23/02/2017 – WCA & COTA-RU pedition of RZ1CWC/m to Fort Seraya Loshad

– operators of RZ1CWC (inc. Victor R1CBN, Andrey RN1CW, Vlad UA1CIO) and Sergey UA1COA will be active on the 23^rd of February from Fort Seraya Loshad, WCA: UA-00210, COTA-RU: F-116, RDA: LO-30. They going to work from 6 till 9 UTC on all bands CW and SSB as RZ1CWC/m. Log will be uploaded to WCA E-LOG and COTA-RU E-Log. 73 & 11! [tnx info RZ1CWC].

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Excellent Video from the ISS:

Recent use of HAM-TV on the International Space Station in Europe has taken this popular educational activity to a new level. The Collège André Malraux in France asked ARISS Europe for HAM-TV support for its scheduled contact with European Space Agency Astronaut, Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG. The experimental HAM-TV was possible due to the equipped ground stations in Europe to provide video coverage from the ISS downlink signal. This particular contact had voice transmissions from the ISS on the UHF band on 437 MHz, with a ground station at the school. As a back-up feed to the school was the ON4ISS ARISS telebridge station in Belgium. ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) lets students talk directly with those on board, inspiring them to pursue interests in careers in science, technology, engineering and math, and engaging them with radio science technology through Amateur Radio. The contact lasted about 10 minutes on Monday 13 February and also involved a series of five radio amateur radio ground stations in Europe equipped with the HAMTV receive capability. These were linked together forming a chain for the video from the ISS. It had a downlink signal of 2395 MHz and was streamed live on the British Amateur TV Club server seamlessly, using Multi viewer technology which selects the strongest signal.

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‘Base to Hams: Field Day this Weekend . . . Over’:

Ham radio enthusiasts in Gisborne will take part in a nationwide test of emergency field and emergency radio operations in simulated “adverse” conditions this weekend. The national emergency radio operations event was named in honour of Gisborne radio operator Jock White. It is held every year in the last weekend in February. “The Jock White field day was named after Jock (call sign ZL2GX) to recognise more than 40 years of his involvement with the NZART (NZ Association of Radio Transmitters) contest and awards,” said Gisborne spokesman Phill Dodds. “The field day tests organisation, radio operation, co-operation and helps to form an effective team of radio operators around the district and country. The teams can be as competitive or as social as they like. “In our case the Gisborne Branch of NZART operates at the social end of the spectrum but there is always work for all — spouses/partners, visitors and prospective members.” NZART AREC (Amateur Radio Emergency Communications) is the public service arm of NZART.

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