Southgate Amateur Radio News for Friday 15 July 2016
 

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YOTA Austria is about to start

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This Saturday, July 16, the 6th Youngsters On The Air week will take place
and will feature a contact with astronaut Jeff Williams KD5TVQ on the
International Space Station

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Amateur Radio Parity Act receives favorable House Energy and Commerce
Committee report

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An amended version of the Amateur Radio Parity Act, H.R. 1301, received a
unanimous favorable report on July 13 from members of the U.S. House Energy
and Commerce Committee. The bill now will go to the full House for
consideration

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ACMA spectrum planning forum

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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will be hosting a
spectrum planning work program to update industry on its current spectrum
planning projects and ongoing activities, to held on Monday 18 July in
Australia's mainland Capital, Canberra

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Thomas Edison Documentaries 2016

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In September 1878, when Thomas Edison announced his intention to harness
Niagara Falls and produce a safe, electric light system, gas stocks
plummeted on Wall Street. It was said that soon, only the rich could afford
candles

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Ham radio: the early days of arcane chatter

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Jonathan Margolis, former shortwave listener and bother of Laurie Margolis
G3UML mentions amateur radio in the Financial Times newspaper

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Foundation Exam in Cambridge

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There is an opportunity to take the RSGB Amateur Radio Foundation Exam and
Practicals at the UK High Altitude Society (UKHAS) conference in Cambridge

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New European Table of Frequency Allocations

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A new edition of the European Table of Frequency Allocations in the range
8.3 kHz to 3000 GHz has been released

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IARUMS newsletter now available

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The IARU Monitoring System newsletter reports the 'Sound of Hope' from
Taiwan and a Chinese jammer are active on 18080 kHz

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Home of Australias first satellite is at it again

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The Melbourne University is now designing a CubeSat, and hopefully will
have it ready for launch in 2018

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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