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New Propagation Video Released:

Posted: 09 Oct 2016 05:05 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37732


The RSGB Propagation Studies Committee has released a new 19-minute video
presentation for clubs entitled Radio Propagation -- VHF and Higher.
Written by RadCom microwave columnist John, G4BAO and narrated by
Propagation Studies Committee chairman Steve, G0KYA, the presentation looks
at the physics behind different VHF, UHF and microwave propagation modes.
It looks at tropospheric enhancements and ducting, sporadic E, aurora,
meteor scatter, rain scatter and much more.


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iSpace Students Talk to Astronaut Kate Rubins on the Space Station:

Posted: 09 Oct 2016 05:05 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37731


Since the 1990s, talking to a friend 250 miles away has been as simple as
reaching into your pocket for your phone. But it turns out when that friend
is 250 miles over your head, things are still complicated. Really
complicated. On Saturday after a year of preparation, students at iSpace
coordinated with a team of amateur radio operators in two different
countries. They had each rehearsed exactly what they were going to say.
They were going to talk Kate Rubins orbiting the planet in the
International Space Station. A non-profit providing science, technology,
education and math, iSpace recently moved to a new building on the Scarlet
Oaks campus in Sharonville. In their new facility, about 100 people
gathered to watch the conversation. Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station (ARISS) facilitated the contact. A moderator from Alberta,
Canada called into the "telebridge" to connect the student with a team of
three radio operators in Italy. A live stream of the Italian station showed
a bank of equipment and moving antenna that tracked the ISS as passed over
at 17,500 miles per hour. The Italians called out to Rubins when the ISS
got in range. Just static. They called out again, and Rubins' reply was met
with fist pumps and wide smiles by the students. But the celebration was
short, they only had 10 minutes to talk.


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Pacific Seafarer's Net Assists in Rescue of Sailors on Sinking Sailboat:

Posted: 09 Oct 2016 02:15 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37730


On September 28, 2016 at approximately 0300 UTC, Charles Houlihan, KD6SPJ,
a net relay station for the Pacific Seafarer's net while monitoring 14.300
received a call for assistance from the captain of the Sailing Vessel (SV)
Rafiki. The captain reported that the SV Rafiki, a 35-foot sailing vessel,
was taking on water. Charles who was the captain of the SV Jacaranda and
located at sea, contacted Randy VanLeeuwen, KH6RC also a net relay and
located in Hawaii. Randy contacted the US Coast Guard Station to report
the incident and provide Rafiki's location, 230 miles south of Cold Bay,
Alaska.


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Amateur Radio Newsline Headlines for Ham Nation:

Posted: 09 Oct 2016 02:17 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37728


Amateur Radio Newsline headlines for Ham Nation. October 12, 2016.


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Special Live Ham Webcast:

Posted: 09 Oct 2016 02:16 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37727


Tuesdays Amateur Radio Roundtable will be a
special show. This week we go kind of off
format with "open mic night". Call in and
comment, ask questions, etc. We will also do
a brief segment about the new ham club for
all the members of Last Man Standing crew in
Hollywood, and a quick tour of ABC set and
our webcast from there.