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Thursday, 14 March 2013 18:56 |
On March 12th, Stephen Reinen, N8BP delivered a presentation at the March MARC meeting. The presentation was very informative and covered items ranging from what satellites are active and Doppler shift to how to program your rig/HT for SO-50. The presentation includes a recording of a live satellite pass.
The next few years should be very exciting as a number of OSCAR projects should be coming online including the FOX cube satellites, FUNcube and hopefully the long awaited...
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Last Updated on Thursday, 14 March 2013 19:16 |
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Written by MARC Board of Directors
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Friday, 01 March 2013 21:05 |
Walter Lemons-AE5IT
9/16/1959-2/27/2013
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our current MARC President Walter Lemons. Walter passed away peacefully at Baylor Hospital of McKinney on February 27, 2013. Walter was elected to serve as President of MARC for 2012 and was elected to a 2nd term for 2013. He earlier held the Treasurer position from 2010-2011. Walter was active in the Collin County Amateur Emergency Service (CCARES) in which he served in various...
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Last Updated on Friday, 01 March 2013 21:42 |
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FCC Release New Rules for 60 Meters |
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Written by Gary Redden, K5GRY
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Tuesday, 22 November 2011 05:27 |
11/21/2011
On November 18, the FCC released a Report and Order (R&O), defining new rules for the 60 meter (5 MHz) band. These rules are in response to a Petition for Rulemaking (PRM) filed by the ARRL more than five years ago and a June 2010Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). In the R&O, the FCC replaced one of the channels in the band, increased the maximum authorized power amateur stations may transmit in this band and authorized amateur stations to...
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Last Updated on Saturday, 24 December 2011 23:31 |
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Terminal 2 Terminal: What Satellite? |
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Written by Stephen, N8BP
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Thursday, 01 September 2011 00:54 |
Part 3 of 3: (see end of article for links to the other parts)
On August 3rd the ARISSSat-1 was put into orbit by the Russian crew on the International Space Station. This Bird has six modes of Amateur Radio operation operating under the call sign RS01S and has been eagerly anticipated by the Ham Radio Satellite community.
It appears that the 21st century Ham Radio Satellite curse is still going strong! The deployment was transmitted live as the Russian crew...
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Last Updated on Sunday, 19 May 2013 17:37 |
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ARISSSat-1 Launched 8/3/2011 |
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Written by Stephen Reinen, N8BP (Newsletter Editor)
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Friday, 05 August 2011 00:33 |
On August 3rd the ARISSSat-1 was put into orbit by the russian crew on the International Space Station. This Bird has six modes of Amateur Radio operation operating under the callsign RS01S and has been eagerly anticipated by the Ham Radio Satellite community.
It appears that the 21st century Ham Radio Satellite curse is still going strong! The deployment was transmitted live as the Russian crew performed several tasks during their last EVA of 2011. As the Amateur Radio world watched, the...
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Last Updated on Saturday, 06 August 2011 14:15 |
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