TWIAR News Feed

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FCC Adopts a New Official Seal in Anticipation of Relocation

Posted: 01 May 2020 03:30 PM PDT
https://bit.ly/3aX7tIw

In anticipation of its upcoming move, the FCC has adopted a new FCC seal.
The redesigned seal is the product of an agency-wide contest that solicited
proposals from employees and contractors. The winning design, submitted by
Umasankar Arumugam, was selected by a vote of the agency’s employees and
contractors.


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Response to IARU Region 2 Online Workshops Exceeds Expectations

Posted: 01 May 2020 03:30 PM PDT
https://bit.ly/35uR0ug

International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 (IARU-R2) says the response to
an announcement of online emergency communication workshops was far beyond
their expectations. Some 230 individuals have registered so far, and
registration remains open. Given the degree of interest, the IARU-R2
Executive Committee has appointed Augusto Gabaldoni, OA4DOH, as workshops
coordinator to set up processes for ...


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Via the ARRL: Frequency Measuring Test Results Posted

Posted: 01 May 2020 03:30 PM PDT
https://bit.ly/2VVtCTj

The results of the spring 2020 Frequency Measuring Test (FMT), conducted on
April 24, have been posted. Coming in at the top of the list for stations
entering readings of both the 40-meter and 80-meter frequencies was Steve
Cerwin, WA5FRF. His average error rate was 0.004902 parts per million
(ppm).The Top 10 looked like this, with average error rates in ppm. Bill De
Carle, VE2IQ, has posted a ...


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Russian DOSAAF-85 (RS-44) Amateur Radio Satellite Transponder Now Active

Posted: 01 May 2020 03:30 PM PDT
https://bit.ly/2Wj9MAl

The amateur radio linear transponder (SSB/CW) on the Russian DOSAAF-85
(RS-44) has been activated. Dmitry Pashkov, R4UAB, explains that RS-85 is a
small scientific satellite built by specialists at Information Satellite
Systems and students at Siberian State Aerospace University (SibSAU).