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HamTV school contact - a world first!

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It was a historic event: the radio contact was enhanced with video! Tim
Peake activated the Ham Video transmitter on board Columbus

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ARISS UK release video of Tim Peake and RMS contact

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

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More history made at second amateur radio call

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The second live amateur radio call to a British school with Tim Peake GB1SS
took place February 11, 2016 at the Royal Masonic School (RMS) for Girls
GB1RMS in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

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Southampton University students receive Tim Peake

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Christian Jacobs 2E0ICL and other members of the Southampton University
Wireless Society (SUWS) listened to Tim Peake's amateur radio with the RMS
for Girls GB1RMS

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2016 Scientific Valentine's Day Cards

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Each year, Evil Mad Scientist Labs releases a set of 'Download and Print'
cards for Valentine’s Day. The 2016 cards are now available and are sure to
bring you lifelong romance

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Radio ham on BBC Radio Norfolk

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Steve Nichols G0KYA got some good publicity for amateur radio by letting
his local media outlets know he had received a signal from Tim Peake on the
ISS

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Propagation de K7RA

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All four of the indices we track rose over the past week, with the average
daily sunspot number rising from 50.6 to 86.6, average daily solar flux up
from 105.4 to 117.4, average daily planetary A index increasing from 7.3 to
9.4, and average daily mid-latitude A index up from 5.6 to 6.4