This Week in Amateur Radio

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Via the ARRL: British Columbia Radio Amateur Copies Signal from
Mars-Orbiting Satellite

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 02:22 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2508

As reported on Spaceweather.com, Canadian radio amateur Scott Tilley,
VE7TIL, has snagged another signal from...

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Via the ARRL: ITU News Magazine Covers World Radio Day, Includes Articles
on Ham Radio

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 10:07 AM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2494

The latest issue of the free publication ITU News Magazine highlights World
Radio Day (observed...

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Via the ARRL: CAPE-3 CubeSat Launched

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 08:37 AM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2490

The University of Louisiana (UL) at Lafayette
student-builtÂ*CAPE-3Â*satellite was launched on January 17. A 1-U...

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Via the ARRL: Former ARRL Southwestern Division Director Art Goddard, W6XD,
SK

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 12:26 AM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2492

Former ARRL Southwestern Division Director Art Goddard, W6XD, of Costa
Mesa, California, died on February...

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Via the ARRL: Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Tentatively on for 2021

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 12:03 AM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2518

Ham RadioÂ*in Friedrichshafen, Germany, was canceled last year because of
the pandemic. Organizers for Europe’s...

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Via HACKADAY: 3D Print Your Next Antenna

Posted: 20 Feb 2021 11:58 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2522

Building antennas is a time-honored ham radio tradition. Shortwave antennas
tend to be bulky but...

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Via the ARRL: ARES Volunteers Reported Responding to Severe Weather

Posted: 20 Feb 2021 11:57 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2498

Weather gone wild might be an apt description of the conditions in many
parts of...

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Via the ARRL: Former Argentine President Carlos Menem, ex-LU1SM, SK

Posted: 20 Feb 2021 11:51 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2502

The former president of Argentina, Carlos Menem, ex-LU1SM, died on February
14. He was 90....

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PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1147

Posted: 20 Feb 2021 08:30 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2525

This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1147 Release Date: February 20, 2021
Here is a...
This posting includes a media file: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3