Desember, 2019

• 24 Desember

  Virginia Radio Amateur will Recreate 1906 Fessenden Christmas Eve Broadcast

  12/23/2019 The Canadian inventor, experimenter, and entrepreneur Reginald Fessenden has been credited as the inventor of radiotelephony. Fessenden claimed to have made his first voice — and music — broadcast on Christmas Eve in 1906 from Brant Rock, Massachusetts, although his account is disputed. As he has done each December …

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• 23 Desember

  KL7RRC – Adak Island, NA-039

  

  Yuri, N3QQ informs his team have plans to be active from Adak Island, NA-039 (and possibly another rare IOTA) in June 2020. “..dates, tickets to Adak in hand..“, says Yuri. See here for full details. Furthermore, Yuri mentions the Russian Robinson Club (RRC) is now a non-profit corporation registered within …

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• 22 Desember

  VO2AC – Labrador (Zone 2)

  

  Chris VE3FU / VO2AC, Frank VO1HP and Dave VE9CB / VO2AAA will be active in the 2020 CQ160 CW contest from the Point Amour Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in Atlantic Canada, on the South coast of the rare Labrador (LB) multiplier. Point Amour is located in the South East part …

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• 22 Desember

  HC2JKT – Puná Island, SA-034

  

  UPDATE – Jon mentions he has now received his license and callsign. Look for HC2JKT during January 10-30, 2020. QRV on 40-6m, SSB only. QSL via EA1VE. NOVEMBER 24, 2019 – Jon EA1VE informs that he be active from Puná Island SA-034 as HC2/EA1VE in January 2020. Dates to be announced. …

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• 22 Desember

  CAMSAT CAS-6 Amateur Radio Satellite Launched Successfully

  12/21/2019 CAMSAT has announced that the CAMSAT CAS-6 amateur radio payload launched successfully on December 20, piggybacked on a TIANQIN-1 technology test satellite. “The satellite is currently in orbital testing,” CAMSAT’s Alan Kung, BA1DU, told ARRL on December 20. “The amateur radio payload is expected to be operational in about …

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