Southgate Amateur Radio News for Thursday 29 December 2016
 

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InnovAntennas launches the LFA-3 Yagi - Third Generation LFA Yagi for 2017

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Justin Johnson G0KSC of InnovAntennas Limited, part of IHSG announced today
the launch of the third generation LFA Yagi, the LFA-3. A full range of the
latest release of the low noise Yagi will be launched throughout 2017 with
the first appearing on the InnovAntennas website shortly

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BY70-1 CubeSat in lower orbit

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A CZ-2D rocket carrying the amateur radio FM transponder satellite BY70-1
was launched from the Taiyuan Space Launch Center on Wednesday, December 28
at 03:23 UT

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Space station power upgrade spacewalks

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Expedition 50 astronauts will venture outside the International Space
Station at 7 a.m. EST Jan. 6 and 13 to perform a complex upgrade to the
orbital outpost’s power system. Spacewalk coverage will begin at 5:30 a.m.
on NASA Television and the agency’s website

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Tony's 10 Metre Band Report

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Probably worse than last week, not even the festive weekend could revive
things. Still we plod on

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Satellite operating during SOTA activation

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In this video Christian 2E0ICL takes a trip to Walbury Hill (summit
identifier G/SE-001) to do some portable operating for Summits On The Air
(SOTA)

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10 GHz ATV with 3 Euro HB100

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Radio amateur Peter Knol PA1SDB describes using the HB100 transceiver
module costing just 3 euros and PE1RKI DRO modulator to transmit 10 GHz
amateur television

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Wild Atlantic Way

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Nine special event calls are drawing attention to Ireland's 'Wild Atlantic
Way' along the island's western coast

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IOTA news from the DARC

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Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club