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Satellite Tracking Apps and Info

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John Salmi, KB1MGI, writes on the PART of Westford mailing list:   Heavens Above app <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.heavens_above.viewer&hl=en_US> (The Heavens Above app lists satellite frequencies, but not PL tones; most PL tones are 67.0) The Ultimate Guide to Working Ham Radio Satellites <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAE8NiJ6tGA> SatSat is a satellite tracking software <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/satsat/id1017063968> Ham Radio Deluxe Satellite Communications for Amateur Radio Operators <https://www.hamradiodeluxe.com/features/sattrack/> -John, KB1MGI  

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Affiliated Clubs / Field Day / Operating

Boston ARC Field Day at Bare Cove Fire Museum, Hingham, June 22-23, 2019

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Joe Chapman, NV1W, writes in the June issue of BARC’s The Sparc: Field Day is less than two weeks away, on June 22 and 23, and as usual, [the Boston Amateur Radio Club] will be operating from the Bare Cove Fire Museum in Hingham. This is a high point of the year for me and for many other BARC members as well. If you’ve never been to Field Day before, consider joining us on Saturday, Sunday, or both. At the very least, consider coming for the cookout on Saturday. We’ll start setting up on Saturday morning, and in addition to …

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Affiliated Clubs / Field Day / Operating / Technical

Nashoba Valley ARC Members Participate in HamSCI Experiment During Field Day

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The Nashoba Valley ARC participated in a Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSci) experiment with the Canadian CAScade, Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer (CASSIOPE) spacecraft over Field Day weekend. Courtesy the HamSci web site:  “’We’re really happy with our results this year’ remarked Dr. Gareth Perry, a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Calgary, CASSIOPE’s home institution. ‘The Radio Receiver Instrument (RRI) recorded plenty of chatter between Field Day participants, especially during our passes over the eastern and central United States on the evening of the 23rd’. “Members of the Ham Radio Science …

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