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Accessed on 20 April 2020, 1535 UTC, Post 1406.
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Ham Radio Update
April 20, 2020
Remotely Administered Amateur Exam Systems Showing Promise
April 20, 2020 03:10 PM –
USA: Fully-Remote Amateur Radio License Exam Administration
April 20, 2020 09:16 AM – Southgate ARC – The USA’s Ham Study group have released the latest update on the Fully-Remote Amateur Radio Exam Process
QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast Paul Taylor – VK3HN
April 20, 2020 09:16 AM – Southgate ARC – Paul Taylor, VK3HN, loves to operate QRP, SOTA, or Summits on the Air, with his homebrew pocket-sized multi-band transceivers that he designs and builds in his home workshop
DXCC Country/Entity Report
April 20, 2020 09:16 AM – Southgate ARC – According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 12th April, through Sunday, 19th April there were 213 countries active
Astronauts photograph Starlink satellites from space
April 20, 2020 09:16 AM – Southgate ARC – Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have gotten a first good look at the controversial Starlink satellites
ARRL, AMSAT seek changes in FCC Orbital Debris Mitigation proposals
April 20, 2020 09:16 AM – Southgate ARC – ARRL Washington Counsel Dave Siddall, K3ZJ, and AMSAT Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, on April 8, discussed with senior FCC International Bureau staff by telephone the FCC’s draft Report and Order (R and O) on mitigation of orbital debris (IB Docket No. 18-313)
Hackaday: An FPGA and a few components can make a radio
April 20, 2020 09:16 AM – Southgate ARC – Jenny List G7CKF writes on Hackaday about the Medium and Short Wave SDR receiver developed by radio amateur Alberto Garlassi I4NZX
Abandoned mansion of a Portuguese radio amateur ‘found his radio room’
April 20, 2020 09:16 AM – Southgate ARC – I found a cool video with a ham related story. These guys have a youtube channel where they visit abandoned homes and they show us one they´ve found in northern Portugal with a surprise…
IOTA news from OPDX
April 20, 2020 09:16 AM – Southgate ARC – Weekly IOTA News – compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin
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