Southgate Amateur Radio News for Wednesday 9 November 2016
 

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North American and European Summits on the Air 'Super activation' November
19th

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After the success of the Australia-Europe Summit-to-Summit event in
October, Gerald G4OIG suggested a similar event, this time between Europe
and North America. The SOTA community has rallied behind him

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JAXA to launch ham radio satellites to ISS

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Mineo Wakita JE9PEL reports on the AMSAT Bulletin Board that five
satellites with amateur radio payloads are to be launched to the ISS in
December

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New facebook group to promote radio rallies

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So you get up early Sunday morning and wonder, Is it worth going to that
rally this morning? You wish you could see how good or bad it is? Well,
here is the solution

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Antarctica expedition

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Felix, DL5XL (N5BC), will once again operate from Antarctica using his call
sign DP1POL. QTH is the German research base 'Neumayer III'

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Brazil DRM Shortwave Test

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Brazilian public broadcaster EBC–Radio Nacional da Amazônia recently began
a shortwave (9.750 kHz) Digital Radio Mondiale test, transmitting DRM30

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Radio hams connect with Scouts

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Boy Scout Troop 361 members joined with the Grimes County Amateur Radio
Group and Grimes County Emergency Management Coordinator Dave Lilly in the
first Radio Jubilee in Grimes County, Texas

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Myanmar (XZ)

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Zorro, JH1AJT will be active from Myanmar (XZ) with Champ, E21EIC, Franz,
DJ9ZB and Madison, W5MJ, from 15th to 22nd November 2016

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Unsung Heros: Radio hams at Harvest Parade

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West Seattle News reports on the West Seattle Amateur Radio Club’s Harvest
Parade communications