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Lord Rix G2DQU SK

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Radio amateur Brian Rix G2DQU passed away on the morning of Saturday,
August 20, 2016, aged 92

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Happy 20th birthday to FO-29!

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FO-29, known as JAS-2 (Japan Amateur Satellite #2) prior to launch, was
built by the Japan Amateur Radio League and launched on August 17, 1996
from Tanegashima Space Center on an H-II launch vehicle into a 1,323 km x
800 km orbit with an inclination of 98.5 degrees

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Interview with radio ham, Don French, co-designer of the TRS-80 Model I
computer

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Interview with radio ham, Don French, co-designer of the TRS-80 Model I
computer and long-time Tandy employee. He worked closely with Steve
Leininger to develop the Model I

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SARL delegation meet with Sentech representatives

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During last week a delegation from Council met with representatives of
Sentech regarding the future hosting of amateur radio repeaters currently
on their high sites

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60 and 630 - New Bands for Latvia

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Latvian amateurs have two new bands following the introduction of their new
amateur radio licence on August 9th 2016

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Foundations of Amateur Radio - episode 63

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Doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome is the definition of
insanity. How do you learn from your on-air mistakes and get better at what
you do without going around the twist?

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BBC World Service: The Home of BBC Monitoring

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A tour of Caversham Park before it closes - the home of BBC Monitoring - a
historical BBC World Service department which has been monitoring some of
the world’s most seismic events for 75 years

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Tokyo Ham Fair

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This weekend the Tokyo Ham Fair was held. They get around 35,000 visitors
making it the largest ham fair in the world

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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