{"id":47820,"date":"2021-02-18T08:15:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T12:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=47820"},"modified":"2021-02-18T08:15:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T12:15:59","slug":"radio-waves-hams-monitor-mars-spacecraft-open-letter-to-strengthen-rci-pirate-radio-adverts-and-wbbr-qsl-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/radio-waves-hams-monitor-mars-spacecraft-open-letter-to-strengthen-rci-pirate-radio-adverts-and-wbbr-qsl-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Waves: Hams Monitor Mars Spacecraft, Open Letter to Strengthen RCI, Pirate Radio Adverts, and WBBR QSL Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo from the RCI Sackville transmitter site in 2012, a few months prior to its closure.<\/p><\/div>\n

Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio<\/h2>\n

Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest\u00a0SWLing Post<\/em>\u00a0readers.\u00a0 To that end:\u00a0Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s<\/em> Radio Waves<\/em>, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.\u00a0<\/strong>Enjoy!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post<\/em> contributors Mike, Troy Riedel, David Iurescia, and Bob Janney for the following tips:<\/p>\n

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Ham Radio Signals From Mars (Spaceweather.com)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Ham radio operators are doing something that until recently only big Deep Space Networks could do. “We’re monitoring spacecraft around Mars,” says Scott Tilley of Roberts Creek, British Columbia, who listened to China’s Tianwen-1 probe go into orbit on Feb. 10th. The signal, which Tilley picked up in his own backyard, was “loud and audible.” Click to listen:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n