Southgate Amateur Radio News for Thursday 25 February 2016
 

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Peyton List to star as radio ham

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Peyton List is reported to have landed the sought after role of radio
amateur Raimy in the new TV series based on the movie Frequency

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FCC: Lifetime Ham Radio Licenses

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The UK has had Lifetime amateur radio licenses since 2006, now the FCC is
seeking comments on a proposal to introduce them in the USA

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Tony's 10 Metre Band Report

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Not a bad week at all. Five or more contacts were needed to get into the
list and with the contest at the weekend it was buzzing

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HF SSB Last Ditch Network

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The UK's Last Ditch Network (LDN) planned to use HF SSB in the aftermath of
a nuclear strike

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Ballots counted, results announced in three ARRL Section Manager contests

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Three new Section Managers and five incumbent Section Managers will begin
new terms in their respective sections starting on April 1

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Radio flash tracked to faraway galaxy

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BBC News reports scientists have tracked the source of a 'fast radio burst'
- a fleeting explosion of radio waves which, in this case, came from a
galaxy six billion light-years away

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Radio hams to provide connectivity in Kudremukh

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National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal (NITK) and amateur
radio operators are on a mission to provide technical assistance for
restoring the wireless network in the Kudremukh Reserve Forest area

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Geoff Arnold G3GSR, former Editor of Practical Wireless magazine SK

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Geoff Arnold passed away suddenly on 13th February 2016, aged 81 years

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ISWL Callsigns - for March 2016

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The following ISWL club callsigns will be used throughout the month of
March 2016