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Tony's 10 Metre Band Report

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A very odd week with all the real action being at the weekend, unsurprising
some would say. LU9DCE (Argentina) is to be congratulated for being top DX
for quite a few days and top spotter too! Other DX, YL100s (Latvia
specials) 9X9PJ (Rwanda) and others,

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Ham radio geostationary satellite transponders launch today

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Florida Today reports the SpaceX launch from Kennedy Space Center will
achieve 'dream' of amateur radio enthusiasts

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FT8: New Beta version of WSJT-X is now available

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A new WSJT-X “release candidate,� version 2.0.0-rc4, now is available but
the software may not work 'out of the box' when upgrading from previous
versions

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HB9Q with LFA Yagis make EME possible to small antenna stations

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Are you that guy that tells everyone 'you work the World on a wire and
don't need a Yagi' ? In most cases, it is the Yagi belonging to the guy at
the other end of the QSO that is doing all the work, pushing and pulling on
your behalf otherwise, that QSO might not happen

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Radio hams assist vessel with ill crew member

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ARRL reports Amateur Radio operators associated with the Maritime Mobile
Service Network (MMSN) played a significant part in summoning medical
assistance on November 9

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SpaceChain Foundation advances Blockchain-based satellite network

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SpaceChain Foundation (Singapore), a non-profit organization combining
space and blockchain technologies to build the world's first open-source
blockchain-based satellite network, has announced the successful launch of
its second-generation blockchain node nanosatellite

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NASA brings Mars landing, first in six years, to viewers everywhere Nov. 26


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NASA's InSight lander is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet at
approximately 3 p.m. EST Nov. 26, and viewers everywhere can watch coverage
of the event live on NASA Television, the agency's website and social media
platforms

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Dxpedition team heading for Chad

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The Italian Dxpedition Team is pleased to announce their next operation
will be from Chad, in March 2019

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French Special Event

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Members of the 'Radio Club of Nice' will be active as TM8AB from Nice
(south France) between November 24th and December 12th