Southgate Amateur Radio News for Sunday 26 March 2017
 

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AMSAT Fox series launch schedule update

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The launches of AMSAT satellites Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D have been rebooked
from the original Spaceflight Formosat-5/Sherpa mission aboard a SpaceX
Falcon 9 on to two separate new launches

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Another ham radio store closes

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Silicon Valley’s Sunnyvale Ham Radio Outlet has signed off after 26 years
as a hub for Silicon Valley’s amateur radio community

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OZ7IGY - 60th anniversary and 40 MHz beacon now on Next Generation Beacons
platform

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On 25 March 2017, the 40 MHz OZ7IGY beacon was migrated to the Next
Generation Beacons platform

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International Air Ambulance Week 2017

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The event covers two weekends, giving amateurs a great chance to get
involved and support the event

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'Hotbed' amateur radio waves getting bigger

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The Richmond News reports Vancouver and surrounding area (Lower Mainland)
is a 'hotbed' of activity and 'growth' in amateur radio

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Just a few days remain to vote

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Just a few days remain before voting for the South African Radio League
Amateur Radio Hall of Fame ends on Friday 31 March 2017

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Geomagnetic storm watch

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A large canyon-shaped hole in the sun's atmosphere is facing Earth and
spewing a stream of solar wind toward our planet. Estimated time of
arrival: 2 to 3 days from now

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Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

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Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to be
at very low level