The first contact that I had with Morse Code (CW) was with the Boy Scouts. You had to learn it to achieve the rank of First Class some 50+ years ago. I can still remember attending the weekly classes to pass some type of test. Other than obtaining the new rank, I really did not…
Zac Manchester, KD2BHC, of the KickSat project, reports the satellite launched successfully April 18 at 1925 UTC and successfully has attained low-Earth orbit. “We at Cornell and several Amateur Radio operators around the world have made contact with the spacecraft, and it is alive and well,” Manchester reported. KickSat Sprite deploymentWatch this video on YouTube…
Vienna International Amateur Radio Club (VIARC) proudly announces that VIARC will operate stations under newly released callsigns of C7A and 4Y1A as a host institute. The callsign block C7A-C7Z is allocated to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and 4YA-4YZ is to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). VIARC is currently operating a UN amateur radio station with…
AMSAT-DL President, Peter Guelzow DB2OS, has confirmed there will be TWO amateur radio transponders on the Geostationary Es’hail 2 satellite planned to launch at the end of 2016 Peter Guelzow DB2OS has provided the following information: Es’HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary “Phase 4” amateur radio transponders !! As a result of a concept proposed by…
I’ve developed an involuntary twitch in my forehead. Every time I hear the superfluous “S” at the end of communication. You might be thinking “Oh Michelle, you are being silly – it’s just an extra “S” what difference does it make?” There is a HUGE divide between communication and communications. Saying there is not is…