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The STS-119 Expedition |
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The STS-119 and Expedition 18 crew members moved the S6 truss to its installation site and prepared for the first spacewalk of the mission.
Mission specialists Steve Swanson and Richard Arnold, KE5DAU, are scheduled to perform that spacewalk on Thursday.
In addition to a new crew member, space shuttle Discovery brought the S6 truss segment to the International Space Station Tuesday. The delivery and installation of the station's final, m More...
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Rare Hawaiian county to be activated |
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Attention county hunters!
It was announced at the Maui Amateur Radio Club (MARC) this past week that the extremely rare Kalawao County will be activated on 40 and 20 meters, March 30-31st.
MARC member, Jayson Kohama, WH6BXK, is expected to work there on those particular days. After he gets off work each day, he plans to be on HF making as many contacts as possible.
His station, WH6BXK, will be on the air each day after 1800 local (6:00 p More...
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Turkish Special Event Station |
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Members of the Turkish group called SWAT (Special Wireless Activity Team) will be active as TC18M between March 17-19th.
Activity is to commemorate the 94rd anniversary of the Naval Victory (March 18, 1915) in th Gelibolu Wars (World War I).
Operations will take place from the University of Canakkale grounds and on the Asiatic side of Dardanelles, overlooking the Straits where the Naval War took place.
Activity will be on the HF bands More...
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Satellite debris begins to re-enter Earth's atmosphere |
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The first catalogued fragments of shattered satellite Cosmos 2251 are about to re-enter Earth's atmosphere.
According to US Strategic Command tracking data, re-entries will occur on March 12th, 28th and 30th, followed by more in April.
Radar cross sections are not available for all of the re-entering pieces; they are probably centimeter-class fragments that pose no threat to people on the ground.
Visit http://spaceweather.com for mor More...
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To All Members |
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Your help is required |
Hello all, (sorry about blowing my own trumpet, but i have nobody else to do it)
Hamcall UK has now been operational for a few years now, our outgoing expenses have risen dramatically over this period, i.e. expenses for hosting and web updates and development have increased.
We have thought about a membership fee, just a nominal amount say £5 per year, this would enable the site to continue to function as it has over the More...
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