ARRL reports a new contest – the FT8 Roundup – is set for the December 1–2 weekend In the brand-new operating event, radio amateurs worldwide will contact and exchange information with other amateurs using FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 Read more…
Month: November 2018
Mars landing! Interplanetary cubesats to broadcast touchdown….
Today, Monday, Nov. 26th, NASA will attempt to land a new robot on the planet Mars. Named “InSight,” the lander will tear through the Red Planet’s atmosphere, shedding more than 12,000 mph of velocity is just under 7 minutes. For Read more…
Diwata 2 satellite carries ham radio….
The Philippines satellite Diwata 2 is coming alive – How a satellite is deployed, located, and tested Diwata-2 was launched on a Japanese H-IIA rocket from Tanegashima Space Center on October 29, 2018. It has an amateur radio payload providing APRS and Read more…
IOTA News from OPDX…..
24 November, 2018 Island activities: NA-013. (Reminder) Operators Sergey/R4WAA, YL Elena/RC5A, Yan/RZ3FW, Yuri/RM0F and Yuri N3QQ members of the Russian Robinson Club, will be active as H7/R4WAA, H7/RC5A, YN4RRC, H7/RM0F and H7/N3QQ from Big Corn Island between November 26th and Read more…