• [TWIAR] Via the ARRL: British Columbia Radio Amateur Copies Signal from

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    Via the ARRL: British Columbia Radio Amateur Copies Signal from
    Mars-Orbiting Satellite

    Posted: 21 Feb 2021 02:22 PM PST
    https://twiar.net/?p=2508

    As reported on Spaceweather.com, Canadian radio amateur Scott Tilley,
    VE7TIL, has snagged another signal from...

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    Via the ARRL: ITU News Magazine Covers World Radio Day, Includes Articles
    on Ham Radio

    Posted: 21 Feb 2021 10:07 AM PST
    https://twiar.net/?p=2494

    The latest issue of the free publication ITU News Magazine highlights World Radio Day (observed...

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    Via the ARRL: CAPE-3 CubeSat Launched

    Posted: 21 Feb 2021 08:37 AM PST
    https://twiar.net/?p=2490

    The University of Louisiana (UL) at Lafayette
    student-built CAPE-3 satellite was launched on January 17. A 1-U...

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    Via the ARRL: Former ARRL Southwestern Division Director Art Goddard, W6XD,
    SK

    Posted: 21 Feb 2021 12:26 AM PST
    https://twiar.net/?p=2492

    Former ARRL Southwestern Division Director Art Goddard, W6XD, of Costa
    Mesa, California, died on February...

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    Via the ARRL: Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Tentatively on for 2021

    Posted: 21 Feb 2021 12:03 AM PST
    https://twiar.net/?p=2518

    Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen, Germany, was canceled last year because of
    the pandemic. Organizers for Europe’s...

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    Via HACKADAY: 3D Print Your Next Antenna

    Posted: 20 Feb 2021 11:58 PM PST
    https://twiar.net/?p=2522

    Building antennas is a time-honored ham radio tradition. Shortwave antennas tend to be bulky but...

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    Via the ARRL: ARES Volunteers Reported Responding to Severe Weather

    Posted: 20 Feb 2021 11:57 PM PST
    https://twiar.net/?p=2498

    Weather gone wild might be an apt description of the conditions in many
    parts of...

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    Via the ARRL: Former Argentine President Carlos Menem, ex-LU1SM, SK

    Posted: 20 Feb 2021 11:51 PM PST
    https://twiar.net/?p=2502

    The former president of Argentina, Carlos Menem, ex-LU1SM, died on February
    14. He was 90....

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    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1147

    Posted: 20 Feb 2021 08:30 PM PST
    https://twiar.net/?p=2525

    This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1147 Release Date: February 20, 2021
    Here is a...
    This posting includes a media file: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3

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