Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Jan 27 2022 19:51:14

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, from the Maldives, listen for Henry, LU4DXU, 
operating as 8Q7AH between February 8th and 15th. Henry will be using 
various HF bands. QSL direct to his home callsign.

Listen for Mathias, DL4MM, active as P4/DL4MM from Aruba  until the 2nd 
of February. He will be on various HF bands, focusing on the lower bands 
and 30, 17 and 12 metres. Mathias will be using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via 
DL4MM, direct or via the Bureau Club-Log or LoTW. Listen for him in the 
CQ 160m CW Contest on January 28th through the 30th, where he will be 
using the callsign P40AA.

Alex, OE3DMA, will be operating as OE19AAW from Altenburg, Austria 
during the 19th Antarctic Activity Week taking place between February 
21st and 27th. Send QSLs to his normal callsign.

Listen for Thaire, W2APF, on the air as VP2MDX from Montserrat Island 
until February 18th. Listen on 80-10 metres for Thaire using CW and SSB. 
Send QSLs to his home callsign. 

If you've been chasing operators in Italy for the WRTC Award, this 
scheme resets every month. With the start of February, you have a chance 
to work all the Italian special event WRTC stations again starting 
February 1st and see how far up the monthly ranking tables you can get. 
Full details are in the rules at WRTC2022.IT.

(OHIO PENN DX)

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KICKER: NO MORE 'PI' IN THE SKY FOR 'ED AND IZZY'

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Our final story is about a changing of the guard, of 
sorts, aboard the International Space Station. Ed Durrant, DD5LP, tells 
us what's been happening up there.

ED: After nearly six years of loyal service, Ed and Izzy have been told 
their services are no longer needed. European Space Agency astronaut 
Matthias Maurer KI5KFH / DP0ISS broke the news to them recently aboard 
the International Space Station where the two AstroPi computers have 
operated for a half-dozen years. Matthias completed the installation of 
their replacements, which had been brought to the ISS in December on 
board a Falcon 9 supply rocket.

The units comprise Raspberry Pi 4 Model B hardware, a 12.3MP camera, and 
a range of sensors. The AstroPi units are capable of uploading code 
submissions from two programs: Mission Zero and Mission Space Lab, both 
of which are used to nurture students' coding skills. The new units have 
greater capacity than Ed and Izzy and are expected to outperform them 
dramatically.

Now, this changing-of-the-guard should have come as no surprise to Ed 
and Izzy, who were originally installed on the ISS by British ESA 
astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB0ISS. The ESA gave a very public preview 
of their replacements in September of last year, calling the 
replacements essential - adding that the original batteries were due to 
expire soon.

There was no word as to whether Ed and Izzy would be given a formal 
farewell or even offered severance pay. The names of the new AstroPis
have yet to be disclosed.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP.

(SOUTHGATE)

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Ohio, saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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