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08/12/2016 | The K7RA Solar Update
A spike in solar activity this week
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05/30/2016 | Argentine Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio Payload Launched from China
The Argentine ÑuSAT-1 carrying the LUSEX (LU Satellite Experiment) Amateur Radio U/V linear transponder and 436 MHz beacon launched May 30 at 0317 UTC from China.
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03/05/2016 | Elementary Schoolers’ CubeSat Ready to Deploy from ISS
The 400 youngsters attending a suburban Washington, DC, parochial school are eagerly awaiting the day the CubeSat they constructed will be deployed from the International Space Station.
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03/03/2016 | World-Famous Moonbounce Enthusiast Doug McArthur VK3UM, SK
Renowned Earth-Moon-Earth (EME, moonbounce) enthusiast Doug McArthur, VK3UM, of Glenburn, Victoria, Australia, died on February 21.
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02/17/2016 | Arkansas VHFer Claims “Mathematically Impossible” AO-7 Mode B Distance Record
Dave Swanson, KG5CCI, of Arkansas achieved another distance milestone on the venerable AO-7 satellite using Mode B (70 centimeters up/2 meters down).
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12/29/2015 | Commemorative EME Transmission Set from Refurbished Dish on “Project Diana” Site
Radio amateurs will attempt an Earth-Moon-Earth (EME, or “moonbounce”) transmission on January 10, using the 60 foot diameter TLM-18 dish on the former “Project Diana” site.
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12/08/2015 | IARU Praises Favorable WRC-15 Result Regarding Use of Amateur Bands for Non-Amateur Satellites
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has welcomed the exclusion from consideration of all existing Amateur and Amateur-Satellite frequency allocations for potential use by non-amateur satellites. World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15...
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12/05/2015 | SKYWARN Recognition Day is Under Way
The 17th annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) on-the-air event is underway today (December 5) until 2400 UTC.
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