ANS-295 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT-NA - Oct 22, 2023
In this edition: * AMSAT Board Appoints Officers, Hears Reports * AMSAT Board Discusses Policies and Procedures * AMSAT Symposium Takes Place in Dallas * ESTCube-2 Fails to Deploy After Launch * Scientists Confirm Ancient Solar Storm * Changes to AMS... Using Amateur Radio to Play Chess
ARRL - Oct 20, 2023
Playing chess using amateur radio? The concept may have begun in 1912 when a group of college students from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) wanted to challenge chess players at The Ohio State University (OSU). Though the official origin is sti... Hurricane Watch Net Activates for Hurricanes Tammy and Norma
ARRL - Oct 20, 2023
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is activating for Hurricanes Tammy and Norma. In an e-mail sent on the morning of Friday, October 20, 2023, HWN Net Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, wrote: This morning, we have 2 Hurricanes threatening landfall. In t... The K7RA Solar Update
ARRL - Oct 20, 2023 Sunspot activity dropped dramatically this week, with only two newsunspot groups emerging, on October 14 and 16.Compared to last week, the average daily sunspot number slipped from144.1 to 89.4, and average daily solar flux from 159.1 to 145.1.Averag... RSGB 2023 Convention – a great success
RSGB - Oct 20, 2023
The RSGB 2023 Convention took place last weekend and brought together hundreds in person and as well as many more across the world who watched the livestream. RSGB General Manager and Convention Chair, Steve Thomas, M1ACB said: “In addition to the ... ARISS contact with Kent primary school
RSGB - Oct 20, 2023
Children at St Peter-In-Thanet CE Junior School in Broadstairs, Kent had an ‘out of this world’ experience this week, with an ARISS-UK contact between the school and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, KI5WSL on board the International Space Station.... Tonight@8 in November
RSGB - Oct 20, 2023
The RSGB carried out a poll in its Facebook group for new and returning licensees, which showed that basic introductions to contesting and antennas were the top two topics of interest. In October we ran a Tonight@8 webinar which covered an introducti... 41st AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting Schedule and Livestream Details Announced
AMSAT-NA - Oct 20, 2023
The 41st AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting lifts off at 1:00pm Central Daylight Time / 18:00 UTC on Friday, October 20th. If you are not joining us in Dallas this year, we are pleased to offer a live stream of the Symposium sessions ... Amateur Radio Supports 2023 Chicago Marathon
ARRL - Oct 19, 2023
On October 8, 2023, more than 140 amateur radio operators from five Midwest states assisted 2,000 volunteer medical personnel at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. This is the 15th consecutive year that amateur radio operators have helped coordina... A POTA Book for Park Activators and Hunters
ARRL - Oct 19, 2023
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has a new book to help radio amateurs enjoy one of the fastest growing communities within the hobby. Participants in Parks on the Air® (POTA) have built one of the most vibrant on-air communities ... Provisional results IARU R1 50 & 70 MHz SSB/CW Contest
International Amateur Radio Union - Region 1 - Oct 18, 2023
The provisional results for the last 2023 IARU R1 50 MHz SSB/CW Contest held on June 17th/18th are available on the IARU Region 1 VHF & Up Contest Robot. The complete Results Table is visible at this link. For a deep look, yo... ARRL Website to be Unavailable Monday, October 23, 2023, for Scheduled Maintenance
ARRL - Oct 17, 2023
The ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® website, ARRL.org, will be unavailable on Monday, October 23, 2023, due to scheduled maintenance. Those needing assistance with joining ARRL or renewing their existing memberships, as well as ... Kent school students to contact ISS astronaut
AMSAT-UK - Oct 16, 2023
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students at St Peter Junior School in Broadstairs, UK. ARISS ... ANS-288 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT-NA - Oct 15, 2023
In this edition: * Estonia’s ESTCube-2 Digipeater in Orbit * 2023 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting Next Weekend * AMSAT-UK Colloquium Ongoing * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for September 15, 2023 * ARISS News * Upcoming S... 1240-1300 MHz – ITU-R WP5A fails to achieve consensus
AMSAT-UK - Oct 14, 2023
The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum and Regulatory Liaison Committee, Barry Lewis G4SJH, writes on the IARU-R1 site that ITU‑R WP5A meeting #30 could not achieve consensus on the measures needed to protect the RNSS in the amateur 23cm … Conti...
