Despite efforts to keep the flagging VUSat OSCAR-52 (VO-52) Amateur Radio satellite in operation for a while longer, ground controllers have yielded to the nearly decade-old spacecraft’s failing technology and have permanently taken it out of service. Launched into low Earth orbit in 2005, the VO-52 microsatellite carried two Amateur Radio transponders for SSB and CW. B.A. “Mani” Subramani, VU2…
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SV2DOF’s APRS with APRS/CE 1.02, a PDA (windows mobile 6) and a Kenwood TM-D700E working through a bluetooth to serial dongle. It’s a FireFly Bluetooth Serial Adapter (RN-240F) from Roving Networks See (unfortunately in greek) at users.pie.sch.gr a hires photo and links Same configuration and ext. battery power (4×1.2V NiMH) worked OK with a Kenwood TH-D7E
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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
This week, Surfin’ discovers that WWV has a new voice — and she is digital.
Time and frequency radio station WWV recently switched to a digital female voice for its 18th minute of the hour geophysical alert broadcasts. A text-to-speech engine from NeoSpeech generates the new voice “Kate,” which was chosen for its clarity and consistency.
The new voice is…
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