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French schools to talk to ISS

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ARISS-F and AMSAT-F have announced the 13 French schools that have been
selected for amateur radio contacts with ISS astronaut Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG

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GB90QEB June 8

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In association with the Tilbury Riverside Project, the Thurrock Acorns
Amateur Radio Club will be operating GB90QEB to celebrate the official 90th
birthday of Queen Elizabeth II

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Schools move closer to ISS contact

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The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program has
announced that 12 schools or organizations that submitted proposals to host
an Amateur Radio contact with a member of the ISS crew have moved into the
next stage of the selection process

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ICASA fire

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During the course of Monday afternoon a fire broke out at the offices of
the Independant Communications Authority of South Africa, ICASA

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100 Sprite 437 MHz satellites to be deployed

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A radio amateur's tiny Sprite Spacecraft is planned to be shipped to the
International Space Station in July

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Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

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Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to
remain at low levels, confirming that we are well passed solar maximum and
on a slow road to solar minimum within the next 5 years

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Where did all the sunspots go?

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Something interesting is happening on the sun. On Friday, June 3rd, the
sunspot number dropped to 0, and the solar disk is still blank this weekend

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Geomagnetic storm

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NOAA forecasters say there is a 70% chance of polar geomagnetic storms on
June 4th and 5th as Earth enters a stream of fast-moving solar wind

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Palm Beach Post Field Day story

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Albert Moreschi AG4BV says 'Ham Radio provides the broadest and most power
wireless communications capability available to any private citizen
anywhere in the world'

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Into Space film competition winners

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Some great entries to the film shorts competition organised by UK Space
Agency and Into Film. Watch them all! The winners were sent to Tim Peake to
watch in space