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Restoring the moon with recycled antique equipment.

amateur radio, internet, photo, software, space 1 Comment

With the passing from one year into the next, we are often presented with remembrances and nostalgic recollections of “how we got here”…

This has been a year full of choice bits from space exploration as NASA celebrates their 50th anniversary. Most every day I like to check in on the latest discussion on the AMSAT […]

Satellite Status

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If I called this “Instant Satellite Status“, someone would say - ‘not quite’.
So ‘nearly instant’ is more accurate. This web site had gone undetected by me, but definitely fills a need. There are so many different satellites now in orbit, specifically ham-radio related, that it takes some effort to keep up with not only where […]

more hams

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If you have a ham radio license, you can now easily find hams in your neighborhood (if there are any). Thanks to AA7BQ & his QRZ.com website.

Read the article where Fred introduces this new feature utilizing GoogleMaps. There are quite a few more hams in my neighborhood than I would have suspected. I’ll have to […]

Owen and Richard Garriott

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ARISS International Chairman Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO, has posted an email he received on Tuesday from Owen Garriott, W5LFL.
I received the following e-mail today [Tuesday] from Owen Garriott, W5LFL and wanted to share this with the Amateur Community. Please post this and pass it to others in the amateur radio community, as appropriate.

JOTA_2008

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We are setting up some ham radio to show off to the Boy Scouts today.
It is called the “Jamboree On The Air” or JOTA. Google that for more info.

There will be sporadic live video : look for ustream.tv/wb5rmg - and if it says it is broadcasting now, you can click the link for the live […]

Launching soon . . . W5KWQ

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Richard Garriott is scheduled to launch Oct.12, 2008.

You may have seen recent press or news bulletins about this, but if you are into ham radio - this is hot stuff. Richard Garriott is the son of SkyLab Astronaut Owen Garriott, who 25 years ago this month was the first to operate ham radio as W5LFL […]

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