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Two Astronauts Get Their Ham Ticket

Even though they aren’t scheduled to go to the International Space Station (ISS) until 2013, two astronauts — Chris Cassidy and Luca Parmitano — are now licensed amateurs. Cassidy, who received the call sign KF5KDR, is scheduled to head to the ISS in March 2013 as part of Expedition 35. Parmitano, who is KF5KDP, goes [...]

F0/F6CTL – Ua Pou Island OC-027 – 19th to 22nd June 2011

F6CTL will be active from Ua Pou Island (OC-027), Marquesas Islands 19-22nd June 2011 as FO/F6CTL on HF Bands SSB and Digimodes. QSL via home call.

FO/F6CTL – Ua Huka Island OC-027 – 22nd to 26th June 2011

F6CTL will be active from Ua Huka Island (OC-027) , Marquesas Islands 22-26th June 2011 as FO/F6CTL on HF Bands SSB and Digimodes. QSL via home call.

HR5/N2WB – Honduras – 20th April to 4th MAy 2011

N2WB will be active from Honduras 20th April – 4th May 2011 as HR5/N2WB on HF. QSL via N2OO.  

FO/F6CTL – Raiatea Island OC-067 – 27-29th June 2011

F6CTL will be active from Raiatea Island (OC-067) , French Polynesia 27-29th June 2011 as FO/F6CTL on HF Bands SSB and Digmodes. QSL via home call.

Viglen – Recruiting

Viglen are now recruiting people with a good knowledge of school academies i.e. Ex Teachers who have a commercial brain. Your first point of contact is techbid@viglen.co.uk

Tony’s 10-metre band report

Well, the week improved finishing in a great CQ WW WPX contest. For those new to this contest, this is for Working PrefiXes hence WPX although some say the W stands for World. It seemed that at least on Sunday the band was open to the East for UK stations Read the Full Article from [...]

Amateur radio balloon video

A video of the launch of an Amateur Radio near-space balloon by the Old Towne Middle School in Ridgeland, MS is now available Read the Full Article from the SARC

SwissCube satellite videos

Two videos of the Amateur Radio satellite SwissCube are now available Read the Full Article from the SARC

Nauru DXpedition

It was announced that Bill, VK4FW, would lead a team of operators to activate Nauru in late 2011 Read the Full Article from the SARC

World’s first shower-powered radio is launched

You should get a good, ‘clean signal’ with this new radio. The team behind the award winning Wind-Up Radio, using new micro turbine technology, has officially launched the world’s first water-powered radio Read the Full Article from the SARC

Belgian ham radio team heading for Corsica

A team of amateur radio operators will be active as TK4DS from a bungalow at ‘San Damiano Camp’ in the village Biguglia, on the Island of Corsica (EU-014) between April 21-24th Read the Full Article from the SARC