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AmateurLogic 73: A Hamtastic Christmas

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AmateurLogic.TV Episode 73 is now available for download. Peter talks about
Propagation, Tommy shows us Arne’s IC-7100 with Remote Rig, George presents
the CheapoDuino Finale. Plus our exciting holiday present to you, The
AmateurLogic Christmas Album Collection with Mike Morneau, VE3MIC

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Cuba emergency net activated on 7115 kHz

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Very heavy rains that have reached more than 400 mm rainfall in 24 hours
over Baracoa, the eastern city of Guantanamo province required the
activation of the Guantanamo FRC Provincial Emergency Net, primary
frequency on 40m 7115 kHz all day Friday

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New ham radio promotional video

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The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) have released a new video to
explain and promote ham radio

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Get ready for SSTV from the ISS in mid-December

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Russian SSTV transmissions are planned from the International Space Station
on December 18 and 20. The transmit frequency will be 145.800 MHz with a 3
minute off time between transmissions

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QSO Today- EP 20 - Martin Huyett K0BXB

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After 60 years in the hobby, Martin Huyett, K0BXB, loves ham radio as much
as he did when he first started

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Satellite Seed Funding

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As a part of AMSAT's 'Design The Next AMSAT Satellite' challenge, the Board
of Directors approved $5000, within the 2015 engineering budget, to be used
as seed money for future satellite development. Additional fund raising
sources will also be investigated and pursued

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FISTS CW Club North America offers new Online Subscription

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FISTS CW Club in North America is now offering an Online Subscription for
$10 (USD) per year with the KeyNote newsletter available from the website

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Aeronautical mobile qso

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M0WTX Live on UK HUB from 40,000Ft ASL on a Emirates Airbus A380-500 about
300 nm from Dubai! Listen to the exclusive transmission of Stuart M0WTX as
he checks into the uk hub on echolink whilst in the air!

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Mayor stalls D-STAR project

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The eMissourian reports that Mayor Jeff Palmore said it is premature to go
forward with plans to install a digital ham radio repeater system in Pacific

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CubeSat Amateur Laser Communications

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On November 19 Oleg Nizhnik gave a presentation on CubeSat amateur laser
communication with Earth to Moon orbit data link capability

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Radio hams on TV

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CTV's Byron Scott reports on Jim Montgomery WB3KAS and his wife Wanda
KA3AHI, who are amateur radio operators

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Students learn ham radio

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The Daily Astorian reports Knappa High School (KHS) students are learning
amateur radio radio and more, thanks to a new after-school program