D-Star ONE is the first private German CubeSat and the first ever D-Star communication spacecraft worldwide. D-Star ONE launch date is November 28, 2017
Month: November 2017
Skynet 11-25-17 Soviet Space – Continued & Constellation Camelopardalis 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “The Soviet Space Program – Continued” and “Tour of the Constellation Camelopardalis”
Net Control: Billye KF5PDS
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“Blast from the Past” (1999)
Tech Net News 11-25-2017. Gobble Gobble!
The contest calendar for this weekend has a big event on it: the CQ WW DX CW contest! It’s going on right now.
Richard Bartlett, KE6LOU, a former PSO for the DARC, has become a Silent Key.
Don’t forget: check your email for a message with the subject “Ballot for 2018 Ballot for DARC Officers – REVISED”. Vote for your 2018 officers and directors!
AO-91 (Fox-1B), our newest amateur radio cubesat, is open for business!
SKYWARN recognition day is coming up on December 1st and 2nd. There’s a webinar to help you find out more about it.
Did you like NPOTA? Do you like SOTA? There’s a new -OTA coming on December 11th: NASA on the Air!
We have one more big public service event in our area this year: the Dallas Marathon. It’s on Sunday, December 10th, and more than a hundred hams will be helping to make the event a success! Email Bob, W5BJ or John, N5TIM at arrl.net to volunteer.
Richard Bartlett KE6LOU – SK
It is with great sadness that I share with you the passing of Richard Bartlett KE6LOU, due to a heart issue.
Richard was a past member of the Dallas Amateur Radio Club and past Public Service Officer for several years.
I first met Richard at the Red Hot Chili Peppers Run many years ago. Richard was great with sharing tips as how to work as a volunteer radio operator during an event. As I got to know Richard more, he share his information with us on documents he had put together as Public Service Officer some of which we still use today.
Our thoughts go out to his family and friends!
’73 KE6LOU, Richard you will be missed!
Tech Net News 11-18-2017
There’s a popular contest going on right now. The SSB part of the ARRL November Sweepstakes is in progress; see if you can join in!
As always, don’t forget to sign up for Turkey Trot if you haven’t already—it’s almost too late, and don’t forget that the DARC officer elections for 2018 are going on now, using an email that you should find in your inbox.
Our newest amateur radio satellite, Fox-1B, is now orbiting the earth and undergoing checkout, before being declared operational and made available to amateurs around the world.
In the world of science:
The 2018 Leonid meteor shower is now in progress! There’s lots to see, even if you won’t be able to see them from above.
Skynet 11-18-17 “JPL: The Mariner Missions” & Constellation “Auriga” 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “JPL: The Mariner Missions” and “Tour of the Constellation Auriga”
Net Control: Kelley K5KTX
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“Soylent Green” (1973)
Dallas Pi SIG Meeting Nov 2017
On Saturday Nov 18, 2017 from 10am – 3pm the Dallas Pi Special Interest Group meeting will be held at the Synergy Park North (SPN) building at University of Texas at Dallas
2018 DARC Voting Ballot
Check your e-mail!
The electronic ballot for DARC Officers was sent out Friday night to the e-mail address we have on file for you.
The e-mail is from DARC Elections Subject: [DARC] Ballot for 2018 Ballot for DARC Officers – REVISED HamLineOnline
Select the link in the email an do your responsibility > VOTE! DO IT NOW BEFORE YOU FORGET!
Your Nominating Committee
Tech Net News 11-11-2017
The contest calendar is fairly quiet, but the 10-10 International Fall Digital QSO Party is going on, if you’d like to try for a 10-meter opening. The ARRL November Sweepstakes will be having their phone contest next weekend.
Electronic officer elections are now in progress for the DARC. Look for an email entitled “Ballot for 2018 Ballot for DARC Officers – REVISED.”
Don’t forget to sign up for Turkey Trot!
And one fun bit of amateur radio news that’s tickled my fancy: if it’s made of metal, it’s an antenna! You can buy aluminum foil on small islands where you can’t buy wire, as this ham in Hong Kong found out.
Skynet 11-11-17 The Skylab-Saylut Mission & Constellation Cetus the Whale 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “The Skylab-Saylut Mission” and “Tour of the Constellation Cetus the Whale”
Net Control: Tom KE5ICX
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“Rocketship X-M” (1950)
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