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02/25/2010 | FCC Allows Robotic Device in Amateur Band
In January 2008, a company called ReconRobotics filed a request with the FCC for a waiver of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules with respect to the Recon Scout -- a remote-controlled, maneuverable surveillance robot designed for use in areas that may be to
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12/21/2009 | Chinese Satellite XW-1 Receives OSCAR Designation
Less than one week after China’s first Amateur Radio satellite -- XW-1 -- was successfully launched, AMSAT has designated it Hope-OSCAR 68, or HO-68. “Amateur Radio Operators around the world have received beacon sig
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10/20/2009 | IARU Administrative Council Adopts Preliminary WRC-12 Positions
The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held its annual meeting on October 17-18, 2009 in Christchurch, New Zealand and took the following 16 actions.
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07/29/2009 | FUNcube Cubesat Project Announced
AMSAT-UK has announced a new amateur satellite project -- FUNcube -- an educational single cubesat project that features a 435-145 MHz linear transponder for SSB/CW operation. According to AMSAT-UK, FUNcube will "enthuse and educate" young peopl
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05/22/2008 | New Amateur Radio Satellite Receives OSCAR Designation
Earlier this week, Bill Tynan, W3XO, announced that Amateur Radio satellite Delfi C-3 has been issued an OSCAR number: Delfi-C3 OSCAR-64 or Dutch OSCAR-64. The shortened version of either of these two designations is DO-64.
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03/06/2008 | AMSAT Announces Plans for 2008Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation launches into 2008.
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