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Worlds smallest moon lander from Japan will put ham radio transmitter on
the moon

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/worlds-smallest-moon-lander-from-japan-will-put-ham-radio-transmitter-on-the-moon.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Japan’s OMOTENASHI, the world’s smallest moon lander, will have an X-band and UHF communication system, although it will not carry an amateur band transponder

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QSO Today - Julian White, OH8STN

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/qso-today-julian-white-oh8stn.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Julian White, OH8STN, operates outdoors in Finland's Arctic Circle and
records, on his popular YouTube Channel, his expeditions with his compact
but sophisticated simulations of grid down communications

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End of the era of shortwave broadcast listening?

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/end-of-the-era-of-shortwave-broadcast-listening.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

The EI7GL blog reports publication of the World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH),
now in its 76th edition, will cease

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Radio hams to attend LARC-4 convention

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The newspaper Telangana Today reports on the 4th Lamakaan Annual Radio Convention in Hyderabad which will see the unveiling of the latest version
of uBitx v.6 transceiver and QO-100 equipment

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Ideal for new hams starting out or anyone with limited funds

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/free-voice-voip-apps.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

There are many free Voip apps for licensed radio hams using either a cell
phone or computer

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ZS-SOTA certificates

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/zs-sota-certificates.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Sid, ZS5AYC has sent out the certificates for the Spring ZS-SOTA Activity
Day (24 September 2021), but because of the Protection of Personal
Information (PoPI) Act, not everybody's e-mail address is available on the online SARL Call Book. Thus, Sid still has certificates to send out

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Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/propagation/zs6bzp/index.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to be
at low levels

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