[CTSARA] Fw: [GNARC] EME Media Opportunity

[Franklyn A. Ballentine, jr]

I think at the VHF conference next week, they're going to try to
listen to Aricibo
kb1qzh

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Jon Perelstein <jperelst at yahoo.com> wrote:
> was "A really easy Media Hit for you to get"
>
> Anybody do any EME stuff and want to get in the news??
>
> Jon
> KB1QBZ
>
> --- On Wed, 4/7/10, JK <jkolin at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> From: JK <jkolin at optonline.net>
> Subject: [GNARC] A really easy Media Hit for you to get
> To: "Distribution 1GNARC" <gnarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 11:54 AM
>
> Do we have any VHF enthusiasts that can  set up a demo in Norwalk area and
> invite the press?
>
> Jay   NE2Q
>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 11:08 AM
> Subject: [pr:10733] A really easy Media Hit for you to get
>
>
> Here's a very easy media hit activity!  Fill in the blanks, send it to local
> TV, radio and newspapers, listen for the signals and have fun while showing
> off Amateur Radio.
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> Ham Radio at Arecibo to bounce signals off the moon
>      Local hams will try to talk back.
>
> The huge Arecibo radio telescope will be used by Amateur Radio operators
> (often called "hams") April 16-18 to bounce signals off the moon and back to
> Earth where people around the world can receive them.  The Arecibo
> Observatory Amateur Radio Club will put the 1000-foot radio telescope on the
> air using the frequency of 432 MHz, commonly used by hams for regional
> communications.   Using the FCC callsign of KP4AO their signal can be heard
> with only a small hand-held directional antenna pointed at the moon and a
> good ham radio receiver.
>
> Radio amateurs will also be able to bounce signals back off the moon to
> Arecibo using voice and Morse code.  For this, the hams will only need about
> 100 watts of power and a slightly larger (15dBi) antenna.
>
> This coincides with the International Amateur Radio Union's "World Amateur
> Radio Day" on April 18th.
>
> The scheduled times of Arecibo's operations are:
>
> April 16:  1645 - 1930 UTC
> April 17:  1740 - 2020 UTC
> April 18:  1840 - 2125 UTC
>
>
> In   ___your town_____  the  __________ Amateur Radio Club will be
> monitoring the moon bounce signals at ___location___  from
> _____time/day_____.   If conditions permit, they will also attempt to bounce
> a signal off the moon back through space to KP4AO.   Club members will be
> available to explain the activity and technologies involved to the public.
> For more information, contact __call____ at arrl.net .
>
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> Allen G. Pitts,  W1AGP
> Media & Public Relations Manager
>
> ARRL, the national association for Amateur RadioT
> 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA
> Telephone: (860) 594-0328
> APitts at arrl.org
>
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