HamTV is Active on the International Space Station

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The installation of new equipment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to reenable HamTV appears to be successful. ARISS reports on Mastodon that ground stations over Europe had successfully received the HamTV carrier signal on July 29th. Carrier transmissions are expected to continue over the next few days. Additional reports are expected from North American hams.

Documentation on receiving HamTV from the ISS is available from The British Amateur Television Club (BATV). ARISS provides a live feed of video when the ISS is in range of HamTV receiver stations.

More Information - https://live.ariss.org/hamtv/

RSGB National Radio Centre Tourist Award

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The RSGB have announced that the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) has been recognised in Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards for 2025.

Winners of this award are in the top 10% of listings around the world on Tripadvisor. The award is based on genuine feedback from anyone in the community who has visited and left an authentic, first-hand review on Tripadvisor over a 12-month period.

This award recognises the passion and dedication of our volunteers, and the fantastic role they play in promoting amateur radio.

Receiving free entry to Bletchley Park (including the RSGB National Radio Centre) is just one of the fantastic benefits of RSGB membership. Download your voucher at http://www.rsgb.org/bpvoucher 

Safety Stand-Down: Look Up and Live

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Safety Stand-Down: Look Up and Live

Electricity is a killer. About 150 people die each year at work from contact with electricity, according to the Electrical Safety Foundation International. Half of those are from contact with power lines. That data is just workplace deaths, so recreational and public service volunteering aren’t even accounted for.

In a recent article, ARRL New Mexico Section Manager Bill Mader, K8TE, shared safety concerns and processes that can be implemented at ARRL Field Day sites. I’d like to share a simple phrase that may enhance your situational awareness: Look up and live.

“Look up and live” was drilled into me and every other television news employee who worked with electronic news gathering vehicles that had a pneumatic mast or satellite dish. It was the title of an industry-standard safety video published by the National Press Photographers Association.

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