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Tony's 10 Metre Band Report

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A pretty poor week except for the weekend as there was a contest.
Even so Ten was not exactly swamped with contesters. Best DX was V84SAA
(Brunei) , ZV8FC (Brazil Lighthouse) and ZW7O (Another Brazil Lighthouse)

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Receiving the Es'hail-2 geostationary satellite

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George Smart M1GEO has published an article about his experiences in
receiving the amateur radio transponders on the Es'hail-2 geostationary
satellite

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ARRL adds JO-97, FO-99, QO-100 to LoTW configuration file

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The ARRL has released version 11.7 of the Logbook of the World
configuration file adding the ability to confirm QSOs made through JO-97,
FO-99, and QO-100 via LoTW

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NASA to provide coverage of SpaceX commercial crew flight test

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NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities
for the SpaceX Demo-1 flight test to the International Space Station for
the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, which is working with the U.S.
aerospace industry to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft
from American soil for the first time since 2011

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Digital Communications Conference - call for papers

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Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the ARRL/TAPR Digital
Communications Conference (DCC), to be held September 20-22 at the Marriott
Detroit Metro Airport Hotel

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West Rand Amateur Radio Club flea market

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The West Rand Amateur Radio Club is hosting its next flea market on
Saturday 23 February 2019 at their clubhouse in Kroton Street, Weltevreden
Park, Roodepoort

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Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

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Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to
remain at low levels