Southgate Amateur Radio News for Thursday 19 January 2017
 

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Tony's 10 Metre Band Report

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A truly dreadful week with no stations getting 3 or more reports on
Thursday. I may have to change the criteria to get into the list. It’s so
bad that it’s not really possible to say which station was most popular

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International Ham Stores Group gears up European hub

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IHSG (International Ham Stores Group) one of Europe’s largest importers,
distributors and retailers of ham and hobby radio products, announces the
imminent completion of its main European hub which will bring dozens of
global Ham Radio brands to all Ham Radio shops and stores through Europe at
competitive prices

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Ofcom Call Sign change policy

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Ofcom have said that a radio amateur can apply for a different call sign if
they change gender

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New 'Amateur Radio Parity Act' bill introduced in US House of
Representatives

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H.R. 555 - a new 'Amateur Radio Parity Act' bill - has been introduced in
the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill's language is identical to that
of the 2015 measure, H.R. 1301, which passed in the House late last summer
but failed in the waning days of the US Senate to gain the necessary support

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Essex Skills Night now in it's 4th year

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Monday, January 16 was the first Skills Night of 2017, and attracted just
under 60 visitors, including amateurs from London, Kent and Cambridgeshire

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2017 World Winter Universiade in Almaty Activity Days

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Association of Amateur Radio Services of Kazakhstan (AARSK) will conduct
the activity days dedicated to the 2017 World Winter Universiade in Almaty

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Radio ham recognized for pioneering SDR work

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Ulrich L. Rohde, N1UL, of Synergy Microwave Corp was invited to deliver the
sixth Sir J.C. Bose Memorial Lecture at the IEEE Hyderabad Section on
December 2

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Canvey Radio and Electronics Rally

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The 32nd Canvey Radio and Electronics Rally will be held on the 5th
February 2017 at the Paddocks Community Centre, Long Road, Canvey Island ,
Essex SS8 0JA