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Subj: This Week's News in Brief
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Sent: 030720/0336Z @:CX2ACB.MVD.URY.SA #:799 [Montevideo] $:ANS-201.09
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To : SAT@AMSAT
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 201.09 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. July 20, 2003
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-201.09
** The CGC Communicator reports that retail stores in the continental
United States are now being allowed market the pricey beacon transmitters
which can be activated when a person is in a dangerous situation.
Proponents of Personal Locator Beacons claim that they will assist rescue
teams in finding lost persons in emergency situations.
-- Newsline
** Boeing said Tuesday as a result of market weakness in the commercial
space launch sector, higher mission and launch costs on its Delta IV
program, and cost growth in its satellite businesses, the company will move
to withdraw from commercial satellite launches for the foreseeable future
and instead focus on the growing military space market. -- SpaceDaily
** The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
(SSTL) in the UK a contract Friday to construct the first test satellite for
Europe's global navigation system, Galileo. --SpaceDaily
** The now concluded World Radiocommunications Conference ruled that Morse
Code is no longer a world standard for getting a high frequency ham license.
According to the IARU, the new language of International Radio Regulation
Article 25.5 now reads: "Administrations shall determine whether or not a
person seeking a license to operate an amateur station shall demonstrate the
ability to send and receive texts in Morse code signals." --Newsline
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