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10/19/2015 | SAQ Alexanderson Alternator VLF Transmission set for UN Day, October 24
The SAQ Alexanderson Alternator VLF transmitter at the World Heritage Grimeton site in Sweden will be on the air to mark United Nations Day, October 24.
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10/08/2015 | AMSAT Fox-1A CubeSat Launches from California
Right on schedule at 1249 UTC on October 8, the Atlas rocket carrying the AMSAT Fox-1A Amateur Radio CubeSat and 13 others lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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10/01/2015 | ARRL Reiterates Call for FCC to Allocate 630 Meters, Okay Rules for 2200 Meters
The ARRL has again urged the FCC to go forward with a proposed new Amateur Radio allocation at 472-479 kHz (630 meters) and to establish service rules for Amateur Radio operation at 135.7-137.8 kHz (2200 meters).
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09/29/2015 | RSGB IOTA Reports Website Breach
The RSGB Islands on the Air (IOTA) website reports that an “automatic bot” accessed the IOTA website at 0448 UTC on Sunday, September 27.
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09/19/2015 | Launch of Nine Chinese Amateur Radio Satellites Postponed 24 Hours
The launch of nine Chinese satellites carrying Amateur Radio payloads was postponed by 24 hours due to technical reasons.
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09/16/2015 | Two Aussie Balloons Carrying Ham Radio Payloads Launched from California
Foil party pico balloon launcher Andy Nguyen, VK3YT, couldn’t resist the opportunity during a work assignment on the US West Coast to release a couple more balloons carrying Amateur Radio payloads. Working for a month at San Jose, Nguyen on September 1...
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09/03/2015 | FO-29 Satellite Contact Claims Distance Record
Dave Swanson, KG5CCI, of Little Rock, Arkansas, and Christophe Lucas, F4CQA, in Trouy, France, appear to have set a new contact distance record on the FO-29 satellite.
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08/10/2015 | Katrina 10th Anniversary Mississippi Memorial Event Set
A special event operation from August 26 through September 2 will commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the more than 230 people who lost their lives as a result of Katrina along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and points north.
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