The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon, JS1YMG, is Now Transmitting

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The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon, JS1YMG, is Now Transmitting

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully landed their Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) on 19th January 2024. Just before touchdown, SLIM released two small lunar surface probes, LEV-1 and LEV-2.

LEV-2 collects data while moving on the lunar surface, and LEV-1 receives the data.

The JAXA Ham Radio Club (JHRC), JQ1ZVI, secured amateur radio license JS1YMG for LEV-1, which has been transmitting Morse code on 437.41 MHz since 19th January 2024. The probe uses a 1 W UHF antenna with circular polarization and is transmitting "matters related to amateur business."

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Raspberry Pi Net each Sunday on EchoLink and AllStarLink

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The official Raspberry Pi Net takes place each Sunday at 5:00 PM Eastern / 22:00 UTC on the ROC-HAM EchoLink Conference node 531091 and on AllStar node 2585, 47620, 47918, 531310.

Join W2JLD/John, GW8SZL/Dave, or W4RFJ/Chief each Sunday where they talk about Raspberry Pis, Linux, AllStar, Supermon, programming, and everything else Raspberry Pi.

With a wide cast of characters and plenty of Pi to go around, join us as we sit back and enjoy great fellowship and most of all have fun while learning something new. We often have a question and topic to get the net started. Loads of info is to be had. You bring the coffee, we will supply the Pi....

Raspberry Pi Net - https://www.roc-ham.net/pi-trivia-qa/

New Challenge for British Science Week

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The theme of British Science Week this year is ‘Time’. Both time and the closely related concept of frequency, are of vital importance to radio communications.

The RSGB has announced a new challenge for British Science Week linked to this theme. The challenge has categories for every age group and the winner of each group will win a prize.

“Using readily available components, material or other resources, provide a method of either measuring the frequency of a radio frequency source or signal, or providing a time reference to a radio operator or radio system”
— Quote Source

The deadline for entries is 1 September 2024 and the results will be announced at the RSGB Convention in October.

For more details about the challenge, as well as activities to inspire you and resources to help you take part in British Science Week, go to the RSGB website at http://www.rsgb.org/bsw