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Please Join The Fight
Hi folks, This weeks AMSAT news included an item advising that Stanford University is now dedicating its "folding@home" distributed computing application to determining the protein binding mechanism of the COVID-19 virus which, it is hoped, would lead to development of a vaccine or other mitigating therapy. You can find the link easily enough by searching…
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OVMRC March Meeting Cancelled.
The Science and Technology Museum has issued a notice to the General Public that its facilities are closed until further notice, presumably due to the COVID-19 virus containment situation. As all facilities are closed, this includes the OVMRC meeting room, therefore the March OVMRC meeting is cancelled by authority relayed to me by Norm, VE3LC,…
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The 80m. Noise Measurements Continue...
Now that we've gone through the December solstice and are approaching the March equinox. I figure it's about time to update what's happening with the 80 metre band noise trends. The solar flux remains quite low and constant, essentially unchanged from a nominal value of 70 since July 2019. Despite this, the band does open…
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Equipment Needed
Here is your big chance to please the XYL by putting some order to the shack --- especially if you forgot about Valentine’s Day --- again! Hi Hi. I will buy some of the stuff that you don’t use and that you will probably never need. I, on the other hand, “really” need the following:…
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December 2019 Rambler
The December 2019 Rambler is now available! Everyone is reminded that starting with the January 2020 Rambler, the Back Issues for 2020-2029 will start appearing on a new page.