March 29, 2020 09:14 AM – Southgate ARC – The first remote all-online amateur radio Technician license exam was carried out in the United States on March 26, 2020

March 29, 2020 09:14 AM – Southgate ARC – Radio Today report that the ten trial Small Scale DAB multiplex operators have had their temporary licences extended till the end of 2021

March 29, 2020 09:14 AM – Southgate ARC – Former CQ WPX Contest Director Randy Thompson, K5ZD, has been appointed interim director of the on-air competition following the resignation of Terry Zivney, N4TZ. Zivney had been contest director for the past seven years

March 29, 2020 09:14 AM – Southgate ARC – Bry Carling, AF4K, is an old boat anchor radio collector, co-founder of the Novice Rig Roundup, and keeper of thousands of old-time crystals, for sale, for your next rig restoration, or a new build of Bob Heil, K9EID’s, pine board project

March 29, 2020 09:14 AM – Southgate ARC – Ham Talk Live! host Neal Rapp, WB9VPG recently interviewed Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, for an informative look at recent events in the ARISS program

March 29, 2020 09:14 AM – Southgate ARC – Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 2 Station restrictions and special operations: restrictions on station location; general operating restrictions; spurious emissions; antenna structure restrictions; RACES operations

March 29, 2020 09:14 AM – Southgate ARC – Essex Ham plans to start their next free online amateur radio Foundation training course on April 5

March 29, 2020 09:14 AM – Southgate ARC – According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Friday, 20th March, through Friday, 27th March there were 219 countries active

March 29, 2020 09:14 AM – Southgate ARC – Weekly IOTA News – compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin

March 29, 2020 09:14 AM – Southgate ARC – “In the current climate, Social Distancing is very important and Keith G6NHU has put together a reminder for radio amateurs showing how to remember the recommended distance to keep apart”

March 29, 2020 07:24 AM – ICQ Podcast -In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is – Why Coax Fails

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