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Students to present paper at AMSAT SA Space Symposium
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Students from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology will present a
paper at the AMSAT SA Space Symposium on the high frequency beacon
transmitter developed to test a three element direction finding array
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A balloon launch for the WIA AGM
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PS-65, a pico party-type balloon is to take to high altitudes, hopefully
floating over the South Pacific, and include a greeting message to the
Wireless Institute of Australia annual general meeting and conference on
Norfolk Island
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Tomsk-TPU-120 CubeSat celebrates University anniversary
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The Russian Tomsk-TPU-120 CubeSat is different from other CubeSats – it has
a handle!
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Audio recordings of FO-12 and AO-15 rquested
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Mathias, DD1US, maintains a homepage. Included is a section called 'Sounds
from Space'. More than 1000 recordings of various satellite and space
objects have been collected and are available for listening
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AIST-2D and SamSat-218 satellites
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Two Russian satellites AIST-2D and SamSat-218 operating in the Amateur
bands were launched on April 28, 2016 at 02:01 UT on a Soyuz 2-1A launch
vehicle from the new Vostochny Cosmodrome located in the Amur Oblast
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Harry Angel Memorial 80m Sprint Contest
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The 2016 Harry Angel Memorial 80m Sprint Contest will be held on Saturday
7th May from 10:00 UTC
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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 be
at low levels
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BBC radio cars up for sale
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Twenty five (25) used ex-BBC local radio cars are being sold on behalf of
the BBC
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Valve QSO Party
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The Antique Wireless Association's Valve QSO Party is on the air over the
weekend of 7 and 8 May
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Scanner silence: Buncombe Sheriffs department encrypts radio traffic for
officer safety
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Civilians all over the country are eavesdropping on law enforcement radio
traffic. But the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department is no longer willing
to tolerate it