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The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

Local groups launch trackable, solar-powered, weather-transmittable balloon March 11, 2021 7:26 PM Ellie Nakamoto-White RICHLAND, Wash — A group of researchers gathered early Thursday morning at the REACH Museum to launch a project they’ve been working on for months — a seven-foot long trackable, solar-powered, weather-transmittable balloon. Members from the museum, local nonprofit SILAS Education and Spout Springs Repeater Association (SSRA) met just after 6 ...

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

Published March 6, 2021, 5:08 PM The Philippines has four satellites in space • Diwata-1 has sent data that has helped government agencies prepare for severe weather conditions, the water supply, and detect the water turbidity in Manila Bay. In the past year of the pandemic, the satellites were used to monitor land activities, including the checkpoints, the traffic situation and the activities at the country’s ports • All the data and images from the satellites are accessed through a grou...

● MS Energy Engineering, University of the Philippines – Diliman ● Ph.D. in Space Engineering, Kyutech (candidate) Bautista is the BIRDS-4 Project manager. He monitored the team’s activities from planning, design, execution, implementation, and operation of the satellite. He also supervised the activities outside satellite development such as outreach, team events, and coordination between stakeholders. MARK ANGELO PURIO  ● MS in Electronics Engineering, De La Salle University ● BS...