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AMSAT NEWS
- Check out http://echoesofapollo.com/ for information about the "World Moon Bounce Day" on June 27th 2009. This will feature several very large dish stations which may allow reception on your VHF and UHF Stations. An example of one of the large dishes can be seen at: http://www.jamesburgdish.org/
- The SwissCube Amateur Radio Cubesat planned to operate on a downlink frequency of 437.505 MHz is planned for launch on the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from India at the end of April 2009 along with BeeSat, UEW-2 and ITU-pSat. See the details in the article on-line at: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/march2009/swisscube_slideshow.htm
ARRL Releases 2009-2010 Repeater Directory
With more than 20,000 listings for VHF/UHF repeaters across the US and Canada, The ARRL Repeater Directory 2009-2010 is a must have. Once again, the ARRL is offering two sizes of the Repeater Directory --pocket size and desktop. The pocket-sized Repeater Directory boasts a larger font size, making for easier reading. Both editions feature handy indexing tabs on the cover, easier to read listings and a "Key to Repeater Notes" located right up front in the Directory. Along with these new features, both editions have the features you know and enjoy from prior years: Repeater operating practices, repeater lingo and hints for newly licensed hams; Frequency Coordinator contact information; listings for D-STAR and APCO 25 repeaters; a guide to using CTCSS tones and Digital Coded Squelch (DCS); VHF/UHF band plans and a 2 meter channel-spacing map; IRLP (Internet linked) nodes; tips for handling interference; listings for IRLP, WIRES-II and EchoLink (Internet linked) nodes; emergency message handling procedures, and a transceiver memory log. Order your copy of The ARRL Repeater Directory 2009-2010 today at the ARRL Online Store.
ARRL Comments on FCC's Proposed Establishment of Rural Broadband Plan
On March 10, 2009, the FCC invited comments via a Public Notice concerning the establishment of a comprehensive rural broadband strategy as part of the Department of Agriculture's Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, commonly known as the 2008 Farm Bill. Per the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Congress required the FCC to develop a "comprehensive national broadband plan." According to the FCC, they, Congress, and the Secretary of Agriculture "have repeatedly recognized the importance of ensuring access to advanced telecommunications and information services to all Americans, with a special focus on rural and hard-to-serve areas." The proceeding provided an opportunity for the ARRL to express its concerns about broadband over power lines (BPL) that the FCC has yet to satisfactorily address.
New Videos Promoting Field Day, Amateur Radio Technology, Available from ARRL
Two new video Public Service Announcements (PSAs) -- one promoting ARRL Field Day and another showing the technical side of Amateur Radio -- are now available from the ARRL Web site. "These videos are great for PIOs, clubs and hams in general to use in promoting the fun side of Amateur Radio," said ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP.
We Get Mail
I just came across the very nice obituary note that you wrote about my father, Clarence Snyder, W3PYF. in the "milliwatt" below.
Thanks, albeit belated.
I applied to the FCC, and was granted his call – so even though Dad is gone, a piece of him is still on the air.
Mel Snyder, W3PYF
Email: melsnyder (at) earthlink.net
Web: www.melsnyder.com
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