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QSO Today – New Ham Radio Interview Podcast
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Eric, a ham radio operator for over 40 years, asks his guests to share their ham radio journey, their modes of operation, their lessons learned in the hobby, and how amateur radio has impacted their personal and professional life. "I grew up loving … |
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QSO Today – New Ham Radio Interview Podcast
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Eric, a ham radio operator for over 40 years, asks his guests to share their ham radio journey, their modes of operation, their lessons learned in the hobby, and how amateur radio has impacted their personal and professional life. "I grew up loving … |
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Hiker thankful for rescuers and ham radio operators
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Hiker thankful for rescuers and ham radio operators. The Daily Camera reports that radio amateurs provided assistance to an injured hiker in Boulder County On Monday, July 21, Bill Eberle AB0MY worked with two other ham radio operators to direct … |
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Chewing the rag with India's Ham Radio operators
Southgate Amateur Radio Club A retired engineer, Avari began to play around with ham radios in the 80s in Mumbai, and he tells us that on clear days one can chat with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, though it's only possible at very specific times. "The … |
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Eire Ham Radio Licence Exam
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Eire Ham Radio Licence Exam. The IRTS report that just 17 candidates sat the radio amateurs exam in May Amateur radio exams in Eire, population 4.6 million, are held twice a year. There is only a single HAREC compatible licence class which requires a … |
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Eire Ham Radio Licence Exam
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Eire Ham Radio Licence Exam. The IRTS report that just 17 candidates sat the radio amateurs exam in May Amateur radio exams in Eire, population 4.6 million, are held twice a year. There is only a single HAREC compatible licence class which requires a … |
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Radio ham's Facebook petition success
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Officially licensed amateur (ham) radio operators may now use their call sign as their Alternate Name, or nickname, on their individual profiles. Jeff KB1PNB, who works at the Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park, California found this petition on an … |
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Ofcom Consultation: 146-147 MHz for Ham Radio use
Southgate Amateur Radio Club 1.7 As demand for both operational and potential future services in the short to medium term is likely to be low we are also proposing to permit temporary access to 1 MHz of this spectrum (146 to 147 MHz) for Amateur Radio use, until such a time as it … |
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Distracted Driving: New Brunswick confirms exemption for Ham Radio Operators
Southgate Amateur Radio Club … exemption for Ham Radio Operators. Radio Amateurs of Canada is announcing today confirmation that the New Brunswick Government has tabled new legislation to provide an exemption to that province's distracted driving law for amateur radio operators. |
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Ham radio club provides more than just a hobby
Southgate Amateur Radio Club … of operators that when all else fails is ready to get the word out. They're the Bolingbrook Amateur Radio Society (BARS), and although their club name implies they're amateurs, the club members' contributions to the community are big. Read the full … |
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Ham radio operators provide serious public service
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Ham radio operators provide serious public service. The News Courier in Athens, Alabama reports on the Limestone Amateur Radio Emergency Services team. Lora Scripps writes that radio amateurs are part of the ears and voices that help protect residents … |
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Ham radio satellite operation from Isle of Lewis
Southgate Amateur Radio Club The Camb-Hams have been activating the Scottish Isles each year since 2008 and will be travelling to the Isle of Lewis in the Scottish Outer Hebrides in 2014. Thirteen operators will be active on all bands and many modes from 4m to 80m, 2m & 70cm for … |
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Ham Radio FUNcube-1 100+ days in orbit
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Ham Radio FUNcube-1 100+ days in orbit. Last weekend the amateur radio Cubesat FUNcube-1 (AO-73) reached the milestone of having been in space for 100 days. Actually that should be clarified to mean “terrestrial” days as the spacecraft itself has been … |
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Digital Broadcast and Ham Radio at Chelmsford
Southgate Amateur Radio Club He gave the talk at the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society and it was clearly a popular subject with the large meeting room packed to capacity. Murray highlighted that a second digital TV switchover will take place in a few years time obsoleting FreeView … |
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Ham Radio will play role in simulated Mars mission
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Williams is part of Mission 2 (of four) in the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation — HI-SEAS, in which participants will simulate living and working within a Martian outpost — actually a solar-powered dome at a remote site some 8000 feet … |
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Ham Video Commissioning now scheduled
Southgate Amateur Radio Club The Ham Video transmitter, which is stored in the Columbus module of the International Space Station, will be installed March 6, 2014. The transmitter will be powered on briefly, just the time needed to check that the connection cables to the antenna … |
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Ham radio in Northumberland Gazette
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Ham radio in Northumberland Gazette. Frank Bull, a retired estate … As a schoolboy, before the Second World War, Frank built his own radio transmitter and began radio communications with a like-minded enthusiast in Canada. He was unaware that such … |
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Radio ham to give IWD STEM Conference Keynote
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Radio ham to give IWD STEM Conference Keynote. Radio amateur Dr Lucy Rogers M6CME, author of It's ONLY Rocket Science, will be giving the keynote presentation at the International Women's Day (IWD) Science, Technology, Engineering and … |
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LituanicaSAT-1 Ham Radio CubeSat
Southgate Amateur Radio Club The team ask radio amateurs and SWL's to listen for the FM Morse code beacon on 437.275 MHz after deployment and submit reports (see Tracking below). They say there will be Mission emblem stickers with signed QSL cards and for the first 10 registered … |
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$ 50sat Ham Radio Challenge
Southgate Amateur Radio Club $ 50SAT has been a collaborative education project between Professor Bob Twiggs, KE6QMD, Morehead State University and three other radio amateurs, Howie DeFelice, AB2S, Michael Kirkhart, KD8QBA, and Stuart Robinson, GW7HPW. Further information … |
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Amateur Radio: Your Gateway to Wireless Communication
Southgate Amateur Radio Club At the IARU Administrative Council meeting in September 2013, the theme 'Amateur Radio: Your Gateway to Wireless Communication' was adopted by the Council for World Amateur Radio Day, Friday, April 18, 2014. Amateur radio has truly entered the 21st … |
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Ham radio CubeSats prepared for deployment
Southgate Amateur Radio Club The four amateur radio CubeSats LituanicaSat-1, LitSat-1, ArduSat-2, UAPSat-1 along with the 915 MHz SkyCube are expected to be deployed on Friday, February 28. CubeSats deployments are streamed live at http://m.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream |
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County sending out call for ham radio operators
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Kaelberer said ham operators, including himself, can use what is called Near Vertical Incident Skywave (NVIS) transmissions to reach over the mountains to nearby counties for help. He also said that an amateur operator could reach all the way to Boise … |
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Ham radio antenna rules debated in Poway
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Charles Ristorcelli NN3V of the Poway Amateur Radio Society, gave a lengthy presentation that concluded a 65-foot height limit would be an acceptable compromise. “It is time amateur radio antennas not be confused with construction of a superstore,” he … Antenna rules attract large Poway City Council crowd |
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Idaho ham seriously injured in tower repair accident
Southgate Amateur Radio Club … is expected to remain hospitalized for several days. The town of Athos is unique, in that one out of every 10 residents is an amateur radio operator. The small community of 692 residents located in extreme northern Idaho boasts 69 licensed ham … |
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CAPE II Ham Radio CubeSat designated LO-75
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Ever since the launch of OSCAR 1 in 1961, it has been traditional for amateur radio satellites to carry the name OSCAR, for “Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio”. At the request of the original Project OSCAR organization, AMSAT-NA now administers … |
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Successful Foundation for Essex Ham Radio Club
Southgate Amateur Radio Club LEFARS are an active and friendly club that welcomes newcomers and offers amateur radio training courses for those wishing to join the hobby. Meetings are held at 8pm on alternate Fridays of each month at All Saints House, Romford Road, Chigwell Road, … |
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Ham radio ballooning VK4 style
Southgate Amateur Radio Club … a group of radio amateurs from the Sunshine Coast loaded up their cars and headed west to Dalby Preparations had been underway for several months in order to launch a High Altitude Balloon loaded with radio Telemetry equipment and a video camera. |
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Joplin High School Ham Radio Club
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Joplin High School Ham Radio Club. Students at Joplin High School are embracing a technology more than 100 years old. Over 20 students have enrolled in the Amateur Radio Club They're all studying how to get their license to transmit. Their teacher is … |
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Radio ham becomes XFM DJ
Southgate Amateur Radio Club As well as amateur radio and amateur satellites, Dave, M6DRQ, is also interested in flying, getting his pilots licence in 1995, he is a practising criminal lawyer and runs his own computer animation company Nanomation. In 2003, he handled the PR for … |
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Ham Radio Now: A 60-Meter Band ?
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Today hams in the USA and most of the world have a few discrete 60-Meter channels. A more traditional band is a small part of the proposal that the FCC is preparing as the US's submission to WRC-15, the World Radio Conference coming in November, … |
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Ham radio CubeSats to deploy Thursday
Southgate Amateur Radio Club On Thursday, January 9 at 1807 UT an Antares rocket launched the Cygnus freighter carrying a cargo of CubeSats to the International Space Station. Since then the CubeSats have been stored on the ISS awaiting deployment by the Japanese Kibo Robot … |
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School Ham Radio Club Roundup
Southgate Amateur Radio Club … individuals are encouraged to participate too. Sponsored by the ARRL, the ARRL Hudson Division Education Task Force, and the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club (LIMARC), the contest aims to foster contacts with and among school radio clubs. |
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Ham radio on Phoenix FM Monday
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Following an interview on Phoenix FM back in 2012 with Essex Ham's Pete M0PSX, Scott attended the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society's Foundation and Intermediate courses to obtain his licence. You can listen to Peter Waters G3OJV between 1pm and … |
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Ham radio CubeSat deployment postponed
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Wakata, who ran into some difficulty last week installing an electronics box that would help control the deployment of the mini-satellites, successfully installed that box after troubleshooting an alignment issue. The deployment of the first batch of … ISS CubeSat Deployment, 'Ham Video' Commissioning Postponed: |
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Ham radio CubeSat deployment postponed
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Wakata, who ran into some difficulty last week installing an electronics box that would help control the deployment of the mini-satellites, successfully installed that box after troubleshooting an alignment issue. The deployment of the first batch of … ISS CubeSat Deployment, 'Ham Video' Commissioning Postponed: |
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Ham radio CubeSats to deploy Thursday
Southgate Amateur Radio Club On Thursday, January 9 at 1807 UT an Antares rocket launched the Cygnus freighter carrying a cargo of CubeSats to the International Space Station. Since then the CubeSats have been stored on the ISS awaiting deployment by the Japanese Kibo Robot … |
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Radio ham detects GPS in YouTube video
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Radio ham detects GPS in YouTube video. Finnish radio amateur and electronics hacker Oona Räisänen OH2EIQ, heard a mysterious digital signal when she listened to the audio on a YouTube video of a police chase being filmed by a helicopter. She writes: |
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Radio ham becomes XFM DJ
Southgate Amateur Radio Club As well as amateur radio and amateur satellites, Dave, M6DRQ, is also interested in flying, getting his pilots licence in 1995, he is a practising criminal lawyer and runs his own computer animation company Nanomation. In 2003, he handled the PR for … |
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A Century of Ham Radio video
Southgate Amateur Radio Club The ARRL continues "To promote and advance the art, science and enjoyment of Amateur Radio." By being an ARRL member you not only reflect the commitment and enthusiasm of American radio amateurs, or "hams," but also provide leadership as the … |
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Ham Radio Foundation invites applications
Southgate Amateur Radio Club These academic awards are sponsored by both individuals and by Amateur Radio clubs from across the US. The FAR scholarship application process is open to Amateur Radio licensees worldwide. Awards range from $ 500 to $ 5000. Applications are due by … |
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ISS Ham Video Commissioning
Southgate Amateur Radio Club The Ham Video transmitter will be connected to the ARISS 41 antenna and to the KuPS power supply. The installation procedure comprises a check of the electrical connections. The transmitter will be powered on and will transmit a signal on 2.422 GHz. |
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Essex Ham Net streamed live
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Following on from the success of the recent Chelmsford Amateur Radio Skills Night, which allowed regular net participants to meet up socially, one of the net's regulars used the workshop's suggestion form to ask about the possibility of have the net … |
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Radio ham to lose beard
Southgate Amateur Radio Club An avid amateur radio enthusiast, his call letters include “zzt” at the end. Read the full story at http://murrayledger.com/news/piper-wants-beard-to-go-for-special-olympics/article_6960efc8-856d-11e3-8e6e-001a4bcf887a.html. Share this page with your … |
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Another new Essex Ham Radio club
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Following the success of a series of weekly 2m simplex nets, a group of amateurs in the Grays Thurrock area met on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 for the first official club night of the Thurrock Acorns Amateur Radio Club. TAARC invited Essex Ham along to … |
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Ham Radio Now Episode 124
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Developer Michael Ossmann visited the TAPR/ARRL Digital Communications Conference (DCC) (his first Ham Radio talk) to tell us what the Jawbreaker SDR transceiver is and how it came to be. Watch Episode 124 from the DCC: HackRF – A Low Cost SDR … |
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Want to become a ham radio operator?
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Besides emergency communications, other reasons to become an amateur radio operator range from an interest in electronics to communicating with others around the world or even out in space (many astronauts on the International Space Station are radio … |
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uLog – Simple Ham Radio Logger
Southgate Amateur Radio Club uLog was unveiled at the recent CARS Amateur Radio Skills Workshop. Its 'flexi-input' was of particular interest, as you can type the QSO details into a single box, and the software intelligently works out in which fields to put the information. Find … |