Ukrainian special event stations

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The special event stations EM200RT, EN200RT, EO200RK, EO200RT, and EO200TARAS are going to honour the memory of Taras Shevchenko, most famous and renowned Ukrainian poet, on the air during March 2014.

The works of Shevchenko, who was born 200 years ago, still occupy a prominent spot in the consciousness of all strata of Ukrainian society.

There is also an award available based on contacts with these stations

Distributed Ground Station Network For CubeSat Communications

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Radio amateur Zachary J. Leffke KJ4QLP has written a Masters Thesis which explores the concept of deploying a network of distributed ground station receiver nodes for the purposes of increasing access time to the spacecraft  

This increases the potential amount of data that can be transferred from orbit to the ground. The current trends in CubeSat communications are being analyzed and an argument made in favor of transitioning to more modern digital communications approaches for on orbit missions. Finally, a candidate ground station receiver node design is presented a possible design that could be used to deploy such a network.

Read the paper -  http://t.co/yQx2O0PPUF

AMSAT-UK - http://amsat-uk.org/

Radio hams seek exemption from mobile handheld ban

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Vermont amateur radio enthusiasts told a Senate committee Friday that they should be exempt from a bill restricting the use of handheld electronic devices while driving

Mitch Stern WB2JSJ of the club Radio Amateurs of Northern Vermont told members of the Senate Transportation Committee that licensed ham radio operators provide a valuable emergency communications resource that benefits the public.

Stern said amateur radio operators are recognized as a safety organization by the state, in the same manner as fire and rescue groups. He said their networks are vital in emergency situations when mobile phones and other networks fail, such as during Tropical Storm Irene.

Full story - http://vtdigger.org/2014/02/21/ham-radio-operators-seek-exemption-hand-held-cellphone-ban/

Radio Amateurs of Northern Vermont - http://www.ranv.org/