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ARISS contact planned for school in Norwich, UK

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 03:47 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ich-uk.512629/

ARISS contact planned for school in Norwich, UK



On Friday, February 26, 2016, at approximately 14:40 UT, an ARISS contact
is planned between UK astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS and the City of Norwich
School GB2CNS.



The International Space Station (ISS) signal will be audible over the
British Isles and Europe on 145.800 MHz FM and streamed live on the ARISS
Principia website.



School presentation:



This...



ARISS contact planned for school in Norwich, UK

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Popular Science Magazine

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 02:59 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...gazine.512628/

Popular Science Magazine



Popular Science magazine has partnered with Google to offer their entire
140-year archive for free browsing, it includes some amateur radio related
articles



March 1932, p78 Learn Morse Code

http://www.popsci.com/archive-viewer...g=72&query=ham radio



November 1941 p78 The Hams Join Up features Kay Kibling W2HXQ

http://www.popsci.com/archive-viewer...g=78&query=ham
radio...



Popular Science Magazine

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Ham Radio show - The Ham Sandwich 4 - Yaesu FRG-7 Special

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 10:00 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...pecial.511304/

Ham Radio show - ¨The Ham Sandwich¨ 4 - Yaesu FRG-7 Special.



It is now February , the start of the year (what happened to January ?) and
Steve and Greg are back again with another ¨The Ham Sandwich¨ show.

Todays show is a special show that salutes a classic communications
receiver from the 1970s - the Yaesu FRG-7.



What caused this receiver to become a modern collectible which still has a
large fan following some 40 years after it was released ?



Watch todays Yaesu FRG-7 special and find...



Ham Radio show - ¨The Ham Sandwich¨ 4 - Yaesu FRG-7 Special