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An Unlikely Pair of Satellites

Posted: 31 Jan 2016 09:32 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...llites.509881/

An Unlikely Pair of Satellites

Dr Helen Reed KD7GPX is interviewed in a NASA story about the AggieSat4 and
Bevo-2 satellites which were deployed on January 29



Students from Texas A&M University and The University of Texas came
together for the LONESTAR investigation.



This collaborative effort sent a pair of satellites, AggieSat4 and Bevo-2,
to the International Space Station. The satellites were deployed from the
space station on January 29, and...



An Unlikely Pair of Satellites

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History of the Morse Key

Posted: 31 Jan 2016 07:16 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...se-key.509880/

History of the Morse Key

Since the first Morse telegraph systems were introduced, an enormous
variety of Morse keys or telegraph keys and keyers have been constructed.



From Straight keys including the Camelback Morse key, to automatic Morse
keyers such as the Vibroplex, their development has seen many new
innovations, and enormous changes in style.



Even today many people enjoy sending Morse Code using these Morse keys.
While some may say that they are simply a switch,...



History of the Morse Key