AMSAT-UK Colloquium Call for Speakers

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AMSAT have issued a call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium 2018 which, will be held this year on 13-14 October 2018, in conjunction with the RSGB Convention at Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ, United Kingdom.

AMSAT-UK invites speakers, to cover topics about Amateur satellites, CubeSats, Nanosats, space and associated activities, for this event.

They are also invited to submit papers for subsequent publishing on the AMSAT-UK web site or in Oscar News.

Anyone interested should contact dave@g4dpz.me.uk

Cape Town SDR Workshop

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AMSAT SA will be holding a SDR workshop in Cape Town at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology Bellville campus on Saturday 4 November 2017.

The programme features a description of the software employed together with a walkthrough of the installation process on a PC or a laptop. Applications, such as general signal reception and the download and display of weather satellite data on the PC will be discussed.

An additional SDR workshop event will be held in Johannesburg will be held on 18 November at the National Amateur Radio Centre.  Both workshops are presented by AMSAT SA in cooperation with the South African Radio League. 

Booking Form -  http://www.amsatsa.org.za

ARRL 2018 Puerto Rico State Convention Cancelled

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The Organizing Committee for the 2018 ARRL Puerto Rico State Convention has announced the cancellation of the 2018 convention which was scheduled for 26-28 January 2018, in Hatillo.

“It is with great sadness in my heart that we are announcing the cancellation of our 2018 Convention,” said 2018 Convention Chairman Juan “Coki” Montijo, WP4OV. “Our island has been hit profoundly, and we must concentrate our efforts in rebuild.” Montijo said the devastation from Hurricane Maria will preclude preparations necessary to stage the convention, as the Pancho Deida Coliseum was damaged and unlikely to be ready in time for the convention.

“We would like to take advantage of this opportunity to thank all of Puerto Rico ham radio operators who have been involved in this recovery effort, and the volunteers from ARRL who have been working alongside in the aftermath of the storm,” he added. “We look forward to our 2019 convention and will work to make it our best convention ever.”