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05/11/2011 | OSCAR I and Amateur Radio Satellites: Celebrating 50 Years
1961. It was the middle of the Cold War. John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States. The Bay of Pigs invasion fails in Cuba. The Beatles perform for the first time at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Freedom Riders are arrested
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01/28/2011 | ARISSat-1 Blasts Off
The new AMSAT ARISSat-1 satellite is on its way to the International Space Station
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06/29/2010 | IARU International Amateur Radio Satellite Forum Scheduled in Conjunction with AMSAT-UK Meeting
The IARU International Amateur Radio Satellite Forum will be held in conjunction with the AMSAT-UK Colloquium in Guildford, England on the weekend of July 31-August 1. The forum -- chaired by IARU Amateur Satellite Advisor Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV
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04/28/2010 | Amateur Radio Exhibition Reflects Unity in Europe: European Radio Societies Exhibit in European Parliament
All this week, representatives from various European Amateur Radio societies have come to the Espace Léopold -- the European Parliament building located in Brussels, Belgium -- to provide information about the Amateur Radio Service to members of the Europ
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03/03/2010 | A Close Encounter for AMSAT-OSCAR 51
While many in North America were fast asleep Monday morning, March 1, the AMSAT-OSCAR 51 satellite had a potentially dangerous encounter with another spacecraft known as Formosat 3D. OSCAR 51 is a popular Amateur Radio satellite that often functions as a
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