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Chinese Satellite with HF Transponder

Two new Chinese CAMSAT amateur radio satellites, CAS-7A and CAS-7C, are scheduled for launch on September 15. CAS-7A is a 27 kg microsat with a transponder for 15 m / 10 m and other features. The frequencies were planned in cooperation with IARU. In H/T mode the uplink is in the range of 2̶1̶ ̶2̶4̶5̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶2̶1̶ ̶2̶7̶5̶ ̶k̶H̶z 21 395 to 21 425 kHz and the downlink in the range of 29 435 to 29 465 kHz. The CW beacon transmits on 29 425 kHz. [more]

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VHF Newsletter 85

Newsletter 85 is out, mainly about preparing our upcoming conference in Novi Sad, the start of a working group about the 50MHz bandplanning and contest logs exchange. These items will be surely topics that needs to be discussed on our next General Conference.

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UK 5 MHz beacon to close

It has been announced that the 5 MHz (60m) beacon GB3WES at Westmorland IO84qn on 5.290 MHz will close down on March 11, 2020, when its Notice of Variation (NoV) expires.

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France: 60m Allocation

Since today the French YLs/OM are officially allowed to operate on 60m (5351,5 to 5366,5 kHz, allocated secondarily to amateur radio service in Regions 1 and 2, max. radiated power 15 W EIRP). Congratulations to our French radio friends. 

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