World Radio Communication Conference (WRC-12) available live on internet Watch 4U1ITU as 4U1WRC

Station personnel at 4U1ITU -- the Amateur Radio station at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva, Switzerland -- have installed a webcam in the station, allowing anyone with an Internet connection to view live happenings at the station. 4U1ITU will be signing as 4U1WRC during the 2012 World Radio Communication Conference (WRC-12), which runs through February 17. The station will revert back to 4U1ITU just in time for the ARRL International DX CW Contest, scheduled for February 18-19.

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Watch 4U1ITU | Special Event Callsign 4U1WRC

RS-39 Chibis-M deploys tonight

RS-39 will be deployed at around 23:18:30 UT on Tuesday, January 24, and radio amateurs are asked to send reception reports.

RS-39 has CW beacons on 435.315 and 435.215 MHz that can be received directly by schools and colleges for educational outreach purposes.

The team of RS-39 will very much appreciate any reception reports of “Chibis-M”. Special attention is requested for the first orbits as these are outside of control stations for “Chibis-M”. Each report will be confirmed by special QSL card. The email address is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

It will be worth checking the AMSAT Bulletin Board (AMSAT-BB) around the expected time of deployment for the very latest news. The 48-hour archive of the AMSAT-BB is at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/amsat-bb/48hour/threads.html or you can join the bulletin board at http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/maillist.php

RS-39 Chibis-M information: http://www.uk.amsat.org/3910

HAM WORKSHOP & MEETING INVITATION

DISASTER COMMUNICAION REPEATER CLUB (VU2RYM) RAJAPALAYAM-626117 CORDIALLY INVITES ALL FOR HAM WORKSHOP AND HAM MEET

ORGANIZERS: DISASTER COMMUNICAION REPEATER CLUB (VU2RYM) AND M/s MICRONOVA (P) LTD, BANGALORE. INDIA.

VENUE: ASIATIC TECHNICAL R&D CENTRE, c/o ASIATIC I.T.S, 82/269, SANKARAN KOIL ROAD, RAJAPALAYM (Tamil Nadu)

WORKSHOP DATES: 23, 24 & 25 January 2012.

WORKSHOP TIME: 10 AM to 5 PM