Southgate Amateur Radio News for Thursday 18 August 2016
 

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VI4BLT50 - Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan

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In honour of the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, VI (numeral)
BLT50 stations are on the air for a month from Australia, with a focus on
the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, August 18, 1966

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Tony's 10m Band Report

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Not a particularly good week, with the weekend dominating proceedings as
usual. Lots of Olympic Games calls about R31RIO, ZV2016RIO and quite a few
YB71RIs celebrating the 71st Independence Day Of The Republic Of Indonesia.
Then on Sunday up popped the unusual call of P33W from Cyprus

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Portable lighthouse stations call CQ this weekend

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The 19th International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend will see plenty of
on air activity from more than 40 countries this Saturday and Sunday

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Satellite operation during ILLW

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Ken Eaton GW1FKY reports the Barry Amateur Radio Society will be active on
the amateur radio satellites during International Lighthouse Lightship
Weekend August 20-21

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dogparkSDR Version 1.05 released

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Dog Park Software is pleased to announce that version 1.05 of dogparkSDR
has been released

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How to solder Powerpole connectors

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Randy Hall K7AGE has released a video showing how to solder on Powerpole
connectors

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Lighthouse activities

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The coming weekend sees this year's edition of the International Lighthouse
and Lightship Weekend (ILLW). More than 420 activations have been announced
so far

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Renewal of the independent national radio licences

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Ofcom has published a statement on the methodology for reviewing the
financial terms of the UK’s three national analogue commercial radio
licences

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IOTA news from the DARC

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Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club