Subj : Newsline Part 2
To : ALL USERS
From : DARYL STOUT
Date : Thu Nov 26 2015 08:07 am
[ANCHOR/DON:] When it comes to telling stories about radio that were once
designed to engage and inspire kids, Mike Adams wrote the book. In fact,
his book is called "The Radio Boys and Girls: Radio, Telegraph, Telephone
and Wireless Adventures for Juvenile Readers, 1890 - 1945." Amateur Radio
Newslines Christian Cudnik, K0STH, spoke to Adams recently:
CHRISTIAN CUDNIK REPORT
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AN AMSAT "FIRST"
AMSAT-North America is now the proud owner of its first CubeSat.
The Fox-1A satellite, AO-85, has joined AMSAT Operations, after being
formally commissioned and determined to be ready to go. AMSAT will now be
responsible for its scheduling and modes.
AMSAT Vice President for Engineering Jerry Buxton, N-ZERO-JY, said in a
statement: QUOTE "Many new techniques are incorporated, and lessons will
be learned, as with any new 'product.' We will incorporate changes from
what we learn in each launch, to the extent possible, in subsequent Fox-1
CubeSats. To our members, we want to say that the Fox Team is very proud
and pleased that our first CubeSat is very successful and hopefully will
be for some time."
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60 METERS A HARD-WON REALITY
Sixty meters became a new reality at the World Radiocommunication
Conference in Geneva, which agreed on Nov. 18 on a secondary allocation
of the band for the amateur service, setting regional power limits of 15
watts to 25 Watts measured in effective isotropic radiated power. The
allocation was a hard-won accomplishment following years of preparation
by the International Amateur Radio Union. The last step is the signing
of the Final Act at the conference's Nov. 27 closing, and is considered
a formality.
(WIA, Southgate Amateur Radio)
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THE WORLD OF DX
Mats, who holds the call signs SM6LRR and RM2D, is operating holiday
style in Vietnam as XV2D until Dec. 6 and is participating as well in the
CQWW CW Contest on the weekend of Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. Logs will be
uploaded to Logbook of The World.
Marko, N5ZO, is operating in Mozambique until Dec. 1 and will also enter
the CQWW CW Contest using the call sign, C92ZO. Before then, find him on
30m, 17m and 12m. QSLs can be sent to Logbook of the World or directly to
OH-ZERO-XX.
Donald, KD4UDU, will be working until Dec. 17 as EL2DW from Monrovia,
Liberia. Look for him on 20m, 15m and 10m on SSB. Send QSL cards to his
home call.
Nick, G3RWF, is working from Rwanda until Dec. 2 as 9X0NH and can be found
on all bands from 80m to 10m. Logs will be uploaded to Logbook of The World
and QSLs should be sent to his home call sign.
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