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Fox Mike Hotel Portable Operations Challenge is now open source

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/january/fox-mike-hotel-portable-operations-challenge-is-now-open-source.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

The Steering Committee determined that after two years of offering the POC (Portable Operations Challenge) with about 18 entrants each year that it
could not continue to put the resources into it

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Dick Fijlstra PA0DFN 2022 Carole Perry Educator of the Year

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/january/dick-fijlstra-pa0dfn-2022-carole-perry-educator-of-the-year.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

The Orlando HamCation has announced that Dick Fijlstra, PA0DFN, is the 2022 recipient of the Carole Perry Educator of the Year Award

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New Technician question pool released, effective July 1, 2022

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/january/new-technician-question-pool-released.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has released the 2022 - 2026 Technician Class FCC
Element 2 NCVEC Question Pool Syllabus and Question Pool into the public
domain

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CAMSAT XW-3 (CAS-9) is designated Hope-OSCAR-113 (HO-113)

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/january/camsat-xw3-%20is-designated-hope-oscar-113.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

The ARRL report that at the request of the Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT), AMSAT Vice President of Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, has announced the designation of the new Chinese XW-3 (CAS-9) satellite as Hope-OSCAR-113 (HO-113)

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Homebrew Heroes to be managed by the Ham Radio Workbench podcast

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/january/homebrew-heroes-to-be-managed-by-the-ham-radio-workbench-podcast.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

In a joint announcement, the ICQ Podcast team and the Ham Radio Workbench podcast team agreed to shift the ownership and management of the Homebrew Heroes Award to the Ham Radio Workbench team

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A ham radio antenna that fits almost anywhere

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/january/a-ham-radio-antenna-that-fits-almost-anywhere.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Al Williams WD5GNR writes on Hackaday about a video by Peter Waters G3OJV
about a budget basic antenna for a small garden

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VK6WIA NewsWest

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/january/newswest-07-01.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Newswest for Sunday 9th January is the Contesting edition, and we have news
of Amateur Radio contests coming up, including a new contest, and we have
tips to help you prepare a portable station for the John Moyle Memorial
Field Day. It's only ten weeks away

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ICQPodcast - Ham Radio Tips and Tricks 2022

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/january/icqpodcast-06-01.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is
Ham Radio Tips and Tricks 2022

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WIA Australia Day Contest

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/january/wia-australia-day-contest.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

We are pleased to announce a new Contest on the calendar. The WIA Australia
Day Contest on the 26th of January 2022

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Vodafone is delaying the reintroduction of roaming charges in Europe by
three weeks

Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/january/vodafone-is-delaying-the-reintroduction-of-roaming-charges-in-europe-by-three-weeks.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

BBC News report that the phone network had planned to bring in post-Brexit roaming fees on 6 January, matching other networks that plan to do so in
2022

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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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