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Direct entry to Full Licence: RSGB Consultation

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...nsultation.htm

The RSGB’s Examination Standards Committee (ESC) has just launched a
consultation to ask for the views of the amateur radio community on a new,
Direct to Full licence exam which would run in parallel with the existing
three-tier system

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ARRL to consider covering young members license fee

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...icense-fee.htm

At its meeting on January 15-16 the ARRL Board considered a plan to pay the
planned FCC license application fee for young radio amateurs

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RSGB consulting on their new Direct-To-Full exam

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...-full-exam.htm

The RSGB’s Examination Standards Committee has launched a consultation to
ask for the views of the amateur radio community on a new, Direct to Full
licence exam which would run in parallel with the existing three-tier system

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AMSAT Ambassador and ARRL registered instructor Clint Bradford, K6LCS, is
certainly keeping busy!

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...eping-busy.htm

He reports these upcoming satellite presentation dates

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CAPE-3 CubeSat launched

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...t-launched.htm

The University of Louisiana (UL) at Lafayette student-built CAPE-3
satellite was launched on January 17. A 1-U CubeSat, CAPE-3 includes
a 'digipeater and experimental UHF adaptive radio'