Southgate Amateur Radio News for Sunday 31 January 2016
 

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An Unlikely Pair of Satellites

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Dr Helen Reed KD7GPX is interviewed in a NASA story about the AggieSat4 and
Bevo-2 satellites which were deployed on January 29

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History of the Morse Key

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Since the first Morse telegraph systems were introduced, an enormous
variety of Morse keys or telegraph keys and keyers have been constructed

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Louis takes to the air with TAARC and Essex Ham

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Thurrock Acorns Amateur Radio Club have provided an update on another
recent success story for amateur radio training and getting youngsters into
the hobby

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Amateur 'MESH' networks are challenging the big boys

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Toppling - or at least subverting - a telecom monopoly is the dream of many
an American. The folks at NYC Mesh are actually doing something about it

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First SpaceDataHighway laser relay in orbit

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The European Data Relay System’s first laser terminal has reached space
aboard its host satellite and is now under way to its final operating
position

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Morse code: A staple in the Navy IW toolkit

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US naval students have been learning Morse code while attending the first
revised Basic Manual Morse Trainer (BMMT) course at the Center for
Information Dominance (CID) Unit Corry Station

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Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

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Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to be
at low to moderate levels

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Ham College 13

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The history of SOS, questions on Emergency and nets. Transistors.

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Romanian QRP Party

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Next Saturday February 6, 2016, it will take place this contest in order to
promote QRP operation