More Cube Sats Launched From ISS on Feb 25th 27th& 28th 2014

The launch of about a dozen new cubesats from the ISS is scheduled to occur on Tuesday Feb 25th. If all goes to plan the launch on the 25th will be on commercial frequencies while the launch on the 28 will contain amateur frequencies. Launches on the 27th will be Japanese amateur cubsats. For more information on id’s and frequencies go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/more-cubesats-expected-to-deploy-from-iss-this-week

A Report on the Caribbean Buddies DXpedition

I received this email and wish I had been part of this DXpedition !

Once again, the Caribbean Buddies DX Group has spent a week of DXing on the Island of Bequia, S.V.G. …

A brief video of their exploits is here …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4nUTBk7YzVA

Great fun, spectacular weather, and lots of contacts … the Buddipole Antenna System performed extremely well as usual … Buddi-Beams were everywhere it seemed …

73, Wey – J8/K8EAB