Southgate Amateur Radio News for Friday 14 February 2014
 

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UK Radio Ham receives lunar rover

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Beijing’s Jade Rabbit (Yutu) lunar rover had been thought to be dead, but
its radio signal on 8462.078 MHz was received by radio amateur Paul Marsh
G7EYT / M0EYT on February 12, 2014

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Amateur Radio Skills Workshop Monday

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On Monday, February 17, the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) will be
running a friendly and informal 'workshop' evening at Danbury, Essex

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New medium wave beacon

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A radio propagation beacon on the new 630 Metre band has begun in Australia
and it encourages reports of its reception

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Building a Successful Remotely Operated Station

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Technology is always moving forwards and remote operation of an amateur
station can now be within the reach of most people. However things are not
always as easy as they might first appear and remote operation can
introduce many new issues and problems

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Headwaters Amateur Radio Club makes air waves

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Technology is a great thing, but of course, sometimes it can have its
flaws. For instance, what if your car breaks down, but you can’t call a tow
truck because there is no cell phone service? What if a large storm knocks
out all power and there are people who need help?

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Successful ARISS contact with school in Brzeznica, Poland

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On Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013 the student community from Brzeznica took
part in an amateur radio teleconference with an astronaut onboard of the
International Space Station

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NASA TV to air departure of Cygnus cargo ship

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Orbital Sciences' Cygnus cargo spacecraft, which delivered almost a
ton-and-a-half of supplies and scientific experiments to the International
Space Station in January, will complete its month-long mission to the
orbiting laboratory Tuesday, Feb. 18

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Dave Raycroft's ICPO Bulletin

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ICPO - Islands, Castles and Portable Operations. Probably the most
comprehesive ham radio activity listings available anywhere on the internet

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Ham radio ballooning VK4 style

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In the early hours of the morning, Saturday, February 1, 2014, a group of
radio amateurs from the Sunshine Coast loaded up their cars and headed west
to Dalby