Southgate Amateur Radio News for Tuesday 17 January 2017
 

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CEPT ECC Ham Radio Page

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CEPT ECC provides information on the Radio Amateur Services, CEPT
deliverables and current activities in the WGFM Radio Amateur Forum Group

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VE100VIMY commemorates Vimy Ridge

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CBC News reports on radio amateurs who spread the word about Battle of Vimy
Ridge in 1917

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Ivory Coast DXpedition

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Members of the Radio Club of Provins (F6KOP) is organizing a DXpedition to
Ivory Coast to take place in March between 9-19th. The TU callsign is
pending

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Ham radio antennas under threat

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News 12 reports on the controversy about a plan to take down ham radio
towers from an Islandia hotel that's set to become Long Island's first
casino

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RadFxSat (Fox-1B) launch date moved to August 29, 2017

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The launch date for RadFxSat (Fox-1B) has been moved to August 29, 2017.
RadFxSat is one of four CubeSats which will launch on a Delta II from
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

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College OSCAR activity

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In 2008-2009 we used to have regular College Satellite Nights, where clubs
active in our area of interest would get on the birds at the same time and
give out contacts

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Ham Radio - What Is a Balun and How to Make One Cheaply

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A Balun is a transformer which allows coaxial cable, which is an unbalanced
lead to be connected to a balanced load, for example a resonant aerial

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Morse code torch signal helps man who broke his leg

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An army reservist who broke his leg on a beach used Morse code with his
torch to signal for help

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IOTA news from OPDX

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Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, editor of the
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin