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Foundations of Amateur Radio

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...27-02-2020.htm

Amateur radio lives and dies with the ionosphere. It's drilled into you
when you get your license, it's talked about endlessly, the sun impacts on
it, life is bad when the solar cycle is low and great when it's not

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ACMA licence consultation: WIA Poll

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...n-wia-poll.htm

In last weeks broadcast, I spoke about the Australian Communications and
Media Authority (ACMA) having recently issued a consultation document which
details 3 licensing options concerning the future of Amateur Radio in
Australia. The ACMAs preferred option is to transition to a Class Licence
instead of the current apparatus licence this option effectively
deregulates the radio amateur service

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TV show looks at disappearance of radio ham

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...-radio-ham.htm

On Monday, March 1, at 9pm AEDT (1000 GMT) the Channel 9 TV show Under
Investigation covers the unexplained disappearance of both radio amateur
Russell Hill VK3VZP and a friend missing since March 20, 2020

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How to Grow Ham Radio - video part 1

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...deo-part-1.htm

Tom (WA9TDD) interviews communication expert Quin (K8QS) about how we can
grow Amateur Radio

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MacLoggerDX Version 6.32 released

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...2-released.htm

Dog Park Software is pleased to announce that version 6.32 of MacLoggerDX
has been released

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Free online Amateur Radio training course starts soon

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...ing-course.htm

The next free amateur radio Foundation Online training course run by
volunteers from Essex Ham starts on March 7 - Register Now

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VK6WIA NewsWest

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...west-27-02.htm

NewsWest for Sunday 28th February is the Club Focus edition, and we have
several items from Clubs for you today

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ARISS contact is scheduled with students at Newcastle High School,
Newcastle, Wyoming, USA

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...vent-01-03.htm

This will be a Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the
ISS and students from Newcastle High School. Students will take turns
asking their questions of ISS astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call
sign KF5LJG, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for
this contact is 145.800 MHz. Since the first ARISS contact on December 21,
2000, this will be the first ARISS-sponsored contact to a Wyoming school

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VERON PACCdigi contest

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...gi-contest.htm

We would like to invite you to take part in the first Dutch PACCdigi contest

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Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/propagat...6bzp/index.htm

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to be
at low levels. There is one sunspot region visible and minor C-class solar
flaring is possible