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HamTV school contact - a world first!

Posted: 14 Feb 2016 01:58 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-first.511517/

HamTV school contact – a world first!



Thursday 11 February 2016, at 18:11 UTC, an educational ARISS radio contact
took place at the Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth, United
Kingdom. The school contact was operated by Tim Peake, KG5BVI in the frame
of the Principia mission.



It was a historic event: the radio contact was enhanced with video!

Tim Peake activated the Ham Video transmitter on board Columbus.



As far back as the year 2000,...



HamTV school contact – a world first!

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Anatomy of an Internet Scam at QRZ

Posted: 13 Feb 2016 02:46 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...at-qrz.447305/

Maybe you know someone whos had a bad experience when buying radio gear
online from a private party, and maybe you dont. At QRZ, weve been
tracking and monitoring our online swapmeet for years now and despite our
best efforts, some people are still being taken. The story is always the
same, a user answers an ad posted on QRZ and contacts the seller.
Usually, the radio is fairly expensive but being offered at a great
price. The buyer then sends the money to the seller, and never...



Anatomy of an Internet Scam at QRZ

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ARISS UK release video of Tim Peake and RMS contact

Posted: 13 Feb 2016 01:06 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ontact.511513/

ARISS UK release video of Tim Peake and RMS contact



This is the 77 minute video of the ARISS contact between Tim Peake GB1SS
and the Royal Masonic School for Girls Rickmansworth GB1RMS



The video starts with the students of Cadogan House, the prep school for
girls aged 4 to 11 at the Royal Masonic School for Girls singing a number
of songs that has part of their study into space.



The video continues with the senior school presenting an overview...



ARISS UK release video of Tim Peake and RMS contact