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Foundations of Amateur Radio

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A little while ago I was gifted a new radio, well, new to me. A Kenwood
TS-480HX. It's an all mode HF transceiver with 6m. Does 200 Watts, but you
know me, I'm into QRP, low power, so I first had to figure out how to dial
the transmitter down to 5 Watts and that was after figuring out how to feed
the dual power supplies from one source and have the fuses work as expected

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Talks given at QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo available online

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The keynote speech by David Minster, NA2AA, CEO of ARRL, along with other
presentations given at the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, March 13-14, are
available online

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Winmalee students to speak to astronauts

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Winmalee Public will become ground control later this month when eight
students talk to an astronaut on the International Space Station

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VK6WIA NewsWest

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NewsWest for Sunday 4th April 2021 is the Club Focus edition of NewsWest,
and we’ve invited local clubs to strut their stuff and tell you what they
are up to.
On behalf of the NewsWest team, I’d like to wish you all the very best for
a happy and safe Easter

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Radio Amateurs remember AM and CW on ANZAC Day, 25th April

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The traditional AM and CW event organised by Mike 'Banjo' Patterson VK4MIK
and the Tablelands Radio Group of Far North Queensland, will take to the
air for the 10th year

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ACMA seeks feedback on draft five-year spectrum outlook

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WIA News reports Australia's communications regulator, the ACMA, is
requesting comments on its draft spectrum outlook 2021-2-25

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NASA to host virtual viewing of Orion Spacecraft drop test

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Engineers will drop an 14,000-pounds test version of the Orion spacecraft
into the Hydro Impact Basin at NASA's Langley Research Center's Landing and
Impact Research Facility in Hampton, Virginia at 1:45 p.m. EDT Tuesday,
April 6