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Chewing the rag with India’s Ham Radio operators – Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Chewing the rag with India's Ham Radio operators
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
A retired engineer, Avari began to play around with ham radios in the 80s in Mumbai, and he tells us that on clear days one can chat with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, though it's only possible at very specific times. "The …

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India’s VO-52 Satellite Goes Dark

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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