A package of two satellites carrying Amateur Radio payloads has been deployed into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a collaborative Texas A&M and University of Texas at Austin research effort. Built by Texas A&M students, AggieSat4 (AGS4) will release UT’s Bevo-2 CubeSat in about a month, once it is…
DetailsIt seems TenTec has been sold. Yes. Again. This time to a single individual. I’m not sure that’s bad news as the previous owners obviously had no interest in running the business in any direction, other than into the ground. This news comes from ex-TenTec employee, John Henry, KI4JPL in a letter to a TenTec…
DetailsРадиосвязь с любительской радиостанцией Организации Объединённых Наций с самого моего детства была одной из удивительных, захватывающих дух, мечтой. Наверное такая же, как и связь с U5ARTEK или RK3KP. Но если “Артек” и “Комсомольская Правда” были значимыми в основном только для российских пионеров, то 4U1UN была уникальной для всего Мира. Помимо того, что ООН – место…
DetailsMembers of United Nations Amateur Radio Club KT1J, NT2X, K1ZK, UN7TER, N1JEZ, SM6LRR, RA9USU, KR2Q will be active from United Nations Headquarters New York in celebration of 70th anniversary of United Nations Day as 4U70UN. They receive authorization to operate from United Nations Garden. Operation will be limited with time and with equipment. QSL via…
DetailsEvery accomplished DXer was a beginner at one time. In 2010 I wrote the first edition of this handbook for new members of the Utah DX Association. It was intended to give them something that would be easy to understand yet would quickly teach them the basic skills of successful DXing that took me years…
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