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German radio hams request online exams

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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...line-exams.htm

Germany's Amateur Radio Round Table (RTA) has asked communications
regulator BNetzA to introduce online exams. While UK and USA have had
online exams for almost a year they aren't yet widely available elsewhere

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IRTS Annual General Meeting

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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...al-meeting.htm

Due to the continuing and forecast Covid-9 pandemic restrictions, the 2021
IRTS Annual General Meeting will be held online on the Zoom platform on
Saturday April 24th at 1100

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Monthly performance of 8J17CALL for January-February, 2021

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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...f-8j17call.htm

Please be advised that monthly performance of 8J17CALL, 7-CALL 30th
Anniversary Special station for January-February, 2021 (23rd January to
22nd February, 2021) are as follows. Monthly result in this period is 1,408
QSOs including 117 DX QSOs

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SARL Contest News

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

The second Wednesday 80 m Club Sprint runs from 17:30 to 18:30 UTC (19:30
to 20:30 CAT) on Wednesday 17 March – St Patrick’s Day

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St. Patrick's Day activity

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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...y-activity.htm

This Wednesday is St. Patrick’s Day and traditionally stations in EI and
overseas stations with a connection to EI make a special effort to get on
the air for the occasion

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Inside the summit-obsessed world of ham radio

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

It was an arresting view, and the perfect backdrop for a summit selfie. But
instead of reaching for his smartphone, Galchutt was absorbed by another
device: a portable transceiver

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IOTA news from OPDX

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http://www.southgatearc.org/iota/opdx/index.htm

Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW

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DXCC Country/Entity report

Posted:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/202...port-15-03.htm

According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 7th/March,
through Sunday, 14th/March there were 216 countries active