXH, is turning 106 on Sept. 25. Norris is not only the oldest living amateur radio operator in North Carolina, but according to information from the American Radio Relay League he is also the oldest living operator in the United States. The Gaston County Amateur Radio Society and the Gaston Radio Club, both of which Norris is a long-time member, have come together to host a special airwave event for him from Sept. 20 - Oct. 1.