Skynet 4-18-20 “The NASA Twins Study: The Kelly Astronauts” 9PM CT

scott-kelly-twinSKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “NASA Twins Study: The Kelly Astronauts”

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Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“This Island Earth” (1955)

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Tech Net news 04-18-2020

iaruThe next Lecture and Lab will take place one week from today, and it isn’t cancelled—it will be a virtual event, focusing on using digital modes like FT8 and FT4. The Lab will take place at 11:00 am on Saturday, April 25th. Please see our post about virtual meeting information for instructions on how to participate.

Today is World Amateur Radio Day. I’ve hope you’ve been on the air having fun!

The contest calendar has quite a few entries for this week and this weekend, but please not that Texas State Parks on the Air has been cancelled. Instead, you could try your hand at the RSGB Hope QSO Party, still ongoing, or the Michigan or Ontario QSO Parties. If you’re a new ham or you’ve never made an SSB contact before, the ARRL SSB Rookie Roundup will be taking place tomorrow. Please note that in-person mentoring is strongly discouraged.

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