Month: June 2021
Professor Emeritus Gordon Pettengill (W1OUN), radio astronomy pioneer, dies at 95
Gordon Hemenway Pettengill ’48, MIT professor emeritus of planetary physics in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), former director of the MIT Center for Space Research, and […]
MIR-SAT1, Mauritius first satellite to be launched on 3 June 2021
Space in Africa reports that Mauritius’ first satellite, MIR-SAT1, is booked to be dispatched on Thursday, 3 June, locally available a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket dispatching the CRS2 SpX-22 mission […]
EASAT-2 and Hades launch delayed again
EASAT-2 and Hades, the interchanges satellites for radio novices worked by AMSAT-EA, won’t be dispatched in June with SpaceX as arranged, as the FAA (the American Aviation Administration) has dismissed […]
Linking La Crosse, Wisconsin and Ireland via Amateur Radio
La Crosse is a city on the Mississippi River, in western Wisconsin in the USA and this year in mid-August they will hold their sixteenth yearly Irish fest. What’s distinctive […]
Italy Special Event by U1GSC Amateur Radio Club
Individuals from the 4U1GSC Amateur Radio Club are currently dynamic as 4U29MAY from the UN Global Service Center in Brindisi, Italy, until June 30th. Action is to observe “Worldwide Day […]
Lessons Learned From A Derecho!
Jan 26, 2021 •
As a new Ham John, KE0ZOW found himself and his community in a severe weather event, know as a Derecho. The heavy wind event brought down power and communications a […]
Communication breaks down in High River
Jan 26, 2021 •
The town of High River is no stranger to flooding, but in 2013, there were communications break down in the region as water continued to flow. Vince had his orders […]
The Challenges Facing Ham Radio During A Search & Rescue Operation
Jan 26, 2021 •
As a working cowboy, he vanished from the Merritt area and his is abandoned horse was found fully saddled on a forest service road northwest of the city two days […]
What was The Last Wireless Message On The Doomed Titanic?
Feb 17, 2021 • 45:12
At 12:15 AM on April 15, 1912, a message rang out across the Atlantic: “CQD MGY 41.46 N 50.24 W.” The message, sent by a Marconi radio operator, came from […]
A Winter Storm Didn't Stop Texas Hams
Feb 25, 2021 • 12:28
The February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm, also unofficially referred to as Winter Storm Uri, was a major winter and ice storm that had widespread impacts across the United […]
When disaster strikes in the UK, they call on Raynet.
Mar 3, 2021 • 21:09
Today in the Last Wire Podcast, we’re joined with Tom, (M7GMZ). Who’s part of the South Wiltshire Raynet in the United Kingdom. His group is part of a volunteer communication […]
A New Ham's Trial By Fire!
Apr 13, 2021 • 15:53
While Ed W4EMB, was still station in Iraq, he studied Ham radio while he could, between missions. Little did he know that when he got back and wrote his amateur […]
Why does this Emergency Amateur Radio group remain largely unknown?
Apr 21, 2021 • 19:30
The Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) is a Defense Department-sponsored civilian auxiliary of amateur radio operators that actively supports military operations. While the USA Defence Department will employ amateur radio […]
Wildfires Shut Down Communications
Jan 26, 2021 •
On this episode of The Last Wire Podcast, we are joined with Myles, VE7FSR. On this show, we will learn about the 2017 wildfires that displaced thousands of residents in […]