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Here’s the latest Amateur Radio News compiled by the UK-based Southgate Amateur Radio Club. Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 31 July 2021, 2131 UTC, Post 2161. Content supplied…

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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Russ Roberts

Here’s the latest Amateur Radio News update from the UK-based Southgate Amateur Radio Club. Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio News summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 24 July 2021, 1256 UTC, Post 2150. Source: http://www.southgatearc.org/ Please…

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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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The K7RA Solar Update September 24, 2021
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Last week, we reported a big increase in activity with the daily sunspot number reaching 124, but by the end of that week all sunspots had disappeared. The sun was blank for several days, but sunspots returned on September 19.Average daily sunspot numbers this week were 28.7, which was below the 58.3 average reported a week […]
Open-Source Amateur Satellite Work Not Subject to Export Administration Regulation September 23, 2021
CEO Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, reports that Open Research Institute (ORI) received an advisory opinion from the US Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on September 2. The letter confirmed that public internet posts regarding open-source amateur satellite communications work are not subject to Export Administration Regulation (EAR). ORI w […]
ARRL, RSGB Announce Joint Events to Celebrate Centenary of Ham Radio Transatlantic Success September 23, 2021
ARRL and the Radio Society of Great Britain will jointly sponsor events to celebrate the achievement of transatlantic communications by radio amateurs 100 years ago.In December 1921, ARRL sent Paul F. Godley, 2ZE, as its representative to listen for amateur signals from North America during the Second Transatlantic Tests. Setting up his listening station in […]