Recent News
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09/07/2016 | ISS Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, Breaks Time-on-Station Record
NASA astronaut and International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, and two of his space station crewmates have returned safely to Earth, following Williams’ US record-breaking mission aboard the ISS.
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09/07/2016 | Mexican Emergency Communication Net Activates for Newton
The FMRE (Federación Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores) Emergency Communication Net activated as Hurricane Newton, now a tropical storm, approached the Baja California peninsula.
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09/06/2016 | Gold! NPOTA Activation Set from Alaska’s Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
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09/06/2016 | SpaceX Falcon 9 Failure Prompts Postponement of Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D Integration
As a consequence of the September 1 explosion of a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle during a “static fire” test, AMSAT has announced that the planned integration of Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D on the Spaceflight SHERPA platform would be postponed.
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09/06/2016 | Two Hams among Three International Space Station Crew Members Returning to Earth
Two radio amateurs are among the three International Space Station (ISS) crew members returning to Earth today.
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09/03/2016 | SKYWARN, ARES Stand Down, as Hurricane Lester Passes North of Hawaiian Islands
The SKYWARN and ARES activations for Hurricane Lester now have been cancelled.
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09/02/2016 | Tropical Storm Hermine Gains Attention on the Eastern Seaboard, Hurricane Watch Net Secures
Amateur Radio Emergency Service and weather-spotting volunteers remain ready if needed as Tropical storm Hermine continues to make its way up the US Eastern Seaboard.
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09/02/2016 | A New QST QuickStats Poll Has Been Posted
Cast your votes today!
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