Southgate Amateur Radio News for Friday 11 January 2013

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Jan 11, 2013, 6:46:22 AM1/11/13

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Australian given an AMSAT accolade

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It was a very humble Tony Hutchisson VK5ZAI who received an award from
AMSAT North America for the voluntary work he has done for the Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program

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Upcoming ARISS ham radio contact with Royal Canadian Air Cadets

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An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) school contact
has been planned with participants at Royal Canadian Air Cadets-
Newfoundland Cadet Detachment, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada on 12
January

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Ofcom testing DAB+ in the Brighton area

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Radio Today reports that Ofcom is testing the new digital radio standard
DAB+ in central Brighton

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DX News from the ARRL

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The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX
activity

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FCC Amateur Radio Service enforcement actions

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Unlike the UK regulator Ofcom, the US FCC not only enforces Amateur Radio
service regulations, they also publicize what they do

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December RSGB Board proceedings released

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The RSGB has released the December 15 board proceedings, declining
advertising revenue means non-amateur adverts will be sought

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Installing ham radio in a RV

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Journalist Mike Wendland K8ZRH writes about how he installed an amateur
radio transceiver in his Recreational Vehicle (RV)

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SLARC Spring Rally

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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2013/slarc_spring_rally.htm

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Dave Raycroft's ICPO Bulletin

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ICPO - Islands, Castles and Portable Operations. Probably the most
comprehesive ham radio activity listings available anywhere on the internet

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IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club

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Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Klaus, DL7UXG of the Deutscher Amateur Radio
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IARU Monitoring System Newsletter

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The IARU Region 1 Monitoring Service reports problems caused by harmonics
and spurious emissions from poor quality Russian military equipment

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Ham radio enthusiasts keeping old technology alive

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Some ham radio enthusiasts in Winnipeg are sticking with an 'original' form
of wireless technology, despite the popularity of Twitter and text messages

jim stewart

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Jan 11, 2013, 6:50:08 AM1/11/13

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>
> Radio Today reports that Ofcom is testing the new digital radio standard
> DAB+ in central Brighton
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ha ha ...they said it would never come to the uk...lying bastards....just as
well I have DAB + radios ....

jim stewart

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Jan 11, 2013, 6:53:07 AM1/11/13

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NEW TECHNOLOGY...SQUANDERING THE WORLDS RESOURCES...........

jim stewart

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Jan 11, 2013, 6:56:51 AM1/11/13

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> The RSGB has released the December 15 board proceedings, declining
> advertising revenue means non-amateur adverts will be sought
>

woo hoo...back to the good old days of the "Bull" and carpet adverts........

Brian Morrison

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Jan 11, 2013, 10:00:15 AM1/11/13

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New? No, it's been a standard for years!

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Brian Morrison

J1MBO ...

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Jan 11, 2013, 11:32:07 AM1/11/13

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"Brian Morrison" <b...@fenrir.org.uk> wrote in message
news:20130111150...@surtees.fenrir.org.uk...

> Brian Morrison
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>
new to the You Kay?........

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J1MBO ...

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Jan 11, 2013, 3:24:14 PM1/11/13

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"Brian Morrison" <b...@fenrir.org.uk> wrote in message

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> On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:32:07 -0000
> "J1MBO ..." <jim.g...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
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>> > New? No, it's been a standard for years!
>> >
>> >

>> new to the You Kay?........
>

> In terms of deployment yes, in terms of the standard itself, no.
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> Brian Morrison
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> "Sir Henry's brother Hubert, in his mid-forties and still unusual,
> rolled his eyes like dice and came up with an unlucky 13."
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>
probably why my Sansui portable has it then.......