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08/16/2019 | FCC Dismisses ARRL, AMSAT Requests in Small Satellite Proceeding
An FCC Report and Order (R&O) released August 2 in the so-called “small satellite” rulemaking proceeding, IB Docket 18-86, failed to address concerns expressed by ARRL and AMSAT.
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08/16/2019 | The K7RA Solar Update
No sunspots were visible over the recent reporting week, Thursday through Wednesday, August 8 through 14. According to Spaceweather.com, 67% of the days so far in 2019 have been spotless, and for all of 2018 it was 61%. In the previous solar minimum ...
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08/16/2019 | 2 Meter Sharing Proposal is on CEPT Conference Preparatory Group Agenda
Action at the CEPT Conference Preparatory Group meeting will determine whether a French proposal to have WRC-23 study sharing 144 – 146 MHz with the Aeronautical Mobile Service will be adopted as a CEPT WRC-19 position.
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08/15/2019 | FCC Staff Recommends Designating 988 as National Suicide, Mental Health Crisis Hotline
An FCC staff recommendation is seeking to have 988 designated as a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.
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08/15/2019 | Chinese Satellite Profiles Earth’s RF Spectrum as Seen from Lunar Orbit
The Chinese DSLWP-B (LO-94) satellite that had been in lunar orbit provided a profile of Earth’s HF spectrum as seen from the moon.
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08/15/2019 | Questions Raised About Current Process for Awarding the E.T. Krenkel Medal
Questions about how the E.T. Krenkel Medal is being awarded, including whether recipients have to pay a fee to get the medal, have been brought to ARRL’s attention.
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08/15/2019 | Australian Radio Amateur Reports First FT8 Contact on 122 GHz
Roland Lang, VK4FB, and Stefan Durtschi, VK4CSD, completed what is being claimed as the world’s first FT8 contact on 122 GHz.
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08/15/2019 | Ulrich L. Rohde, N1UL, Named as Honorary Fellow of Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers
Noted researcher Ulrich Rohde, N1UL, has been honored by the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers.
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