ISS contact on The TODAY Show
NBC TODAY Show reporter Harry Smith covers a PA high school contact with the space station. What’s nice about this is that you can tell that it’s really a professional production.
Somaiya students’ amateur radio satellite takes to the skies
[MUMBAI] An amateur radio satellite created by students and named ‘Somaiya Beliefsat-0’ was successfully launched on New Year’s Eve at 9.10 am from Sriharikota’s premier launch pad. The satellite serves as a payload on the PSLV-C58 mission’s PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) platform.
With the launch of the satellite, Somaiya Beliefsat-0 pays tribute to 100 years of the HAM radio in India and endeavours to succeed its predecessor. “HAMSAT was decommissioned in 2016,” said Umesh Shinde, the faculty coordinator for the mission. “Now Somaiya Beliefsat-0, positioned in a 350-km orbit with a 9.6-degree inclination, is set to become a crucial player in the realm of global amateur radio.”
ESARC Participates in Emergency Preparedness Exercise
[VIRGINIA] The Eastern Shore Amateur Radio Club participated in an emergency communications preparedness exercise on December 13, 2023. The exercise, known as a “Shelter Test,” involved setting up and operating emergency radio communications using amateur (ham) radio to communicate with similar operations throughout the county.
The club coordinated its December 2023 Shelter Test from the Accomack County Emergency Operations Center (“EOC”), on Beacon Road, Melfa (near the airport) and from the Northampton County EOC in Eastville.
From the Emergency Operations Centers, the radio operators established reliable communications between the two county EOCS and with several of the locations that will be used as shelters in times of emergency on the Eastern Shore. In the event of a hurricane, or other major disaster, the counties have established several shelters located around the counties. These are locations where residents could go for food, medical care and short-term housing. See graphic for Accomack County shelter map which is available on the Accomack County Web Site or the Hurricane Preparedness Guide on Shoredailynews.com.
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