Major News!

Well, here is the latest update on what is going on with the HFRadio.org Radio Propagation and Space Weather Resource Web Site: After wrestling with Fedora Core 6 too long, I installed Fedora Core 4.  I then let the server run for a couple of days under Fedore Core 4, to see if the server would crash in the same way that it did under Fedora Core 6.

The server did NOT crash while running Fedora Core 4.  I then decided to risk again.  I installed Fedora Core 5 (with all updates).  The server has been running 24 hours a day for several days, since upgrading to Fedora Core 5.  That means that Fedora Core 6 is the problem.  Not my hardware.

So, now I am working on installing all of the essential custom programs and restoring data.  And, of course, working on "hardening" the server against attacks.  That in itself is a large task, as each part of the server functionality has to be hardened.

I do want to thank those very few of you who have recently sent support.  One of you donated a spare hard drive: THANK YOU.  A few of you sent donations.  THANK YOU.

Here's the plan: if all goes well, the HFRadio.org Web Site server should be back on-line by this coming Friday.  That's November 7, 2006.  Stay tuned for further updates.

Don't forget: I still need to pay the co-location fees, some additional upgrade fees (I've had to purchase additional items for the hardware upgrade), travel costs (the server is not hosted at my home, but about three hours' drive (one way) from here, and some tech support fees from the co-location hosting company.  If you can help please donate:

Donations still needed to help keep HFRadio.org alive and well

Send your donations to: nw7us at hfradio dot org via PayPal

Many thanks for your help!

 - Tomas (NW7US)