Southgate Amateur Radio News RSS Feed

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ARRL to have two exhibits at this weekend's QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo

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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...l-ham-expo.htm

ARRL will have two exhibits at the the QSO Today Ham Expo

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Foundations of Amateur Radio

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...13-03-2021.htm

Amateur radio is an environment for infinite possibilities. I've spoken
about the way that contacts can happen, seemingly out of the blue, how
propagation has so many variables it's hard to predict what will happen at
any given moment

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RSGB's Direct Entry to Full licence consultation

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

Have you shared your views yet in the RSGB’s Direct Entry to Full licence
consultation?

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Solar Activity and Propagation

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

With entering a new solar cycle, we all are curious about how it will
change conditions. A look into the rear window mirror may help: there are
millions of data available for free from ionosndes around the world through
several solar cycles

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Radio Interference

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

Germany’s Federal Network Agency instituted a ban Friday on the sale and
use of a New Age 'water vitalizer' device, citing numerous reports that the
device sold by Swiss company Wassermatrix AG was transmitting on the
frequencies allocated for ham radio users

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VK6WIA NewsWest

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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...west-13-03.htm

NewsWest for Sunday 14th March 2021 is the contesting edition, and although
our focus is on contesting, it’s not all we have in store for you

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DXing in England, 1933 - Aluminum disc recordings of US AM broadcast
stations

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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...gland-1933.htm

These audio clips were recorded on aluminum discs using more of an
embossing than cutting action

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Ultimate Antique Radio Upcycling - A trash to treasure Glass Cased Radio

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

In 2015, Robert Lozier recreated a glass cased TRF receiver design from
1926 and in this video he shows how he used a derelict homebrew radio that
he picked up at a radio meet, and transformed it into a work of art

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The Great Quebec Blackout

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...c-blackout.htm

New research into the Great Quebec Blackout of March 13, 1989, is revealing
surprises. Turns out, it was not just one solar storm, but two