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Skiff Lake VE9IRG off air

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2019/08/27 - 21:23

The Skiff Lake repeater VE9IRG (145.370) is off the air locally. However, it will re-transmit input audio to other repeaters when linked. Repairs are expected in the near future, but no date has yet been established.

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Looking back at the Apollo 11 landing radio transmissions

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2019/07/14 - 12:04

Were you around 50 years ago for the historic landing of Apollo 11 on the moon?

Radio communications played a vital role in the mission. When seconds count and the station you are talking to is a couple hundred thousand miles away, the importance of the "ABC's" of radio comms become clear - Accuracy, Brevity and Clarity. The mission used ground-breaking voice and data communications methods that many radio amateurs use today. (By the way, the radios used on Apollo were supplied by Collins!)

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