Southgate Amateur Radio News for Tuesday 25 October 2016
 

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Raspberry Pi could generate ISS HamTV video

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The ARISS meeting minutes for August 16, 2016 cover the discussion about
using a Raspberry Pi computer board to generate video to feed the ISS
Digital ATV transmitter

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HamRadioNow: Kids These Days

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Gary Pearce KN4AQ asks for your help to find some ideas about getting young
people into amateur radio

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ISS school contact from Russian Service Module

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A John Brier KG4AKV video of signal from the ISS amateur radio station in
the Russian Service Module, a Kenwood and differently positioned antenna
mean a stronger signal than from the Columbus Module station

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Radio Caroline North returns this weekend

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Radio Caroline North returns this weekend online and on 1368 kHz as we
continue to trace the station's history

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ICASA approves MoU with the SARL

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This week the Council of ICASA approved the memorandum of understanding
with the South African Radio League (SARL)

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Callsign recommendations and licence time limits

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The Wireless Institute of Australia has received queries about lapsed
callsign recommendations by those who fail to pay the ACMA licence fee
invoice on time

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Chance of magnetic storms this week

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A large coronal hole is turning toward Earth, and it is spewing a stream of
high-speed solar wind into space

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Makrothen RTTY Contest - 2016 results published

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Pizza Lovers 259 is pleased to announce the availability of the results for
the 2016 running of the Makrothen RTTY Contest

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Application process for short-term RSLs during May and June 2017

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Ofcom has today outlined the application process for short-term restricted
service licences (SRSLs) to provide a radio service between 24 May and 28
June 2017

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Canada to get special callsign prefixes next year

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The Radio Amateurs of Canada, the IARU member society, says special
alternative callsign prefixes will help publicise the 150th anniversary of
Canada’s Confederation in 2017