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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Russ Roberts — Leave a comment

Here’s the latest Amateur Radio News compiled by the UK-based Southgate Amateur Radio Club.

Russ Roberts

Retired News director of Pacific Radio Group Radio Stations on Hawaii-the Big Island. I have more than 40 years of broadcast experience, including positons at KTUH-FM (UH-Manoa), KPOI-FM (Honolulu). KHLO-AM (Hilo), KKBG-FM (KBIG-FM)(Hilo/Kona), KAPA-FM (Hilo-Kona). Native-FM (Hilo-Kona), and ESPN Hawaii (Hilo-Kona). Former University of Hawaii-Hilo librarian. Retired Air Force Officer. Amateur (Ham) Radio operator since 1977 (currently holds the Amateur Extra Class License from the FCC-KH6JRM).... Can read, write, and speak Russian. Retired on 30 September 2011, but still maintains a Hawaii Island News Blog.

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2290 for Friday September 17th, 2021 September 16, 2021
- COVID SPURS CANCELLATION OF TOKYO HAM FAIR - IARU REGION 3 OPTS FOR VIRTUAL CONFERENCE - AMSAT SYMPOSIUM MOVES FROM HOTEL INTO VIRTUAL MODE - SPACEX RECOVERY VESSELS NAMED FOR 'BOB AND DOUG' - SPECIAL EVENT CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY OF VOA RELAY STATION - ULTRA-TINY BATTERY SHOWS POWER AND PROMISE - SILENT KEY: CHARLIE BYARS, W5GPO, LONGTIME WEATHER SP […]
Kevin Trotman
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2289 for Friday September 10th, 2021 September 10, 2021
- RADIO OPERATORS SUPPORT WILDFIRE ANIMAL RESCUE - GENESIS SATELLITES DESTROYED IN EXPLOSION - MEET ARRL MAXIM AWARD WINNER: KATHERINE FORSON, KT5KMF - US HAMS ACTIVATE THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL - LISATS HAM CLUB TO RETRANSMIT INSPIRATION4 LAUNCH - IN SWITZERLAND, HIGH-FLYING QSOS IN HOT AIR BALLOON - BBC INTERVIEWS DEVELOPER OF WORLD'S FIRST MICROSATELLITE […]
Kevin Trotman
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2288 for Friday September 3rd, 2021 September 2, 2021
- US HAMS STEP IN AS HURRICANE SWEEPS GULF REGION - SOLAR STORMS CALLED THREAT TO INTERNET - AMATEUR RADIO TEAM EYES NASA'S GATEWAY PROJECT - FATHER-DAUGHTER CYCLISTS CONCLUDE RADIO EXPEDITION - BONAIRE AMATEURS FORM NEW AMATEUR RADIO CLUB - SILENT KEY: NEWSLINE'S ROBERT SUDOCK WB6FDF - NORTH CAROLINA RADIO MUSEUM MARKS 20 YEARS - HAMS RAISE PROFIL […]
Kevin Trotman

ARISS Contact Scheduled with Patients at the Children’s National Hospital September 20, 2021
Patients at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, will participate in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. They will chat with ISS Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI, on Tuesday, September 21 at 1805 UTC. This will be a multipoint telebridge contact via amateur radio between the ISS and the hospital, with IK1SLD a […]
The K7RA Solar Update September 17, 2021
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspot numbers started strong at 124 this reporting week, September 9-15, but ended at zero. Average daily sunspot numbers went from 64.6 to 58.3. Average daily solar flux declined from 92.9 to 87.4.Geomagnetic indicators remained moderate, with last week’s average daily planetary A index unchanged at 7, and average daily m […]
ARISS Seeks Hosts for Ham Radio Contacts with Space Station Crew September 16, 2021