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News for Sunday 26 December
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Peaceful and Prosperous
New Year From Southgate Amateur Radio News
ARRL to oppose Forest Service administrative fees for amateur facilities The US Forest Service is proposing to implement a statutorily required annual fee for new and existing communications use authorizations to cover the costs of administering its authorization program. ARRL plans to vigorously oppose the imposition of the proposed fees on Amateur Radio
QSO Today – Kirk Kleinshmidt, NT0Z Kirk Kleinshmidt, NT0Z, has spent most of his professional life working in amateur radio as an editor, author, and contributor to the amateur radio magazines that we have grown to love including QST, ARRL Handbook, Spectrum Monitor, and others
Mentally challenged woman to meet her family after 13 years It has been 13 years since a 65-year-old woman was separated from her family who also had no idea about the whereabouts of the woman. However, amateur Ham Radio Operators in the state not only traced her but made all the arrangements so that she could come back to her family
Radio amateurs plan WiFi for disaster areas The German radio amateurs who have joined forces in the non-profit German Amateur Radio Club (DARC) have developed a new emergency radio concept
Southgate Vibes Podcast #123 Steve Richards G4HPE is here with the latest edition of Southgate Vibes.
There’s two new episodes every week – on Tuesdays and Fridays – Click the ‘Play’ button to listen to the latest episode
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News for Xmas Day, Saturday 25 December
Foundations of Amateur Radio What testing equipment is essential? – After discussing the notion that it’s not really possible to determine how your gear is performing without measuring, several people commented that in the good old days an amateur was expected to have sufficient equipment to test performance of their gear
Radio Caroline 648 kHz now on higher power Radio World reports Radio Caroline is now transmitting 4 kw of power following approval from Ofcom to increase its 1 kw output on 648 kHz
NewsWest for Boxing day, Sunday 26th December 2021 is the New Amateurs Edition, and we acknowledge and congratulate those who have gained a new or updated license, and offer some advice and information that Amateurs new and old may find useful
Barrie Amateur Radio Club bands together during pandemic As the pandemic picks up speed once again and people are advised to limit their in-person social interactions, a small group of people are reaching out across the airwaves from Barrie to connect with others in a much different way
