QRZ Forums - Amateur Radio News for Saturday 23 April 2016
 

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Space Weather Warning

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 08:01 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...arning.484122/

Three CMEs will impact Earth starting at 0000 UTC 6-22-15. The major CME
from last evening will reach Earth at 1400 UTC 6-22-15. This is a major
storm. All three are forecast to last well over 40 hours total. More
information from the SWPC should be posted on this Fathers Day Holiday.



SWPC: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/



SWPC WSA-ENLIL Timeline:...



Space Weather Warning

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ESA announce competition for radio hams

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 03:10 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...o-hams.520769/

ESA announce competition for radio hams



The European Space Agency (ESA) Education Office will give a prize to the
first three radio amateurs to send a recorded signal from either the
AAUSAT4, E-st@r-II or OUFTI-1 CubeSats which are expected to launch
Saturday, April 23 at 2102 UT



The launch of the three CubeSats on a Russian Soyuz-STA Fregat-M rocket
from Kourou in South America had been planned for Friday, April 22 but was
postponed 24...



ESA announce competition for radio hams

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First amateur radio in geosynchronous orbit

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 09:59 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-orbit.505312/

Finally!



"Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, a new ham band will be
available for the Americas"



http://phys.org/news/2015-12-amateur...orbit-aid.html



Also reported on other news sites as well; ARRL, Southgate ARC, etc.



73 and Happy Holidays de John - WØPV