Savoring My Ham Radio on Thanksgiving
Mike Baxter (KA0XTT) tells what he is giving thanks for on Thanksgiving Night in 2013. From ‘Last Man Standing’
Best Seasons Holiday to Nashua Area Radio Club members and guests.
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Nashua ARC Contest Team Makes The Pages Of QST!
We just received our December 2016 issue of QST – our club’s certificate from the 2016 Rookie Roundup SSB was featured in the contest announcement section. See the article below – or if you have received the December QST it is on page 95.
We are also mentioned on page 82 in the Field Results as we were #1 in the 7A Category. Congratulations to all of the club members who participated in these achievements!
We will be participating in the Rookie Roundup CW on December 18, 2016. All club members who have received their first license in the past 3 years are welcome to join the team. This is a rookie contest and all participants are new to CW – rates are slow – so don’t be concerned if you are only a beginner at CW. See the calendar entry https://www.n1fd.org/event/arrl-rookie-roundup-cw-contest/ for details. Contact Anita at [email protected] if you are interested in participating.
Anita, AB1QB
A New LEO Sat! FUNcube-3 (EO-79) Goes Live
FUNcube-3 (EO-79) goes live | November 18, 2016
The EO-79/FUNcube-3 satellite has transitioned to amateur radio service, now that its primary mission has been completed. AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL have announced that the FUNcube U/V transponder has been activated with a regular schedule. Due to power budget constraints, the transponder cannot operate 24/7, so an orbit-specific schedule has been developed. The transponder will commence operation 27 minutes after the spacecraft enters sunlight and remain active for 25 minutes. This schedule may be modified in the weeks ahead, as experience dictates. The output power of the amateur radio payload is about 400mW.
Looks like we have a new LEO satellite that we can work. EO-79 is now active of Amateur Radio use. It has an inverting SSB/CW transponder which operates on the following frequencies:
- 435.035 – 435.065 MHz Uplink (Initial testing indicates 435.047 – 435.077 actual)
- 145.935 – 145.965 MHz Downlink
You can learn more about this new satellite here.
Fred (AB1OC)