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Amateur Radio Club bands together during pandemic

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/amateur-radio-club-bands-together-during-pandemic.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

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

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NASA to purchase three commercial crew missions from SpaceX

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/nasa-to-purchase-three-commercial-crew-missions-from-spacex.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

NASA originally envisioned alternating missions between SpaceX and Boeing, assuming both companies’ vehicles will be certified around the same time

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The SAMOC Straight Key Night

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/straight-key-night.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

The Straight Key Night runs from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC on Saturday 1 January
2022 and this 24-hour event is not a contest – rather it is a day dedicated to celebrating our CW heritage

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A message from the Sandton Club

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/a-message-from-the-sandton-club.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

The Sandton Amateur Radio Club would like to congratulate the West Rand
Amateur Radio Club for winning the SARL 40m Grid Square Club sprint, the
SARL Wednesday 80m Club Sprint, and the SARL National Field Day in Class A during 2021

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Twenty years from now we might get a call from an alien

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/twenty-years-from-now-we-might-get-a-call-from-an-alien.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

In 2017, a powerful radio transmission was aimed at exoplanet GJ 273b,
thought to be able to support life. Its message, sent by the alien-hunting group Messaging Extra-terrestrial Intelligence International, contained instructions on how to understand Earthling math, music and time. If it
lands on intelligent alien ears once it arrives in about a decade, E.T. now
has our number

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Austral Islands

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

Jacek, SP5EAQ, will be active as FO/SP5EAQ from Rimatara Island (OC-050, WW Loc. BG37oi) between March 2-30th, 2022 (if the pandemic permits)

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Danish special event

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/danish-special-event-b.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Members of the Danish DX Group (DDXG) will activate the special event
station OZ50DDXG to celebrate their club's 50th anniversary founding on May 27th, 1972

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Townsville Amateur Radio Club does Defence Welcome and Information Expo

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/defence-welcome-and-information-expo.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

theTARCinc will be involved with the 2022 Defence Welcome and Information
Expo run by the Townsville office of Defence Community Organisation North Queensland Saturday 12th February at Murray Stadium from 10am

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