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NASA and SpaceX completed a launch escape demonstration of the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket Sunday. This was the final major flight test of the spacecraft before it begins carrying astronauts to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA and SpaceX completed a launch …
Januari, 2020
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22 Januari
Ancient Australian crystals unlock history of Earth’s first magnetic field
Tiny crystals in Australia are helping scientists unlock the ancient history of our planet’s first magnetic field, which disappeared hundreds of millions of years ago. And the crystals show that this field was a lot more powerful than anyone believed. That, in turn, could help answer a question about why …
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22 Januari
Ham Radio HF – The Small Garden Problem
Peter Waters G3OJV has produced a series of videos taking a look at the small garden problems relating to HF operation. Watch Ham Radio HF – The Small Garden Problem [embedded content] Other videos in the series can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/user/watersstanton/videos
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22 Januari
6th Anniversary of first Skills Night
On Monday, January 20, 2014 the first of the hugely popular monthly amateur radio Skills Nights took place at Danbury in Essex The concept for the Skills Night was created by Pete M0PSX, with input and support from Jim 2E0RMI, Clive G1EUC and Sarah M6PSK. The idea started life as …
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22 Januari
Amateur radio conference in Munich
The program of the large, traditional amateur radio conference in Munich was published. The DARC district of Upper Bavaria is holding the conference together with the Munich University of Applied Sciences. The date is Saturday / Sunday, February 29th and March 1st, 2020. 14 lectures cover many topics, from 8 …
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22 Januari
V31VP – Belize
Victor WB0TEV will again be QRV on SSB, RTTY, FT8 and slow CW as V31VP from the Maya Hill Lodge, Belize during February 5-11, 2020. Participation in CQ WPX RTTY contest. At the end of March, K5PS (V31CQ) and Victor plan to be on as M/2 entry in the WPX …
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21 Januari
AMSAT Says its GOLF-TEE Initiative has Met a Major Milestone
01/21/2020 AMSAT reports that an array of GOLF-TEE (Greater Orbit Larger Footprint – Technology Evaluation Environment) satellite prototype boards transmitted telemetry for the first time on January 14. “The boards are laid out on a bench as a ‘flat-sat,’ with interconnecting wires, bench power supplies, and a dummy load on the transmitter,” …
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21 Januari
ICQPodcast – Questions Answered and Tips
In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Frank Howell K4FMH, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Bill Barnes N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is – Questions Answered and …
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21 Januari
ARRL Events App is Available for Apple iOS and Android Devices
01/21/2020 The ARRL Events app is available to use with Apple iOS and Android devices. A web-browser version, optimized for most browsers and other types of mobile devices, is also available. ARRL Events will be featured at Orlando HamCation 2020, February 7 – 9, which has been sanctioned as the …
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21 Januari
ITU Development Sector Publication Highlights Amateur Radio’s Role in Emergency Communication
01/21/2020 Amateur radio is featured in the publication, ITU Guidelines for national emergency telecommunication plans, published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Development Sector (ITU-D). The publication notes that radio amateurs have supported communication in emergency situations on a voluntary basis since the dawn of radio. “They are experts in …