Broadcasters Grapple With Global IT Outage

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Broadcasters Grapple With Global IT Outage

A faulty Windows software update deployed to computers overnight ended up grounding flights, disrupting medical services and knocking banks offline. Amidst the chaos, broadcast outlets across the globe grappled with their own obstructed services and intermittent blackouts while working to keep the public informed.

In a statement online, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz confirmed that the global IT outage was caused by a problematic Falcon content update for Windows Hosts, which was deployed by his company. CrowdStrike Holdings is an American cybersecurity technology company based in Austin, Texas. It provides cloud workload protection and endpoint security, threat intelligence and cyberattack response services.

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YOTA Camp Shack Named In Memory Of Bob Heil, K9EID (Sk)

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Young operators attending YOTA camp in Nova Scotia have been calling CQ from a shack newly named to honour the memory of Bob Heil, K9EID.

If you log the callsign VE1YOTA anytime between Sunday the 7th July 2024 and Friday 12th 2024, you will have the privilege of working young operators inside the newly named Bob Heil K9EID Memorial YOTA Camp Amateur Radio Shack. The Youth on the Air camp, hosted by Radio Amateurs of Canada, is taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

“Regardless of what was needed for camp, Bob would never fail to send what we needed and more to use at camp. Youth on the Air will forever remember his legacy in the amateur radio community and his support for YOTA in the Americas.”

Bob became a Silent Key this year and Youth on the Air camp organizers are honouring him and his company, Heil Sound, for his years of generosity and support to young campers. A press release announcing the tribute to Bob recognized his support for the camp starting in 2019, its first year.

Campers are also scheduled for a contact with the International Space Station and will be activating a number of POTA locations including the Georges Island National Historic Site, on Thursday the 11th July 2024.

Don't miss a moment of the excitement on the Youth on the Air YouTube channel and meanwhile, be listening for VE1YOTA.


Spacex Awarded Contract To De-Orbit ISS

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The year 2030 is not so far away - and for the International Space Station that doesn't just mean retirement but destruction.

NASA's plan to de-orbit the International Space Station by the year 2030 now has an active partner in the process. The US space agency has awarded Elon Musk's SpaceX 843 million US dollars to develop a vehicle that will destroy the orbiting space laboratory. The ISS, which has been in orbit since 1998, has also been the home of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, or ARISS, since late 2000, when the first ham radio contact was made with the Expedition-1 crew.

According to various media reports, SpaceX will design the de-orbit vehicle and set the stage for safe dismantling and disposal away from populated areas on Earth. NASA hopes it will find its final resting place somewhere in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and South America.