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Successful ARISS contact for astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZ0JPA

On Thursday, 28 April, 2011 06.54 UTC, the Italian Air Force Academy in Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy, established an ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) contact with Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZ0JPA on board the International Space Station Read the Full Article from the SARC

Moonbouncing from Germany!

Karsten, DL2LAH recently played host to the German TV Station NDR who were in his shack making a documentary about EME propagation Read the Full Article from the SARC

WIA Emergency Communications

Several weeks ago, I discussed the Wireless Institute of Australia’s emergency communications training system, and how the $10,000 in seed funding allocated by the WIA Board last year has now resulted in over 100 people being awarded nationally recognised qualifications in emergency communications. I would now like to tell you about the next step.. Phil [...]

Ice Hockey World Championship 2011 activity

The Ice Hockey World Championship 2011 is taking place in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia and 8 amateur radio special event stations are active on the air Read the Full Article from the SARC

Fighting fire.. with electricity

Harvard researchers are looking to replace the fireman’s hose with a hand-held wand that shoots beams of electricity Read the Full Article from the SARC

NASA Voyager video

NASA have released a YouTube video about the two Voyager probes that are on the edge of the Solar System and the doorstep of interstellar space Read the Full Article from the SARC

BP Pumps Up High School Hams

BP, one of the world’s major oil exploration, production and refining companies, has generously donated transceivers to seven High School students Read the Full Article from the SARC

Marconi radio items exhibited at event

The Essex Chronicle newspaper reports on planned celebrations today, April 30, at Sandford Mill for the anniversary of the birth of wireless pioneer Guglielmo Marconi Read the Full Article from the SARC

Endeavour’s launch postponed

NASA managers met Friday to discuss the status of space shuttle Endeavour’s launch to the International Space Station. The launch was postponed because of a heater issue associated with the shuttle’s hydraulic power system Read the Full Article from the SARC

Danny’s Digital Packet

UK Radio Amateur Danny Knaggs, 2E0DPK, has developed a new free, open source protocol called ‘DDP’ that provides a modern alternative to the existing packet radio protocol Read the Full Article from the SARC