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Apollo 8 50th Anniversary Special Event Set for December 21 – 27 December 11, 2018
Jordan’s First CubeSat, JY1Sat, is Designated as JO-97 December 11, 2018
JY1Sat, launched on December 3 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as part of the SpaceX SSO-A: SmallSat Express launch, has been designated as Jordan OSCAR 97 (JO-97). The 1U CubeSat is a project of the Crown Prince Foundation of Jordan. Telemetry has been received and decoded around the world since the launch.The spacecraft’s […]
SAQ Alexanderson Alternator Transmission Set for Christmas Eve December 11, 2018
Sweden’s Alexanderson alternator station SAQ has planned a Christmas Eve transmission on 17.2 kHz. The transmitter will be tuned up starting at around 0730 UTC, and a message will be transmitted at 0800 UTC. The 200 kW Alexanderson alternator is an electromechanical transmitter dating back to 1924.The event will be streamed live on the Alexanderson […]
Hamvention® Seeks 2019 Award Nominees December 11, 2018
Fox-1Cliff/AO-95 Receiver Suffers Apparent Failure December 10, 2018
The receiver on the newly launched Fox-1Cliff/AO-95 CubeSat seems to have suffered a receiver failure that could render the satellite unusable, AMSAT said over the weekend. Efforts continue by AMSAT Engineering to establish the cause of the problem and determine if a fix is possible. AMSAT Vice President-Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, reported over the weekend […]
News from the ARRL Contest Branch December 10, 2018
The ARRL Contest Branch reports that preliminary results now are available for the 2018 ARRL November Sweepstakes CW and for the 2018 September VHF Contest. Preliminary results for the ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest also have been posted. The Contest Branch reminds participants that logs for the 2018 ARRL 10-Meter Contest are due by 2359 UTC […]
WSJT-X 2.0 Full Release Now Available; FT8 Enthusiasts Urged to Upgrade Now December 10, 2018
The WSJT-X 2.0 software suite has been released, and developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, is urging FT8 and MSK144 users to upgrade to what will become the new standard, because the FT8 and MSK144 protocols have been enhanced in a way that is not backward compatible with older versions of the program. That includes any version […]
2018 QST Antenna Design Competition Winners Announced December 7, 2018
ARRL Bill Leonard Audio Reporting Award Presented in New York City December 7, 2018
The 2017 ARRL Bill Leonard W2SKE Professional Media Award for Audio Reporting was presented in New York on December 6 to the producers and staff of the radio program “The Takeaway.” The program, a joint production of Public Radio International (PRI), WGBH, and WNYC, aired a number of stories about Amateur Radio’s role in supporting […]
Attorney Jane Hinckley Halprin Named as FCC’s Administrative Law Judge December 7, 2018
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced that Jane Hinckley Halprin will serve as the agency’s Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). She succeeds Judge Richard Sippel, who retired on December 1. “Jane has done tremendous work at the FCC, and I congratulate her on this new role,” Pai said. “The good judgment she displayed working on ethics […]

Groundhog Day Special Event Station

By Joe W3BC, WPA SM | December 26, 2016

SPECIAL EVENT 02/04/2017Feb 4, 1400Z-2100Z, K3HWJ, Punxsutawney, PA. Punxsutawney Area Amateur Radio Club. 14.340 7.245. Certificate Punxsutawney Area Amateur Radio Club P.O. Box 3 Punxsutawney, PA 15767 punxyclub.com

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Groundhog Day Special Event Station