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6 Mar 2021, 11:29

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TV DETECTOR VANS ONCE PROWLED THE STREETS OF ENGLAND: The United Kingdom is somewhat unique in the world for requiring those households which view broadcast television to purchase a licence for the privilege dlvr.it/RqtZZc #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

ARISS contact is scheduled for students at Hisagi Junior High School, Zushi, Japan: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts.… dlvr.it/RqtYSM #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

Australian radio hams keep same callsign when upgrading: In July 2020 Australia followed other countries and stopped forcing radio amateurs to change callsign every time they got a new qualification or moved to another part… dlvr.it/RqtYQT #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

International Emergency Communication Registry of Operators (IECRO) 2021 Annual Membership: Its that time of year again. Every January IECRO runs its membership drive campaign dlvr.it/RqtXXK #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

Radio Society of Christchurch (New Zealand) Centenary Award: The Christchurch ARC (NZART branch 05) is pleased to announce an informal award to celebrate the club’s centenary dlvr.it/RqtXVF #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

ICQPodcast - Improving your Handy Talkie: In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Ed Durrant (DD5LP), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest… dlvr.it/RqpSN9 #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

Radio hams comment on the draft BNetzA plans for 2021: Germany's amateur radio round table (RTA) has commented in a letter on the Federal Network Agency BNetzA draft plan for the year 2021 dlvr.it/RqpRQJ #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

QSO Today with Clint Turner KA7OEI: Clint Turner, KA7OEI, is an experimenter, builder, and operator on all bands and modes dlvr.it/RqpRPH #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

Germany dealt with over 3,500 radio interference complaints in 2020: Germany's Federal Network Agency BNetzA take radio interference seriously and in 2020 dealt with over 3,500 cases dlvr.it/RqpQh6 #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

Does price buy performance or satisfaction in an HF transceiver?: Frank Howell K4FMH of ICQ podcast is talking on this subject at the Denby Dale amateur radio club on Weds January 20th at 7.30pm (1930utc) dlvr.it/RqpQZB #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP: Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to be at low levels. There are currently no sunspot regions visible. No solar flaring is expected dlvr.it/RqlVkc #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

New digital protocol Q65: SARL News reports WSJT-X version 2.4.0 will introduce a new digital protocol called Q65, which, according to the Quick Start Guide, is designed for "minimal two-way QSOs over especially difficult… dlvr.it/RqlVhl #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

GB3LV repeater off the air: GB3LV repeater is off air at the moment and for the foreseeable future dlvr.it/RqlV13 #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

ISS contact using 40 year old computer: This lighthearted video (that I helped a little with) shows a project to contact the packet radio digipeater on the International Space Station using a 1980s vintage Commodore 64 home… dlvr.it/RqlV0H #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

Harmful Coronavirus content on Loveworld breaks broadcasting rules for second time: An Ofcom investigation has found that religious satellite television channel, Loveworld, breached broadcasting rules for the second time in… dlvr.it/RqhgNQ #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

DX News from the ARRL: The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity on the amateur radio bands dlvr.it/RqhgMS #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

Foundations of Amateur Radio: The APRS of it all ... Amateur radio is a living anachronism. We have this heady mix of ancient and bleeding edge, never more evident than in a digital mode called Automatic Packet Reporting… dlvr.it/Rqhfd6 #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

eton.ca is now CLOSED: The email robot at RAC-Bulletins@eton.ca is now CLOSED - this is the LAST message you will receive from it dlvr.it/Rqhfbb #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

VK6WIA NewsWest: NewsWest for Sunday 17th January 2021 is the History of Amateur Radio Edition, and we take a look at January 1946, when Amateur Radio begins to resume after World War Two dlvr.it/RqdC1g #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago

Ham radio centre at Ganga Sagar: By January 14 (Makar Sankranti) around 780,000 pilgrims had arrived at Ganga Sagar and radio amateurs from the West Bengal Radio Club established a QO-100 satellite ground station on the island dlvr.it/Rqd9wT #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
— Southgate News @(SAR_News) 2 months ago