Southgate Amateur Radio News for Tuesday 14 January 2014
 

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DX Dinner

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The SouthWest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) is pleased to announce that we
will again sponsor the DX Dinner, held in conjunction with the 2014 Dayton
Hamvention

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FUNcube-1 in Practical Wireless Magazine

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In the February issue of Practical Wireless, the Data Modes column, written
by Mike Richards G4WNC, devotes three pages to describing how to receive
the signals from the FUNcube-1 (AO-73) satellite

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Tracking the Amsterdam Island DXpedition team

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It was announced this past week that you will be able to track and work the
FT5ZM team on the Braveheart on their journey to Amsterdam Island

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Aist 1/2 (RS-41/43) active on 435 MHz

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Dmitry Pashkov UB4UAD reports transmissions on 435.215 MHz and 435.265 MHz
from the Russian Aist microsatellites

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Ham Radio at Hackney Hackspace

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The LHS Amateur Radio Group is having a meeting on Saturday 18th January at
2pm lasting till around 5pm

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Amateur Radio World Castles Award

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News of four more castle activations coming up in the next few days

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Understanding HF propagation reports

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Richard VE2XIP has written an article about interpreting HF propagation
reports

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Ham radio and Lockerbie

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The Northumberland Gazette delves into the archives to remind readers that
25 years ago radio amateurs provided a crucial communications link at
Lockerbie

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Astronomy.FM

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AFM*Radio is the only 24-hour internet radio station in the Known Universe
dedicated to astronomy and other sciences

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Radio ham W2VDX lived life on the right frequency

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Valerie Zehl writes about the life of radio amateur Bob Vasilow W2VDX of
Owego who passed away on December 1 at the age of 83