rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig) (05/23/84)
qst de k9eui hr arrl bulletin nr 38 from arrl headquarters newington ct may 18, 1984 to all radio amateurs bt space shuttle audio from the sts 41d mission will be retransmitted by the goddard amateur radio club, wa3nan, beginning approximately one hour before launch time and continuing until the shuttle lands. the launch of the discovry is scheduled for 8 am edt on june 19. interested persons in the washington, dc, area will be able to listen to shuttle communications on 147.45 mhz. garc will also transmit shuttle audio on a maximum of three hf frequencies at a time, using 3860, 7185, 14295, 21390 and 28650 khz. the primary frequency will be 3860 khz. the retransmissions will be intermittent as dictated by the astronauts sleep schedule, loss of signal, los, or acquisition of signal, aos, and wa3nan operator scheduling. there is no amateur radio activity scheduled for this mission ar
rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig) (06/04/85)
qst de k9eui hr arrl bulletin nr 38 from arrl headquarters newington ct june 3, 1985 to all radio amateurs bt fcc has proposed to allow f2a telegraphy on amateur frequencies between 29.5 and 29.7 mhz. the fcc released the notice of proposed rulemaking in docket 85 168 on may 31, 1985. the commissions action comes as a result of an arrl petition requesting fm telegraphy in the 10 meter repeater subband so that fm repeaters could identify in that mode. the commission invites comments concerning adverse effects of the proposal. comments must be filed by august 14. details will appear in the arrl letter and qst ar