Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Oct 28 2021 21:25:02

BREAK HERE: 

Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio 
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including 
the VK8MA 2-meter repeater in Australia's Northern Territory on 
Sundays at 7 p.m. local time.

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ALL EYES ON WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S FIRST HOMEMADE CUBESAT

DON/ANCHOR: In Western Australia, all eyes are on the state's 
first homemade Cubesat. John Williams, VK4JJW, tells us what 
happens next.

JOHN: Students at Curtin University in Western Australia proudly 
watched as their homemade satellite, Binar-1, was sent into Low 
Earth Orbit from the ISS in early October. Now the Cubesat has 
other work to do.

Ben Hartig, Binar's program manager, said that the amateur radio 
community is expected to make use of the satellite on the UHF 
frequencies between 430 MHz and 440 MHz. Students will also be 
listening and decoding signals the satellite is sending to 
determine the satellite's location and performance. The satellite, 
which has two cameras on board, is circling Earth once every hour 
and a half at a distance of 400 kilometres, or nearly 250 miles, 
above the Earth.
  
Phil Bland, director of the university's Space Science and 
Technology Centre, said that as Western Australia's first 
homegrown spacecraft, Binar-1 has a key role in the centre's space 
programme, which includes getting six more satellites launched 
during the next 18 months.

A statement on the BinarSpace website declares its mission. It 
says [quote]: "As Western Australia's first spacecraft, this marks 
the start of our state's journey into space. The use of amateur 
frequencies on this satellite forms the backbone of an exciting 
opportunity to engage the community and STEM students. Our 
outreach program aims to inspire bold projects in space 
exploration." [endquote]

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW.

(PHYS.ORG, BINAR SPACE WEBSITE)

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RADIO CLUB ARGENTINO MARKS CENTENNIAL WITH SPECIAL EVENT

DON/ANCHOR: The world's third amateur radio association marked its 
centennial on the 21st of October. Listen on the air for special 
event station L21RCA -- and listen to this report from Jason Daniels,
VK2LAW.

JASON: Members of the Radio Club Argentino have a number of 
reasons to be proud. The national amateur radio society of 
Argentina was the sole Latin American organisation to be in Paris 
in 1925 when the International Amateur Radio U nion was created. 
When the IARU's Region 2 came into being, the radio society had a 
presence in Mexico City in 1964 and became a part of that historic 
moment. The Argentine radio society turns 100 years old this year 
and its web page offers a retrospective in photographs of its 
evolution over the years.

Licenced Hams aren't the only radio enthusiasts who can enjoy 
being part of this year's big celebration. The society's 
Centennial Certificate Program has opened its awards program to 
shortwave listeners as well. For information on how to qualify, 
visit the link in the text version of this week's newscast at 
arnewsline.org

[PRINT ONLY, DO NOT READ: https://www.lu4aa.org/wp/certificado-
del-centenario-para-radioescuchas/  ]

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW. 

DON/ANCHOR: According to association secretary Carlos Beviglia, 
LU1BCE, special event station L21RCA had already made more than 
100,000 QSOs by October 25th.

(RADIO CLUB ARGENTINO, CARLOS BEVIGLIA, LU1BCE)
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