On Oct 17 ham-skydiver Mark Meltzer, age 66, had an optimistic longshot QSO sked with hams in Japan hoping to work them on 28.425 KHz with a 5 watt SSB signal.
Poor propagation prevailed and Meltzer's 10M contacts from aloft were limited to line of sight stations in California.
Still wanting...
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PSK31 is a digital communication mode for amateur radio. It is one of the most common and easy-to-use digital modes as a PSK31 station needs only to consist of an SSB transceiver, an antenna, and a soundcard equipped PC.
Brief history of PSK31
PSK31 was created by Peter Martinez, G3PLX, in...
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When the 15,000 plus runners sprang from the starting line at the recent 2015 Air Force Marathon and related races, 65 ham radio operators were on duty to make sure the September 19 competition was as safe as possible. Held each year at Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, the...
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W1AW 2015/2016 Winter Operating Schedule:ZCZC AG32
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 32 ARLB032
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT November 2, 2015
To all radio amateurs
SB QST ARL ARLB032
ARLB032 W1AW 2015/2016 Winter Operating Schedule
Morning Schedule:
Time Mode Days...
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by Steve VE7SL
n spite of the sun's nasty and continual huffing and puffing, conditions on 630m continue to surprise many of the nightly diehards. It seems clear, that for the time being, the digital WSPR mode is the one chosen by the majority of operators. I suspect that this will change to a...
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Summary of AO-85 testing:
Please do not try to uplink to AO-85 during the following times (all of which occur while AO-85 is over North America) even though the transponder will be active and you may hear activity.
• Sunday November 8, 15:35 through 15:55 UTC
• Sunday November 8, 17:15...
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as of 10.22.15
Columbus Module radios:
Ericsson VHF- Currently supporting packet operations.
Ericsson UHF-Stowed
HamTV - Operational. Expected to be powered off for EVAs on Oct. 28 and Nov 6. Could possibly be off between those...
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The European PSK Club, or EPC for short, is an informal club of amateur radio operators dedicated to maintaining high levels of amateur radio communications on PSK modes. Its purpose is to promote activity and good operating practice on the PSK modes on all amateur bands. Membership is FREE...
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