Southgate Amateur Radio News for Saturday 26 March 2016
 

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FUNcube transponder on EO-79 active

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On March 25, 2016, the EO-79 SB/CW transponder was activated and will be
available for a prolonged period

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Ofcom statement on regs for controlling interference

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Ofcom has published a statement setting out its decision for new wireless
telegraphy legislation, intended to tackle undue interference from
electrical and electronic apparatus

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ARRL HF Band Planning Committee seeks suggestions on IARU Region 2 HF Band
Plan

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The ARRL Board of Directors' HF Band Planning Committee is inviting input
from the US Amateur Radio community regarding possible changes to the
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 Band Plan

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Russian space station cargo ship launch, docking to air on NASA TV

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NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of an
unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft, Progress 63P, to resupply the
International Space Station

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IARU-R1 Vienna Meeting - Final Call for Comments

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The RSGB is in the final stages of collating the views of UK radio amateurs
on the IARU-R1 Vienna Interim meeting proposals, the call for comments
closes end of March

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Reverse engineering a 434 MHz car key fob

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Videos of the presentations given at the DARC Software Defined Radio
Academy 2015 in Friedrichshafen are now available, they include Bastian
Blössl DF1BBL on reverse engineering a wireless car key fob

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BBC micro:bit Morse code network

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This video shows a very simple computer network demonstrated via the medium
of two BBC micro:bits, a couple of crocodile clips and Morse code

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Dispute over ham radio antenna in Canterbury

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The Canterbury Times reports on the attempt of radio amateur Armando
Martins M0PAM to get planning permission for a very modest antenna

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DXCC Country/Entity Report

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According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Friday, 18th
March, through Friday, 25th March there were 230 countries active

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IOTA news from OPDX

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Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, editor of the
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin

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A UK first?

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On Thursday 24th March, Laurie G2BUP and Fred G6YUY joined the RAOTA 40m
net. They were both 100yrs old recently