Southgate Amateur Radio News for Wednesday 1 February 2017
 

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Ofcom add Verify button

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The UK communications regulator Ofcom have added a 'Verify your details'
button to the top of the online amateur radio Licence Dashboard

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Ham Radio, an unusual stealth aerial only feet above the ground

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Ham radio is without doubt a great hobby to get interested in, however I
hear many say that aerials and their location is a big problem because of
their small gardens or local planning rules. Don't worry too much about
placing your aerial high in the sky, you can still put out a signal on the
high frequency bands which allows you to be heard

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Project Horus High Altitude Balloon launch

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Grant VK5GR has this update on the Project Horus High Altitude Balloon
Launch activities that the Amateur Radio Experimenters Group has been
undertaking over the past
2 months

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Hamnet signs Memorandum of Understanding

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Hamnet Gauteng South has worked for many years with the Ekhuruleni
Metropolitan Municipality when asked to assist with xenophobic incidents,
tornadoes, old age home fires and the like under the stewardship of the
previous Hamnet Gauteng South Provincial Director, Chris Gryffenburg, ZS6COG

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South African contests

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February is a busy month for contests in South Africa. The month kicks off
with the Antique Wireless Association CW Activity Day

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NZ Draft Five Year Spectrum Outlook

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New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) are consulting on the draft
Five Year Spectrum Outlook for 2017-2021

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RSM staff retirements

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Two long serving members of the Radio Spectrum Management Compliance team
retired on 23 December 2016