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School Children get to Chat with ISS Astronaut:

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 05:31 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36497


Thanks to Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program offered
at the National Soaring Museum in Big Flats, 10 area elementary school
students had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Friday to speak with
someone stationed in space. Using amateur radio, Elmira, Elmira Heights and
Horseheads school district students -- Aidyn Bahantka, Ella Brady, Alanna
Davis, Ashley French, Samir and Kiran Gulati, Ashwin Senawiratne, Alexander
Shultz, Evan Smith and Michael Chao -- were able to complete a 15-minute Q
and A with British astronaut Timothy Peake, who is on board the
International Space Station, or ISS. He and a couple of other astronauts
are traveling on the ISS as part of the European Space Agency's six-month
Principia mission. Questions from the students included: What is a day
living in space like? How long does it take to become an astronaut? How
fast does the space station travel, and can you feel it? Have you seen
alien lifeforms? Through the static of the connection, Peake replied that
living in space is an amazing experience. He said that each day working in
space is busy and full of adventure.


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Woman Discovers Grandfather's Post (QSL) Card on eBay:

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 05:31 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36496


T'S amazing what you can find on eBay - like a post card sent from Barnsley
to America by your grandfather in 1939. That's what happened to Jane Walton
when she was reminiscing about her grandfather's passion for amateur radio.
Clifton Trevor Malkin was a keen amateur radio ham throughout his life. At
precisely 10.45am on July 26, 1939, he went to Wombwell Post Office and
posted to America a card documenting a radio communication he had made.


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Secret Morse Code Hidden in the Classic 'Mission Impossible' Theme:

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 05:29 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36495


Mission Impossible is one of the most successful serials of all time,
creating many spy genre tropes and inspiring five motion pictures. And the
iconic title sequence may well be the most memorable of all time. A
mysterious hand lights up a match, which sets a fuse on fire. As the fuse
burns across the screen we see short clips and teasers of the episode
that's about to unravel. In 'Mission Impossible', he used jazz as the main
inspiration and incorporated an unusual 5/4 timing that gave the theme its
unmistakable urgency. In MI the music was a character itself, featuring
prominently throughout every episode. What you might not know is that the
famous main theme has a hidden message. When you tap the beat it actually
spells out the letters M.I. in Morse code. (-..)


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Propagation Forecast Bulletin #14 de K7RA:

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 11:56 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36494


Again this week solar indices crept lower. Average daily sunspot
numbers declined 8 points to 20.4, and average daily solar flux went
down 2.4 points to 86.4. Geomagnetic indices softened, with
planetary A index down 3 points to 8.9, and mid-latitude A index
down 1.2 points to 7.4. Just one new sunspot appeared since March 17, and
that was one week
later on March 24.