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RSGB National Radio Centre to close temporarily from Friday 17 December

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/rsgb-national-radio-centre-to-close-temporarily-from-friday-17-december.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Having considered the rapidly increasing Covid cases and the high
transmission rates, the RSGB has reluctantly decided to close the RSGB
National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park until further notice. This is
a temporary measure

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Interim SM appointment made in Virginia; Georgia SM post becomes vacant

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/interim-sm-appointment-made-in-virginia.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

The vacancy created by the untimely and unfortunate death of ARRL Virginia Section Manager (SM) Joseph Palsa, K3WRY, will be filled in the Virginia SM election scheduled to occur in January and February 2022

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Netherlands regulator increases charges for radio hams

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/netherlands-regulator-increases-charges-for-radio-hams.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Some countries still make their radio amateurs pay annual fees, one such is
the Netherlands which has announced fees are going up again

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Jonathan Brandenburg, KF5IDY, appointed AMSAT Assistant Vice President - Engineering

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/jonathan-brandenburg-kf5idy-appointed-amsat-assistant-vice-president-engineering.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

AMSAT has announced that Jonathan Brandenburg, KF5IDY, has been designated
as Assistant Vice President — Engineering to oversee a new program tentatively named 'Fox Plus.'

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Norway: Intruders in the ham radio 144 MHz band

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/norway-intruders-in-the-ham-radio-144-mhz-band.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Norways national amateur radio society, the NRRL, report they are working
with communications regulator Nkom to stop intruders operating in the 144
MHz band

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VK6WIA NewsWest

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/newswest-17-12.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

NewsWest for Sunday 19th December 2021 is the 'as close as we can get to Christmas' edition.

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14-year-old Mily YS1YXI will be on-the-air during school holidays

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/14-year-old-mily-ys1yxi-will-be-on-the-air-during-school-%20holidays.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Mily, YS1YXI, 14, the country's youngest amateur, plans to be as active as possible from the radio shack of Club de Radio Aficionados de El Salvador (CRAS)

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23cm band studies progressing in CEPT and ITU-R

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/23cm-band-studies-progressing-in-cept-and-itu-r.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on
the work being done by IARU to defend the vital 1240-1300 MHz Amateur
Services allocation

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Past ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH (SK)

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/mary-hobart-k1mmh-sk.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Former ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, died on December 12. An ARRL member, she was 78

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Radio hams commemorate historic message sent to Newfoundland

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/radio-hams-commemorate-historic-message-sent-to-newfoundland.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

SaltWire News Network reports on the commemoration by the Marconi Radio
Club of Newfoundland of the 120th anniversary of the first reception of a transatlantic radio signal

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A comet in the sunset sky

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/a-comet-in-the-sunset-sky.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Surprising most forecasters, Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) has suddenly
brightened and is now showing up in sunset photos from around the world

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DX News from the ARRL

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The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity on the amateur radio bands

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Friday's edition of Southgate Vibes amateur radio podcast has just been released!

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/vibes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Southgate Vibes is our twice-weekly amateur radio podcast

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