Southgate Amateur Radio News for Tuesday 2 August 2016
 

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Ofcom 5 GHz - RSGB and AMSAT-UK responses

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In their response to the Ofcom consultation on Wi-Fi in the 5 GHz Amateur
Radio band the RSGB said "We are deeply disappointed in respect of Ofcom’s
compliance with its duties…"

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YOTA 2016 on TV

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The Youngsters On The AIR event, held in Austria from July 16-23, attracted
the interest of TV broadcasters

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Hamvention moving

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Roundtable, Joe Eisenberg K0NEB will be talking about Hamvention moving
from HARA. We will see his video tribute called Hamvention The end of an
Era at Hara Arena. We have boots on the ground at the new site and getting
pictures. Hope to show them on the show

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RSM suspends fourth round of 3.5 GHz spectrum allocation pending band
re-planning

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New Zealand's RSM has recently established a technical working group for
the re-planning of the 3.5 GHz band

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Polluting LED Street Lights

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In the USA, the Buck County Courier Times report: Buzz kills the fun for
Bristol Township ham radio operator. The newspaper says one night this
spring, the static Charles Dillenbeck AB3MQ normally heard on different
frequencies became much louder, so loud he could barely hear the people
with whom he was chatting

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Ham radio club preps for worst-case-scenario

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When disaster strikes and communication lines fail, a little-known team of
volunteer amateur radio enthusiasts and hospital staff members could be the
difference in getting Corvallis the help it needs to save lives

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Southern Ireland Repeater Group

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The EI2DBR 2m repeater on 145.650 MHz at Devil's Bit Co. Tipperary was put
back into service, having had some repairs and upgrades

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The Kerry Amateur Radio Group now active on DMR

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At the most recent club meeting John EI9ESB, gave a presentation
introducing DMR to the attendees