Southgate Amateur Radio News for Thursday 2 March 2017
 

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Tony's 10 Metre Band Report

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Well I’m still away in OZ, not working anyone on their repeaters, just like
being back in the UK

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Bristol SEDS balloon lands in Germany

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The UBSEDS23 solar powered balloon with 434 MHz trackers was launched by
students in Bristol on Tuesday, February 28

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Inside the Baofeng UV-5R

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All About Circuits purchased a $25 Baofeng UV-5R dual-band amateur radio HT
to take apart and look inside

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South Bristol ARC updates website

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Thanks to the sterling efforts of members, particularly Steve G0UQT who is
our webmaster and technical guru, South Bristol Amateur Radio Club is
pleased to announce that its new-look website is now fully operational

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4 metres and WG2XPN

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The North American 4 metre Trans-Atlantic beacon license for WG2XPN has
been renewed for another 2 years and will thus allow operations to continue
thru 2019

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Geomagnetic storm in progress

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A G1-class polar geomagnetic storm is in progress on March 1st as Earth
enters a fast-moving stream of solar wind. This is sparking bright auroras
around the Arctic Circle

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IOTA news from the DARC

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Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club