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  • Artemis II: NASA targets April 1 for the launch

    Further to a Flight Readiness Review (FRR) that took place this week, NASA held a press conference today to highlight the progress made toward the Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. Work is continuing on the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft in NASA Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) after a helium flow issue was encountered in February. In addition to addressing this issue, technicians also installed new batteries and retested the flight termination system and avionics and control systems. The mission management team was satisfied with the thorough discussions about risks and the overall results of the FRR and determined that they would try to launch as early as April 1, 2026, pending completion of all required work in the VAB and at the launch pad. The launch window opens at 6:24 pm ET.

  • Monitoring radiation for astronaut health

    Radiation is one of the key challenges faced by astronauts living and working beyond the protective shield of Earth’s atmosphere. As Canada and its international partners advance plans for missions to the Moon, and eventually Mars, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) continues to invest in technology to better understand exposure levels. The CSA has awarded a contract of $5.5 million to Bubble Technology Industries for the continued development of the CANS, a compact and autonomous instrument designed to measure neutron radiation exposure in space.

  • Artemis II: NASA prepares to roll back rocket to assembly building, will not launch in March

    NASA will be rolling back the Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida observing interrupted flow of helium in the rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS). Weather pending, the roll back will take place on Tuesday, February 24. NASA is investigating potential faults, but accessing and remediating any of these issues can only be performed in the VAB. This removes the March launch opportunities from consideration.

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HAM Radio Asserting Canadian Sovereignty - What AI says...

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Two experiments follow where AI systems were asked to respond to "ham radio asserting canadian sovereignty".  Two different answers.  We think the second response is more accurate (from Copilot).

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Northwest Territories

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YARS Repeater Frequencies.

The Yellowknife Amateur Radio Society runs two VHF 2 m repeaters in the Northwest Territories: 

  • VE8YK/R (146.940 MHz with -600 kHz offset with a 100 Hz sub-audible tone) based in Yellowknife (IRLP was verified as functional as of 2023-08-02 by VE8IR and M0XWS and VE8RT); and
  • VE8RAE/R (145.150 MHz with -600 kHz offset) based in Behchokǫ̀ (formerly Rae).

There is also a Yellowknife Amateur Radio Society test repeater in operation on the 70 cm band:

  • VE8YK/R-2 (440.000 MHz with +5 MHz offset) based in Yellowknife.

YARS Simplex Frequency

The Yellowknife Amateur Radio Society also has traditionally used a simplex frequency to fall back on should any repeaters fail - 146.520 MHz .

Members of the Yellowknife Amateur Radio Society and all amateur radio operators in the area are asked to monitor the VE8YK and VE8RAE repeaters when they can for emergency traffic that needs to be relayed. 

Other Amateur Repeaters in Yellowknife

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National HF Emergency Communications Frequencies for the Amateur Radio Service

  Single Sideband CW Digital
Band Frequency Tactical Frequency Tactical Frequency Tactical
80 m 3.675 MHz LSB Alfa 3.535 MHz Golf 3.596 MHz Mike
40 m 7.135 MHz LSB Bravo 7.035 MHz Hotel 7.096 MHz November
20 m 14.135 MHz USB Charlie 14.035 MHz India 14.096 MHz Oscar
17 m 18.135 MHz USB Delta 18.075 MHz Juliet 18.096 MHz Papa
15 m 21.235 MHz USB Echo 21.035 MHz Kilo 21.096 MHz Quebec
10 m 28.235 MHz USB Foxtrot 28.035 MHz Lima 28.096 MHz Romeo

https://www.rac.ca/national-hf-emergency-communications-frequencies/ 

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Military Applications of High Altitude Balloons in the 21st Century

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Image of Earth from Amateur Radio Balloon 26 km (Wikipedia)

On February 2, 2023 North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) issued a press release indicating that NORAD and US Northern Command detected and is tracking a high altitude surveillance balloon over the continental United States.  The NORAD commander, General VanHerk stated that the balloon does not present a threat to persons on the ground.  The balloon is travelling well above commercial air traffic.

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