Southgate Amateur Radio News for Thursday 17 November 2016
 

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Tony's 10 Metre Band Report

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A poor early part of the week. I worked Brazil, Portugal, Lithuania, South
Africa, Russia and Spain all on JT65 and after the weekend

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Essex CW Activity Week

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The Essex CW Club Annual Activity Week is taking place November 14-20, the
friendly non-contest style event aims to encourage CW operators old and new

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Sunspot cycle plunges to lowest level in 5 years

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Sunspot counts have reached their lowest level in 5 years, a clear sign
that Solar Minimum is approaching

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US cargo ship set to depart space station

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One month after launching from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia,
Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft is set to leave the International
Space Station at 8:20 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 21. Live coverage of the
spacecraft departure will begin at 8 a.m. on NASA Television and the
agency’s website

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IARU Region 1 Monitoring Service reports an apparent success

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The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU-R1) Monitoring System
(IARUMS) reports that the Russian military apparently responded positively
to a complaint from German telecommunications authorities to eliminate an
intruding signal on 20 meters