Radio club du Borinage

Feb 19, 2021

 
Talk about DX ?! Sure, it’s not totally ham radio but we reckon you should stop everything for 26 seconds and watch this foota
ge with sound from the surface of another planet. Really incredible!
 

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Parlez de DX?! Bien sûr, ce n’est pas totalement radio amateur, mais nous pensons que vous devriez tout arrêter pendant 26 secondes et regarder ce footage avec le son de la surface d’une autre planète. Vraiment incroyable!

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Feb 18, 2021

DX-World was previously an exhibitor at Ham Radio Friedrichshafen so we still receive press releases. Here’s the latest update below for Ham Radio 2021:

After it was not possible for the International Amateur Radio Exhibition to take place last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the trade fair organizers on Lake Constance are optimistic that they will be able to provide a meeting place for the industry from June 25 to 27, 2021. With German Amateur Radio Club e.V. (DARC) as the perfect sponsor, the course is now being set for the 45th edition of the Ham Radio. “We are watching the situation closely, of course. At the moment we are assuming that we will be able to hold the Ham Radio in accordance with an extensive, tried-and-proven safety and hygiene concept and are looking forward to seeing everyone again at Europe’s most important trade fair for amateur radio,” explains Messe Friedrichshafen CEO Klaus Wellmann.

For the upcoming Ham Radio, there will be a new hall layout for a variety of reasons: Zeppelin Cat Hall A1 is currently serving as a transitional training and play venue for VfB Friedrichshafen’s volleyball players after the ZF Arena was closed due to structural defects. The district vaccination center is currently hosted in Hall A2. For this reason, the commercial exhibitors and associations will be occupying Halls A3 and A4, and the radio amateurs will be able to make exciting discoveries at the flea market in Halls B1 and B2. In this way there will be plenty of space available for both exhibitors and visitors.

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NB: Staff at DX-World are still unsure whether to attend this year.

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DX-World était auparavant exposant à Ham Radio Friedrichshafen, nous continuons donc à recevoir des communiqués de presse. Voici la dernière mise à jour ci-dessous pour Ham Radio
2021:

Après qu’il n’a pas été possible pour l’Exposition internationale des radioamateurs d’avoir lieu l’année dernière en raison de la pandémie de coronavirus, le salon
les organisateurs du lac de Constance sont optimistes quant à la possibilité de fournir un lieu de rencontre pour l’industrie du 25 au 27 juin 2021. Avec le German Amateur Radio Club e.V. (DARC) comme le
parfait sponsor, le cap est maintenant fixé pour la 45e édition de la radio amateur. «Nous surveillons la situation de près, bien sûr. Pour le moment, nous supposons que nous serons en mesure de
tiennent la radio amateur conformément à un concept de sécurité et d’hygiène complet et éprouvé et nous sommes impatients de revoir tout le monde au salon le plus important d’Europe pour
radio amateur », explique Klaus Wellmann, PDG de Messe Friedrichshafen.

Pour la prochaine radio amateur, il y aura une nouvelle disposition de la salle pour diverses raisons: Zeppelin Cat Hall A1 sert actuellement de
lieu d’entraînement et de jeu de transition pour les joueurs de volleyball du VfB Friedrichshafen après la fermeture de la ZF Arena en raison de défauts structurels. Le centre de vaccination de district est actuellement
hébergé dans le Hall A2. Pour cette raison, les exposants commerciaux et les associations occuperont les Halls A3 et A4, et les radio-amateurs pourront faire des découvertes passionnantes au
marché aux puces dans les halls B1 et B2. De cette façon, il y aura beaucoup d’espace disponible pour les exposants et les visiteurs.

Lire Info

NB: Le personnel de DX-World ne sait toujours pas s’il y aura lieu cette année.

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15 Febbraio 2021

Antarctica is the highest, driest, coldest, and windiest continent on earth. So perhaps unsurprisingly, it spent the last 35 million years in relative isolation. People only discovered Antarctica in 1820, and it took another 100 years for people to reach the pole. But, how many people live in Antarctica now?

Antarctica has no real permanent residents — just Research Stations and Field camps staffed either seasonally or year-round. Yet in the summer season, if the weather is favorable, Antarctica usually hosts up to 5,000 people. When the summer fades into winter, many stations get completely depopulated, and the ones with a permanent mission keep much smaller crews to keep the stations running. During the wintertime, Antarctica’s population goes down to around 1,000 people.

Currently, scientists, staff, and whoever else might happen to be in Antarctica stay in one of 70 even more Bases (40 of which are year-round). Over 30 nationalities are usually represented on the continent.

More at: https://www.zmescience.com/other/pieces/how-many-people-live-in-antarctica-and-other-things-you-wish-you-knew-about-the-frozen-continent/

L’Antarctique est le continent le plus haut, le plus sec, le plus froid et le plus venteux de la planète. Alors peut-être sans surprise, il a dépensé les 35 derniers millions
ans dans un isolement relatif. Les gens n’ont découvert l ‘ Antarctique qu’en 1820, et il a fallu encore 100 ans pour que les gens atteignent le pôle. Mais combien de personnes vivent
L’Antarctique maintenant?

L ‘ Antarctique n’a pas de véritables résidents permanents – juste des stations de recherche et des camps sur le terrain dotés de personnel saisonnier ou toute l’année. Pourtant dans
la saison estivale, si le temps le permet, l ‘ Antarctique accueille généralement jusqu’à 5 000 personnes. Lorsque l’été se transforme en hiver, de nombreuses stations se dépeuplent complètement,
et ceux qui ont une mission permanente gardent des équipes beaucoup plus petites pour maintenir les stations en marche. En hiver, la population de l’Antarctique est réduite à environ 1 000 personnes.

Actuellement, les scientifiques, le personnel et quiconque pourrait se trouver en Antarctique séjournent dans l’une des 70 autres bases (dont 40 sont
toute l’année). Plus de 30 nationalités sont généralement représentées sur le continent.

Plus à: https://www.zmescience.com/other/pieces/how-many-people-live-in-antarctica-and-other-things-you-wish-you-knew-about-the-frozen-continent/

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13 Febbraio 2021

The news reporting the build of an “Ice Chapel” outside St. Albert The Great Parish on Michigan Tech’s campus, (see picture aside) reminds us the Ice chapel carved into the ice at the Argentine Base of Belgrano II (WAP ARG-Ø6) in Antarctica!

HOUGHTON, Mich. – On Saturday afternoon, at least 40 people gathered in a student-made ice chapel outside St. Albert The Great Parish on Michigan Tech’s campus. Every person was required to wear a mask during services.

«This is the 6th consecutive year ice masses were held with 200-250 total people attending overall». Father Ben Hasse says holding prayers in the outdoor venue is something special.

«Every year, we’ll see guests and visitors from the area» Hasse said. «Often, students will bring their parents, and we get to meet their parents. Students will bring their friends. It’s been a great opportunity to welcome people, to meet them, and to pray with them.”

Hasse looks forward to having more people at ice mass during the next winter carnival and also hopes for new architectural additions to the chapel.

Thanks and credit to: https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2021/02/07/michigan-tech-holds-annual-ice-mass-2/

Antarctica– The Chapel of “Nuestra Señora de las Nieves” (Our Lady of the Snows) is the southernmost place of worship in the world, 800 miles from the South Pole. It serves as a permanent Catholic church for those that reside on Belgrano II (WAP ARG-Ø6) throughout the year. Although it’s located in Antarctica, it falls under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca in Buenos Aires, Argentina with Guillermo José Garlatti as their Archbishop.

In 1959, the first Belgrano Base (WAP ARG-Ø5) was built by the Argentinians and included a chapel. However, the ice that the base was built on was unstable forcing them to relocate. Despite Antarctica being covered almost 98% by ice, they found ice-free land close to the original to construct a new base. Nearby the newly built Belgrano II Base, a system of tunnels and caves was dug out of ice that eventually included the new chapel that remains today in permanent ice. (see picture aside)

Argentina has four churches on the Icy Continent;.

Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows – Belgrano II Base, Bertrab Nunatak, built 1979
San Francisco de Asis Chapel – Esperanza Base, Hope Bay, built 1976
Chapel of Santisima Virgen de Lujan – Marambio Base, Marambio Island, built 1996
Chapel of Santa María Reina de la Paz – Villa Las Estrellas, King George Island

L’actualité faisant état de la construction d’une «I ce Chapel » à l’extérieur de St. Albert The Great Parish sur le campus de Michigan Tech,
( voir photo à côté ) nous rappelle la chapelle de glace creusée dans la glace à la base rgentine de Belgrano II (WAP ARG-Ø6) en Antarctique !