Archive for October 1, 2007

Satellite Shorts From All Over

October 1, 2007 by kb3ljm.

  • Make your room reservations for the 2007 AMSAT Space Symposium in Pittsburgh as soon as possible. Any rooms that have not been reserved by October 8th will be released to the hotel. For the reservation code, go to the AMSAT website and click on the left hand side - AMSAT Symposium. If you have any problems making a reservation, please call Martha in the ASMAST office at (301-589-6062).
  • Drew, KO4MA, AMSAT VP Operations reminds AO-51 users that its time to again submit your mode requests for the month of October. Please submit them to ao51-modes@amsat.org as soon as possible.
  • Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, ARRL Assistant Manager, Membership & Volunteer Programs Department wrote this week, “After review, ARRL will permit contacts through the ISS (Earth - ISS - Earth) to be counted towards satellite endorsement for WAS and DXCC. This applies to contacts made via the onboard repeater equipment provided that the equipment does not hold and re-transmit information. Contacts with the ISS do not receive any award credit. Further information will be available on the LoTW website.” See: http://www.arrl.org/lotw/
  • Masa, JN1GKZ has an FO-29 Operation Schedule page at:
    http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm

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Redeem Those Soon-to-Expire International Reply Coupons

October 1, 2007 by kb3ljm.

If you have old US-issued International Reply Coupons (IRCs), they can still be redeemed, but you need to do it very soon. IRCs issued prior to 2002 (the old small ones) can be redeemed for one penny less than the issue (stamped) price, and must be redeemed by October 10. IRCs with an expiration date of December 31, 2006 can also be redeemed for one penny less than the issue price; these must be submitted to the post office by September 1, 2008. All non-US stamped IRCs issued prior to December 31, 2006 are non-redeemable. For more information, please refer to US Postal Bulletin 22215 (pages 28 and 57), dated September 13, 2007. — The Daily DX

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