Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Jul 11 2019 11:00 pm
LUNAR MODULE TRIBUTE IN NY FEATURES HAMS FROM GRUMMAN
JIM/ANCHOR: It seems everyone's wanting to celebrate the 50th anniversary
of the moonlanding and moonwalk - but perhaps no one more than some hams
who worked on the lunar module for the Apollo mission. Mike Askins,
KE5CXP, tells us more.
MIKE: Because the Apollo 11 lunar excursion module - the LEM - began with
the efforts and talents of the men and women of the Grumman Corporation
in New York, it's only fitting that this year's 50th anniversary tribute
on amateur radio should begin the same way - with two hams who worked on
it at the Bethpage, Long Island facility. As special event station K2M
begins the first of its six days of operation on July 16th at 13:32 UTC,
Leon, KD2ONC, and Jim, W2KFV - who were both LEM team members - will be
on the air calling the first CQs. The special event station, which is
being operated by the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club, is a tribute
to the 50th anniversary of the LEM. That finds Leon and Jim collaborating
one more time - on one more project: They'll both be signing commemorative
certificates, that will be given to only the first 50 hams who
successfully contact K2M.
Be listening for them on 20 meters. The frequency is, of course, 14.3-2-1.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mike Askins, KE5CXP.
(LOU MAGGIO, NO2C)
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AMATEUR RADIO HELPS SATELLITE SEND SOLAR ECLIPSE IMAGERY
JIM/ANCHOR: Meanwhile, a satellite orbiting the moon was able to send
some special images back home, with the help of amateur radio. Jim
Meachen, ZL2BHF, has those details.
JIM: Amateur radio operators in Germany and Spain, became part of a
photography team of sorts, when they assisted a Chinese microsatellite's
delivery of images of the Earth, taken during a recent solar eclipse.
The Longjiang-2 microsatellite, which has been in lunar orbit for a
little more than a year, is a project of the Harbin Institute of
Technology in China. It took the photos using a mini-CMOS camera,
capturing Earth during the total eclipse, that was visible in some
parts of South America. On July 2, the hams helped with the delivery
of the pictures back to Earth.
The satellite itself weighs only 47 kg, or 103 pounds, and the camera
weighs 20 grams, or just under one ounce. Launched last year, it had
previously captured photos of the far side of the moon. Photos are
beamed back to Earth via small radio transmitter.
At the end of July, when its operation ceases, the microsatellite,
which was sent into space in May of 2018, is to complete its journey
with a controlled crash on the moon.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.
(XINHUANET, SPACE.COM)
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DXPEDITIONERS DEBUT ON FRENCH ISLANDS NEAR CANADA
JIM/ANCHOR: Get ready for a new DXpedition team, rolling out a special
North American activation. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has details.
JEREMY: The French Islands Dxpedition team is making its debut on the
air in August, in the last remaining French territory in North America:
the archipelago south of Newfoundland, known as St. Pierre et Miquelon.
There's a bit of planning they need to do between now and then, and
Chris, VO1IDX/K1IDX, who grew up in the area, said the team has been
busy. Chris said the trip grew out of a discussion, in which Alex,
DD5ZZ/KD5ZZ, had expressed an interest in an activation there. They are
being joined there by Martin, DM4IM/V31IM, and Georg, DJ6GI/NZ1C. Chris
told Newsline that during their time on the air, between August 10th
through to the 18th, the team will try to operate from 6 metres to 160
metres using SSB, CW, and RTTY. They will make a special effort to focus
on contacts to Japan, since the islands are big on the most-wanted DX
list there.
Chris said that the team and its equipment will be carried through the
French-owned waters by a childhood friend of his, who has a 40-foot
fishing vessel. Its name is "Just the Beginning" - a perfect title for
the valued transport of a team making its first DXpedition together.
For more details, visit their website, fp2019 dot net {fp2019.net}, or
the Facebook page for French Islands DxPedition 2019.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
**
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