Amateur Radio Proposals from Argentine Hams

IN THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES, CAPITAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA, THE 19TH DAY OF THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER OF 2005,

THE UNDERSIGNED COORDINATORS, MEMBERS AND SYMPATHIZERS OF AGRUPACION GRUPO ARGENTINO DE RADIOTELEGRAFISTAS GACW,

DESIRE TO EFFECT THE FOLLOWING DECLARATION RELATED TO THE ACTIVITIES, EXAMINATIONS AND QUALITIES OF THE FUTURE LICENSEES IN

THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION:

Argentine Hams and operating changes

The Magic of Amateur Radio!

If you're like me, you remember the first time you heard hams on the HF bands.

How cool was it to be able to sit in your chair and actually talk to another person across the country?

There is something special about ham radio below 30 MHz.

And what about DX? Oh, boy!

Maybe your first exposure to DX was a gentlemanly contact where both stations followed a semi-formal protocol of exchanging information and describing the "WX" and "working conditions" before each promised to send a QSL via the bureau and sent mutual regards.



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LF Experimentation by Radio Amateurs Continues Quietly

NEWINGTON, CT, Nov 3, 2005--Experimentation by radio amateurs on the nether regions of the radio spectrum continues quietly and largely unnoticed outside of the LF community.

Since the FCC turned down the ARRL's 1998 petition to create an Amateur Radio "sliver band" in the vicinity of 136 kHz, some US amateur licensees have obtained FCC Part 5 Experimental licenses to research the possibilities of LF, including transatlantic and transpacific propagation.

A few hams in Canada have obtained special permission from Industry Canada to operate on LF using Amateur Radio call signs. The latest noteworthy accomplishment was a QSO between US Experimental licensees.

LF enthusiast Laurence Howell, KL1X--operating as WD2XDW--and John Andrews, W1TAG--operating as WD2XES--completed their LF contact October 29 on 137 kHz.

LF Experimentation by Radio Amateurs

Chelmsford Radio Amateur talks to International Space Station

Chelmsford Radio Amateur talks to astronaut on International Space Station

Chelmsford Radio Amateur David G8OQW struck lucky when he listened to a pass of the International Space Station on 145.800 MHz on Thurday evening.

He heard NA1SS calling CQ from the Space Station, he replied (on 145.200 MHz) and had the QSO of a lifetime with Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur KC5ACR who was operating NA1SS.

This is David G8OQW's description of the contact.

ISS on VHF in Chelmsford

SSETI falls silent for Radio Hams

After being launched into orbit last Thursday, a tiny European spacecraft built by students fell silent Friday morning and officials aren't sure if the mission can be recovered.

"Thorough analysis over the weekend indicates that a failure in the electrical power system onboard the spacecraft is preventing the batteries from charging, resulting in a shutdown of the satellite," the European Space Agency said in a press statement this morning. "There is a small but significant possibility of recovery, the likelihood of which is being ascertained by ongoing testing."

The Student Space Exploration and Technology Initiative (SSETI), began developing the SSETI Express microsatellite two years ago to serve as a motivational aid and learning tool before more complex missions are undertaken.

SSETI Satellite Falls Silent