Southgate Amateur Radio News for Wednesday 19 June 2013

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AMSAT Field Day 2013

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Every year AMSAT promotes a satellite version of Field Day during the ARRL
annual operating event which is held on the 4th weekend in June. This year
Field Day will take place from 1800 UTC on Saturday June 22, 2013 through
2100 UTC on Sunday June 23, 2013

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Aves Island DXpedition

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It was announced that the 4M5DX Group is planning a DXpedition to Aves
Island (NA-020) sometime between November 1st, 2013, and February 28th, 2014

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Field Day activation of Sugar Island

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ARRL Field Day (22-23 June) will see the activation of Sugar Island (USi
MI-020R, Not IOTA, WW Loc. EN76VK), Saint Marys River, Chippewa County,
Michigan

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ICSEDS 2012/13 video

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This video is the Imperial College Students for the Exploration and
Development of Space (ICSEDS) entry to the RBS ESSA bronze awards

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Ham Radio Station GB2AVF video

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The Loughton and Epping Forest Amateur Radio Society (LEFARS) ran a special
event station GB2AVF at the Abridge Village Fete, June 16

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Aitana DX Group heading for Nicaragua

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A team of amateur radio operators from the Spanish Aitana DX Group (ADXG)
will be active from Octavio, YN2N, radio shack in Nicaragua between October
1-16th. The callsign will be announced soon

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Shortwave radio works when all else fails

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More than 100 years after the advent of amateur radio, known as short wave,
the old form of communication remains a backup to emergency crews in times
of disaster

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Correction to the radio regulations

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The subject of corrections to the radio regulations published on 1 April
2011 is on every ICASA/SARL (South African Radio League) Liaison meeting
agenda but, as the issue was pending the outcome of a court case between
ICASA and one of the cellular companies, no progress could be made

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Kells Priory activation

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The South Eastern Amateur Radio Group will activate Kells Priory in County
Kilkenny over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday 22nd and 23rd of June.
Kells Priory has been assigned the CASHOTA number EI023/C and the WAI
square S44 – Kilkenny

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AMSAT videos from Dayton Hamvention

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A series of videos taken during the AMSAT Forum at the Dayton Hamvention
have been released

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Raspberry Pi long distance contact challenge

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In SARLNews of 7 April radio amateurs in South Africa were challenged to
try their hand at covering distance with Milliwatt power into the antenna
using a Raspberry Pi