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   After entering orbit more than a year ago, the spacecraft known as   
   CatSat began the earliest parts of its mission: taking images of the   
   Earth, monitoring the ionosphere via HF radio measurements and   
   demonstrating inflatable-antenna technology. CatSat completes a full   
   circle of the earth every 90 minutes in a polar orbit that is nearly   
   sun-synchronous.   
      
   The linear transponder was commissioned successfully during the past   
   few weeks. It listens on an uplink of 5.663 GHz and transmits on a   
   downlink of 10.47 GHz, with an estimated bandwidth of 200 kHz. For more   
   details or to follow its operation, visit the CatSat mission website at   
   catsat - that's C-A-T-S-A-T - dot arizona dot edu (catsat.arizona.edu)   
      
   This is Sel Embee, K-B-3-T-Zed-D.   
      
   (AMSAT NEWS)   
      
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   WORLD OF DX   
      
   In the World of DX, members of the Wingles Radio Club, F4KLR, are   
   marking the 60th anniversary of the first French satellite, known as   
   Asterix, which was launched on the 26th of November, 1965. The   
   operators will be using the callsign TM60ATX on Fridays and Saturdays   
   between  the 14th of November and the 13th of December - and again on   
   the 19th through to the 23rd of December.   
      
   Listen for Red, DL1BUG, operating as TY5FR from Cotonou, Benin from the   
   15th of November through to the 11th of December. Red will be using CW   
   and SSB on 80-10 metres and will participate in the CQ WW DX CW   
   Contest.   
      
   For all contacts listed in World of DX, please see QRZ.com for QSL   
   details, frequencies, or other operating information.   
      
   (425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
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   KICKER: ROYAL TREATMENT FOR YL WHO'S A TOP SOTA OP   
      
   NEIL/ANCHOR: Finally, we introduce - NOT the "King of the Hill" but one   
   of the Queens of the Mountains. There may not be a crown on her head -   
   at least not yet - but this South African amateur is getting a royal   
   treatment from the international community of YL SOTA activators.   
   Graham Kemp VK4BB tells us why.   
      
   GRAHAM: The event known as Queens of the Mountains ascended to the   
   summits again this past June for its second year -- and YL SOTA   
   activators around the world did their best during two days of   
   activating. The highest achievement this year belongs to Adele Tyler,   
   ZS5APT, who has been chosen to receive the K1LIZ Memorial Achievement   
   Award for having achieved most of the goals set.   
      
   Announcing Adele's achievement on the SOTA Reflector, Paula K9IR and   
   Amy AG7GP, said that she activated two summits jointly with other YLs,   
   logged a minimum of two QSOs with YL stations and completed at least   
   five QSOs with YL chasers. They said, however, her most prominent   
   accomplishment was her recruitment of six YL operators from South   
   Africa as well as 22 YL and OM chasers from South Africa and Namibia to   
   participate.   
      
   The K1LIZ award carries the callsign, the name and the memory of Liz   
   Burns, a top-achieving SOTA activator who became a Silent Key in   
   February of 2022. Liz became a symbol of determination and devotion to   
   SOTA because she did not let her blindness deter her from tackling the   
   challenge of activating.   
      
   This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.   
      
   (SOTA REFLECTOR)   
      
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