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CHESS will not have an amateur payload
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Two CHESS CubeSats had been planned to carry amateur radio linear
transponders, however, it was announced on June 10 there will not be any
amateur payload on the satellites
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Ofcom clarify regional locator
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I have made an enquiry with Ofcom in relation to the letter 'Z' being used
for Shetland in contest call signs as it has been done traditionally in the
past. I also asked wither it could be used for personal or club use
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Solar storms more likely at solar cycle peaks
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The 'New Scientist' magazine reports that researchers at the University of
Reading in the UK have been investigating the extremes of space weather
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Kyrgyzstan radio hams get 5 MHz band
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Radio amateur in Kyrgyz Republic can now use the WRC-15 allocation at 5 MHz
(60m) with 100 watts output
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D-STAR added to the ICQPODCAST Digital Bridge
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The ICQPODCAST is pleased to announce that we have just added D-Star to the
ICQPODCAST Digital Bridge
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International Space Station to be in cross-band repeater mode for Field Day
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The ARRL report that the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) cross-band repeater will be available for ARRL Field Day, June 26 -
27. Contacts will count toward Field Day bonus points as satellite contacts
and Field Day contacts
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Sachin Jogia to join Ofcom as Chief Technology Officer
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Ofcom has appointed Sachin Jogia from Amazon as its new Chief Technology
Officer
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Area amateur radio operators to join Field Day
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Ohio's licensed amateur radio operators will participate in the group’s
annual Field Day on June 26-27
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DX News from the ARRL
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The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX
activity on the amateur radio bands