Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Friday, November 23, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
LU6W IOTA SA-096
We are pleased to announce that an IOTA expedition to Escondida Is. (SA-096) is scheduled to take place in early January 2013 under the auspices of the Radioclub de Puerto Madryn. A team of four operators, including Cezar/VE3LYC, Johan/PA3EXX and two LU radioamateurs will attempt to maintain two stations on the air for up to 4 days, operating on all bands from 10 to 40 m, CW and SSB. The team applied for the special callsign LU6W.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
HackRF is a radio for all frequencies
HackRF project goals:
- transmit and receive
- operating frequency: 100 MHz to 6 GHz
- maximum sample rate: 20 Msps
- resolution: 8 bits
- interface: High Speed USB
- power supply: USB bus power
- portable
- open source hardware and software
- low cost
Saturday, October 20, 2012
News from P29NI
20-Oct: "We are all aboard M/V Barbarian. Sailed from Rabaul at 00:30 gmt today bound for 1st IOTA via Kavieng. Distance 210nm" (website)
Monday, October 15, 2012
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Pileup Runner 1.3
This program is for the existing and future DX-pedition operators, and for those who are curious how it feels to manage a pileup.
FREEWARE
High Scores
| # | Call | Score | Date |
| 1 | RW3FB | 113 | 2012-10-09 |
| 2 | HA5KQ | 111 | 2012-10-08 |
| 3 | LU2EMH | 109 | 2012-10-08 |
| 4 | VE3NEA | 106 | 2012-10-08 |
| 5 | HA2EOU | 96 | 2012-10-08 |
| 6 | EW4DX | 95 | 2012-10-08 |
| 7 | RW4PL | 94 | 2012-10-07 |
| 8 | R8OA | 91 | 2012-10-09 |
| 9 | IZ5EKV | 87 | 2012-10-07 |
| 10 | ER3AU | 78 | 2012-10-07 |
| 11 | SV2KBS | 77 | 2012-10-08 |
| 12 | IZ5BRW | 66 | 2012-10-09 |
| 13 | RA3TT | 61 | 2012-10-07 |
| 14 | EA8AY | 55 | 2012-10-06 |
| 15 | AF7S | 41 | 2012-10-08 |
| 16 | SV2HWR | 36 | 2012-10-08 |
Monday, October 08, 2012
Sunita Williams dalla ISS in contatto radio con Pavia
Gli studenti del liceo "Adelaide Cairoli" di Pavia, martedì 9 ottobre parleranno con l'astronauta NASA Sunita Williams attualmente a bordo della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale (ISS). L'appuntamento è per martedì 9 ottobre alle ore 12h00 CEST (10h00 UTC). Potete seguire il collegamento in diretta sul sito AMSAT Italia (fonte)
Credits: NASA
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
SW radar for new views of Earth?
As part of ESA’s continuing efforts to develop new and better instruments for observing Earth from space, a field experiment has been exploring a very short radar wavelength – only 8.5 mm – called Ka-band.
Since it can offer both very high-resolution images and precise measurements of surface height at the same time from one satellite, scientists and engineers believe that it could be suitable for a wide range of environmental applications – from measuring ocean currents across the globe to monitoring changes in mountain glaciers. READ MORE
Image credit: Onera
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