NASA confirms ISS debris hit Florida home

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NASA has confirmed the claims of a Florida homeowner who said his house was struck by debris from the International Space Station which had jettisoned old batteries. The space agency came to that conclusion after examining it at Kennedy Space Center where it had been taken after the damage was discovered on March 8th. According to various news reports, the homeowner had been away at the time but discovered that part of the ceiling and floor had been damaged.

No one was reported injured.

Programs for Disabled Amateurs marks 57 Years

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The Courage Kenny Handiham Program is marking 57 years of providing service, training and experience to disabled amateur radio operators. In celebration of the program's longevity and success, the Handiham Radio Club is holding a 48-hour QSO party and all currently licensed program members are encouraged to get on the air. The action starts at 1900 UTC on Friday the 26th of April and continues through 1900 UTC on Sunday the 28th April 2024. Operators will be on all amateur bands using all modes, including digital and VOIP to spotlight the Minnesota-based program and the club.

Operators will be calling CQ Handiham 57. Logs are required and due no later than June 1st. Contacts can request an anniversary QSL card by QSLing directly to the program.

More Details - http://www.handiham.org

ESRG March 2024 Key Messages

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The Exams and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) met four times during March. It has released these key messages from those meetings:

  • We have been concentrating on v1.6 of the syllabus. It was sent to the Exam Standards Committee (ESC) for comments and we have spent the last month sorting through those and addressing them

  • We have been preparing four new mock papers covering each licence exam, from Foundation through to Direct to Full. We had some 150 questions from the ESC and the

  • Tutors’ Forum to review across those four papers

In addition, we had four question challenges from tutors which were considered but not upheld. We responded to the tutors with our decision

RSGB - https://rsgb.org/main/blog/esrg-minutes/2024/04/16/esrg-march-2024-key-messages/