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ARISS countdown to 1000th contact

Posted: 08 Mar 2016 07:09 AM PST
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ARISS countdown to 1000th contact



The ARISS contact between Powys Secondary Schools,

Mid Wales, UK, and astronaut Timothy Peake KG5BVI on Saturday represented
the 997th successful ARISS contact in ARISS history. ARISS is poised to
celebrate its 1000th contact as early as this week.



Below is the list of currently scheduled events for ARISS. Each one will
have to be successful for the numbering to be correct. As of right now, the
March 10 contact...



ARISS countdown to 1000th contact

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CAF B-29 "Fifi" aka KM4RC 2016 tour

Posted: 08 Mar 2016 07:07 AM PST
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If youre interested in radio "boat anchors", military history, or aviation
technology, be aware that "Fifi" of the Commemorative Air Force, the last
surviving and flying WWII B-29 bomber, is touring the USA again.



Last week while driving with the sunroof open I heard the magnificent roar
of those four radial engines overhead as she was on final approach to SRQ
airport. The next day I did a walk around and walk through (see youTube
link below) It was the best ten bucks I have spent in...



CAF B-29 "Fifi" aka KM4RC 2016 tour

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8 March ARISS contact by ISS to USA!

Posted: 08 Mar 2016 03:18 AM PST
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The second school contact is scheduled at 16:11:05 UTC with visitors at the
Atlanta Science Festival, Atlanta, Georgia - USA





The event is in telebridge via ground station K6DUE and the signals from
Space will be audible over U.S.A. on 145.800 MHz narrowband FM.





not udible in Europe !



best 73 de Rudy - IW2BSF

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Amateur Radio Parity Act

Posted: 07 Mar 2016 08:34 AM PST
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This week on Amateur Radio Roundtable, a live ham radio webcast, Joe
Eisenberg will be presenting an update and photos of the Yuma Hamfest and
some other recent hamfests. We will also talk about the Amateur Radio
Parity Act. Tune in to w5kub.com at 8 PM CT (0200 UTC Wed) to watch the
show. Phone lines and chat room will be open for viewers to call in. Send
in your questions for Riley Hollingsworth, retired FCC Special Counsel to
answer. This show is also simulcast on famous international...



Amateur Radio Parity Act

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Episode 33: 100 Watts and a Wire Podcast: Contests, History and
Colonoscopies

Posted: 07 Mar 2016 08:13 AM PST
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Episode 33: Contests, History and Colonoscopies



In this weeks podcast, Christian K0STH and Katie WY7YL talk about chasing
DX over the weekend, Christian gets ready for NPOTA next week which turns
in to a history lesson, wrapped up with a PSA on the importance of
colonoscopies. Yep, its quite the show with variety...



Episode 33: 100 Watts and a Wire Podcast: Contests, History and
Colonoscopies