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Irvine, California High-School Students Hoping to Launch Satellite:

Posted: 27 Mar 2016 04:22 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36449


IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- Students at five Irvine high schools are working
to build a working miniature satellite that they hope to launch into space
next year. The idea for the program came from two dads who live on the same
street in Irvine in October. Brent Freeze and Kain Sosa were hoping to
instill their own children and other kids with their same love for the STEM
fields - science, technology, engineering and math. "Trying to do something
big in space would help inspire these students, keep them interested in
STEM maybe help nurture their development along," Freeze said.


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Boxboro Convention Call for Speakers:

Posted: 27 Mar 2016 04:20 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36445


Don't just attend Boxboro 2016‚ BE A PART OF IT! The
Boxboro Committee seeks fresh and exciting
presentations for this year's ARRL New England Division
Convention in Boxboro, Massachusetts on September 9-
11, 2016. As a Boxboro speaker, you will have the
opportunity to share your subject and knowledge with
Amateur Radio operators from around New England,
surrounding states, and Canada.


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Amateur Radio Club Explores Communications at UT:

Posted: 26 Mar 2016 06:21 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36444


At a meeting early in February, Mikhail Kravchenko, senior in electrical
engineering, showed his dongle to the other members of the Amateur Radio
Club. For those who do not know, a dongle is defined as "a small device
able to be connected to and used with a computer, especially to allow
access to wireless broadband or use of protected software." Technically, a
flash drive is a dongle, but Kravchenko's was a chip that contained all
software and hardware to interface with a wide range of communication
channels, broadcast and television. Students involved in the Amateur Radio
Club work with devices like this weekly at club meetings to explore the
growing field of communications technologies. David Icove, professor in
electrical engineering and computer science and faculty advisor to the
group, has seen the club's participation fluctuate over the years, from
over 20 members to the current six. As a result, the focus of the club
varies widely with the students who populate it. Currently, club members
are paired with an engineering senior design project involving
software-defined radio.


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Heard Island DXpedition -- Live March 29th 8 PM CST:

Posted: 26 Mar 2016 12:14 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36443


This Tuesday, March 29th at 8 PM central (0100 UTC
Wednesday) We will have a live video interview from
Heard Island DXpedition. Last week we were
successful with a live audio interview.