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WA7BNM Contest Calendar
May 1
AGCW QRP Party
May 2-3
10-10 Spring Contest, CW
7th Call Area QSO Party
Indiana QSO Party
ARI Int'l DX Contest
New England QSO Party
May 9-10
CQ-M International Contest
Volta WW RTTY Contest
May 9
FISTS Spring Sprint
May 16-17
His Majesty King of Spain
Manchester All-America, CW
May 24-25
MI QRP Memorial Day CW
May 30-31
CQ WW WPX Contest, CW
June 6-7
SEANET Contest
(Thanks, Bruce, WA7BNM) 		 

ARRL DX Bulletin

BANGLADESH, S2.
Ramon, DU1UGZ is QRV as S21UGZ from Dhaka City until June 20. He will be active on 80 to 10 meters using SSB and RTTY in his spare time. QSL to home call.
SEYCHELLES, S7.
Davide, IZ3EFL is QRV as S79DF for about one year.He is currently active on 20 meters but hopes to be QRV on other bands as well. He may also try to activate Aldabra Island, IOTAAF-025. QSL via IV3TDM.
KUWAIT, 9K.
Yaser, 9K2YM is QRV from Failaka Island, IOTA AS-118, and has been active on 40, 30, 20, and 15 meters using SSB and RTTY. His length of stay is unknown. QSL via EA5KB.

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BRATS PUBLIC SERVICE
Sat/Sun June 13-14: Chesapeake Challenge bikems.org Contact Ed, N3GXH, or Ian, N3CVA at publicservice@bratsatv.org

 

Next BRATS Meeting
Tuesday, May 19, 7:15 PM
Pikesville Library

 

German AMSAT Team Transmits, Receives Signals from Venus
On March 25, a group from AMSAT-DL bounced radio signals off the surface of Venus, marking the first time Amateur Radio operators have bounced radio signals off another planet. According to AMSAT-DL President Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, the Earth-Venus-Earth (EVE) transmission is another step in preparing for a mission to Mars. According to an AMSAT-DL press release, the team's transmitter was generating about 6 kW CW on 2.4 GHz.

 

Deliberate interference to International Space Station
The RSGB are dismayed to learn that a small group of AM enthusiasts based in the Edinburgh area of Scotland continue to cause what appears to be deliberate interference to the ISS downlink frequency of 145.800MHz during ISS passes. The RSGB is concerned that despite several years of negotiation with this group and a change of band allocation to move them away from the internationally agreed ISS frequency, they continue to disrupt ISS operation by their selfish disregard of their fellow radio amateurs and the Band Plan. The RSGB intends to bring the matter up formally with Ofcom at a meeting of the RSGB/Ofcom Forum in early April.

 

Frank Bauer resignation
This week Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, announced his resignation from all of his duties with the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program, including work with NASA education office as ARISS program leader, support as the ARISS international chair, responsibilities as ARISS US delegate, and AMSAT VP of human space flight. Bauer said a number of factors entered into his decision including family health issues and increasing responsibilities in his job at NASA related to the ISS and space exploration. He announced that AMSAT's Will Marchant, KC6ROL, will succeed him as the new AMSAT vice president for human space flight. Marchant also will become the new AMSAT USA delegate for the ARISS International Working Group.

 

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