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Region 1 Virtual General Conference to begin Sunday
· Events, General Conference, Spectrum · Sylvain, F4GKR

The IARU Region 1 General Conference, originally scheduled to take place in Novi Sad, Serbia, is taking place online, starting Sunday.

Taking advantage of online access, well over 200 delegates and observers have registered from nearly 50 national societies. Nearly 90 papers are scheduled for discussion. The conference will be formally opened by IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH.

Discussions will take place in four main streams: Organisational and Administrative, HF, VHF+ and EMC. Additional stream meetings will cover spectrum, regulatory and political relations issues and youth initiatives.

Speaking before the Conference starts, IARU Region 1 President Don Beattie, G3BJ, said “It is disappointing that we will not be meeting in-person but in these uncertain times, modern technology gives us the opportunity to conduct our business remotely. I am looking forward to a constructive and wide-ranging set of discussions about many of the challenges facing Amateur Radio today. We also intend to hold an in-person event in 2021 which will address, in a workshop environment, some key aspects of amateur radio’s future.”

A day-by-day report of the proceedings at the Conference will be published throughout the coming week, beginning Sunday evening.

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Cuban Radio Amateurs activate for Tropical Storm ‘Delta’
· Emergency Comms · Greg, G0DUB

Cesar Pio Santos HR2P relayed news from the FRC of Cuba that they will be activating their emergency communications networks ready for the arrival of Tropical Storm ‘Delta’. The networks will be active from 1400UTC listening on the frequencies: 7110 kHz and 7120 kHz day and night; as well as at frequencies 3720 kHz and 3740 kHz at night. Clear frequencies would be appreciated to allow any emergency traffic.

Info HR2P and CO2JC.

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CAMSAT: CAS-7A launch postponed until May
· HF · admin

CAMSAT says the CAS-7A launch has been postponed until next May, as ARRL reports. “Because of COVID-19, many things have been delayed,” says CAMSAT’s Alan Kung, BA1DU. He said an announcement would be made closer to the announced launches.

CAMSAT said last spring that CAS-7A would launch in mid-September; the launch has been postponed multiple times since first announced. 

CAS-7A will be placed into a sun-synchronous orbit with an inclination of 98 degrees at 500 kilometers above Earth. The transponders will have a bandwidth of 30 kHz. According to the IARU amateur satellite frequency coordination page, the HF/HF linear transponder will uplink on 15 meters — 21.245 to 21.275 MHz, and downlink on 10 meters — 29.435 to 29.465 MHz. A CW beacon will transmit on 29.425 MHz. The HF/UHF transponder will uplink at 21.3125 to 21.3275 MHz, and downlink at 435.3575 to 435.3725 MHz. A CW beacon for that transponder will transmit on 435.430 MHz.

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