5 New HAM Satellites in Orbit

FASTRAC-1, FASTRAC-2, NanoSail-D2, O/OREOS and RAX were launched at 01:24 UT on Saturday Nov 20, reports of the signals are needed. So far signals have been reported from FASTRAC-2 (Emma), O/ORES and RAX. Nominal Frequencies: – FASTRAC-1 “Sara Lily” 437.345 MHz FM AX.25 1200bps – FASTRAC-2 “Emma” 145.825 MHz FM AX.25 1200bps – RAX-1 437.505…

When HAM RADIO becomes political…

Message from Mamuka Kordzakhia, 4L2M – President of the National Association Radio Amateurs of Georgia. I would like to inform you that all amateur radio stations working from Abkhazia with prefix UF6 are illegal. All UF6V… calls are pirates, because UF6 is a Russian prefix – Abkhazia is part of Georgia – and all amateur…

Emergency communications during the Contest

Folks, in the wake of Hurricane “TOMAS” several Caribbean Islands from Martinique to Tobago were seriously affected by heavy impact of storm and rain. Only 2 days after the incident itself the full bandwidth of destruction begins to unfold, as more news trickle in from the affected areas. Destroyed telecommunication systems and disrupted roadways made…