[Southgate] The Royal Australian Air Force - 100 Year Centenary. VK100AF and VI100AF
 

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The Royal Australian Air Force - 100 Year Centenary. VK100AF and VI100AF

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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...-centenary.htm

The RAAF was formed on 31st March 1921, to mark this Centenary the Wireless
Institute of Australia (WIA) will be celebrating with two call signs

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Radio hams help in Texas

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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...p-in-texas.htm

ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) and American Red Cross
volunteers joined forces in Texas under the ARRL/Red Cross memorandum of
understanding in responding to the situation resulting from unseasonably
frigid weather

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Over 3 years Ofcom took action against 3 illegal broadcasters

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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...oadcasters.htm

Following a Freedom of Information request, Ofcom have revealed they only
took enforcement action against three illegal broadcasters between 2018 and
2020

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Fry's Electronics shutting down all stores, ending 36 years as a big-box
stop for tech enthusiasts

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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...all-stores.htm

Fry’s Electronic’s, the big-box chain that was a longtime, one-stop shop
for tech enthusiasts, is shutting down after 36 years in business. The
company cited “changes in the retail industry and the challenges posed by
the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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Cherokee Challenge Flight - London to Sydney the slow way

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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...nge-flight.htm

Join us on this amazing adventure of a lifetime. Two chaps, a light
aircraft and an HF radio piloting their way from Blighty to Oz, the slow
way! Andy Hardy G1AJH (ex VK2CHA). Their flight supported Oxfam in the
fight against poverty