Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 04 2020 02:22:07

BREAK HERE:

Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including 
the K6TZ repeater, in Santa Barbara, California, on Wednesdays at
7pm Pacific Time.

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STUDENTS CHALLENGED TO BUILD CUBESATS

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Now here's a challenging homework assignment some
young hams might just be impatient to get started on. Neil Rapp,
WB9VPG, explains.

NEIL: The start of the school year heralds the beginning of CTE
Mission: CubeSat, a national challenge from the United States
Department of Education, asking students to design and build CubeSat
prototypes. The multi-phase exercise is designed to help students
develop technical skills for careers in the space research industry,
and related fields. Schools are being asked to form teams, and develop
a mission proposal, which needs to be submitted no later than October
16th. Teams should submit their information online, with school
information, project proposal, details about the team, and a
description of the learning outcomes expected. For support, students
and teachers can refer to the CubeSat resource hub on the challenge
website.

Phase 2 of the challenge runs from January to May 2021, and as many as
five finalists will be chosen from the first phase to participate in
next year's activities. Finalists will each receive a portion of the
$25,000 cash prize pool, and a variety of kits used in satellite
development, along with related hardware and software.

Up for the challenge? Visit ctemissioncubesat dot com. That's
ctemissioncubesat - that's one word! - dot com. (ctemissioncubesat.com)
A virtual information session was held online on September 1st, but
there are more details online. Recognizing the difficult conditions
under which schools must operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, the
department says it acknowledges schools' needs for flexibility in this
collaborative effort.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.

(AMSAT)

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AUSTRIAN AMATEUR CLUB GETS READY FOR FIELD DAY

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In Austria, radio amateurs are preparing for a big
Field Day event, that will include a display of some of their favorite
equipment. Ed Durrant, DD5LP, has that story.

ED: Some amateurs in Austria are going ahead with their plans for a
Field Day on Saturday, the 12th of September. Amateur Radio Club
Gmunden will be hosting their event in Vochdorf, and expect to be on
the air starting at 10am local time. Hams wanting to be a part of
the event are asked to let the club know, by contacting Alfred, OE5CTL,
for pre-planning details. His address is S E N (dot) A (dot) brunbauer
(at) A O N (dot) AT (sen.a.brunbauer@aon.at).

According to the club website, the Field Day will also be an opportunity
for radio enthusiasts to have their radio equipment on display, ranging
from home-brew transceivers to mobile antennas.

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

(AMATEUR RADIO CLUB GMUNDEN)

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SPECIAL EVENT MARKS BATTLE OF BRITAIN ANNIVERSARY

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In the UK, hams are on the air, giving a history lesson
about the Battle of Britain, which was 80 years ago this month. Jeremy
Boot, G4NJH, tells us more.

JEREMY: September is under way, and so is a special event station,
GB80BOB, marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. It's
on the air until the 28th of the month, with hams from the Royal Air
Force Amateur Radio Society, commemorating the conflict that took place
between July and October of 1940.

The activation will include operation on the 15th of September, which
in 1940, was proclaimed Battle of Britain Day, and marks the RAF
Fighter Command's victory over the German Luftwaffe.

Because COVID-19 restrictions are still in effect, radio operators
will be on the air from their homes, thanks to Ofcom relaxing its rules
around special event station locations. Visit the Royal Air Force
Amateur Radio Society website, for a complete list of operators, and
the postcode locations from which they are operating. The website is
located at rafars dot org. (rafars.org)

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

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