[South Florida DX Association] CQ Current News Update

[WILLIAM MARX]

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ARISSat-1  
Should Be On the Air Today  
   
The ARISSat-1 satellite was supposed to have been turned on from inside the 
International Space Station at 0600 UTC today (April 12), according to AMSAT, 
and should be in operation until at least 1030 UTC tomorrow (April 13). As of 
this time, however, there is no confirmation that the satellite has been 
activated. The activation was scheduled to mark the 50th anniversary -- today -- 
of the first manned space flight on April 12, 1961, by Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. 
ARISSat-1 is currently aboard the International Space Station awaiting a 
hand-launch in the summer.  

According to the ARISSat-1 website, once the satellite is activated, "the 
145.950 MHz FM downlink will transmit messages (in) a continuous sequence, one 
of which is the Gagarin-to-ground station conversation, famous "Poyekhali" 
(Let's Go!) from Yuri Gagarin from Earth orbit. This downlink frequency will 
also transmit spoken telemetry, SSTV images, and pre-recorded messages of 
goodwill."
 
 
Correction to Florida QSO Party ContestDates    

 The Contest Calendar in the Aprilissue of CQ incorrectly listed the dates for 
this year's  
Florida QSO Party as April 23-24. While the contest is normally held on the 4th 
full weekend in April, this year the sponsors chose to move it a week later -- 
April 30-May 1 -- in order to avoid a conflict with Easter.
  
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