Southgate Amateur Radio News for Friday 12 December 2014
 

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ARISS contact planned for two Italian schools

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An educational ARISS school contact is planned Monday 15 December 2014 at
15:18:40 UTC, which is 16.18:40 CEWT.
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF will answer questions of
students from two Italian schools

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IARU Region 3 and APT agreement

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International Amateur Radio Union Region 3 and the Asia-Pacific
Telecommunity (APT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to
achieve further collaboration

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Foundation for Amateur Radio 2015 Scholarship information

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The Foundation for Amateur Radio, Inc., will be administering a total of 67
scholarships worth an aggregate of $125,500 for the coming academic year.
The scholarships range in value from $500 to $5,000 each

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UWE-3 CubeSat update

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UWE-3 was launched with FUNcube-1 on November 21, 2013, the team say they
will now be temporarily ending operations

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Win a Free SDR Receiver Package

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NooElec and AmateurRadio.com have teamed up to give away SDR (Software
Defined Radio) receiver packages to TWENTY hams!

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Ham radio led to electrical engineering career

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The ARRL report that antenna designer Jim Breakall WA3FET says amateur
radio led to his Electrical Engineering career

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Improved Radio Spectrum Management website launched

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New Zealand's regulator, Radio Spectrum Management (RSM), launched its
refreshed website today

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Students go on ham radio fox hunt

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Penn State University News reports students have be sent on a Direction
Finding (DF) hunt to learn amateur radio

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DX News from the ARRL

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The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX
activity on the amateur radio bands

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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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Israel National Parks Award

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Members of the Holyland DX Group will activate Mam**** for the Israel
National Parks Award - 4XFF-026 (Holyland Square H26BS)