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BID : ANS-004.07
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Subj: This Week's News in Brief
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Sent: 040104/0306Z @:CX7BY.MVD.URY.SA #:65457 [Montevideo] FBB $:ANS-004.07
From: CX7BY@CX7BY.MVD.URY.SA
To : SAT@AMSAT
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 004.07 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. January 4, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-004.07
** A team of scientists has discovered bacteria in a hole drilled more than
4,000 feet deep in volcanic rock on the island of Hawaii near Hilo, in an
environment they say could be analogous to conditions on Mars and other
planets. --SpaceDaily
** NASA's Stardust mission is reached its primary target January 2 when the
low-cost Discovery-class deep space explorer passed within 150 kilometers
(93 miles) of Comet Wild-2. As it passed close to the comet Stardust will
sample pristine cometary dust particles for collection and return to Earth
in January 2006. . --SpaceDaily
** Kid's Day will run from 1800 to 2400 UTC on 04 January 2004, and there's
no limit on operating time. The suggested exchange is a youngsters name,
age, location and favorite color. Most operation will be found on 14.270 to
14.300, 21.380 to 21.400 and 28.350 to 28.400 MHz and local 2 meter
repeaters.Guidelines for Kids Day are available at
www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.htm. --ARRL
** GB2RS reports that Sweden is likely to permit former CEPT Class 2
amateurs access to the High Frequency bands from the 1st of January.
SM0SMK, the President of Swedish national amateur radio society has said
that they hope the Morse code test requirement will be removed at the turn
of the year. --Newsline
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