Desember, 2019

• 29 Desember

  SARL News on 80 metres on Sunday

  The SARL News Team has received a request that the SARL News bulletins at 08:15 and 08:30 CAT on Sunday mornings must also be transmitted on 80 metres because the 40 metre transmission is plagued by propagation problems. Maybe a transmission on 60 metres could also be done. To do …

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• 29 Desember

  VK6WIA NewsWest

  NewsWest for Sunday 29th December 2019 is a special edition, as it’s the last news programme for 2019. We look back at some of the highlights of the year, and also getting into the Happy New Year thing with a New Year Resolution for Amateur Radio.  We wish all of …

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• 29 Desember

  FT8 used for record-breaking 432 MHz contacts

  On Saturday morning, Dec 28, there were at least two record-breaking 432 MHz contacts of 4163 km and then 4544 km using the popular digital mode FT8 The Netherlands Ham News service reported that at 0900 GMT on Saturday, December 28 a troposcatter contact was made between D41CV on the …

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• 29 Desember

  First element of ARISS next generation radio system readied for launch on SpaceX CRS-20

  During this Holiday Season, when the spirit of giving and receiving gifts reigns high, ARISS received a special gift and delivered a phenomenal gift to the international community. This occurred on Thursday December 19, 2019. Our international gift to all—students, STEM education, the public and the amateur radio community—was the …

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• 29 Desember

  New tropo world record contact between Cape Verde Islands and Scotland made at 432 MHz

  Tropo conditions over the eastern part of the North Atlantic were exceptional over the weekend allowing many stations in the UK and Ireland to make contacts with D41CV on the Cape Verde Islands on 144 MHz.Conditions however were not just confined to the 2-metre band as some excellent contacts were …

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