Southgate ARC

1. Coronavirus: Spain grants special authorization to radio hams

   Spain's national amateur radio society URE has talked to their regulator and obtained permission for unlicensed people to use amateur stations during the Coronavirus lockdown

2. Radio Amateurs of Canada offers new Online Amateur Radio Courses

   In response to the current Covid-19 crisis, Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce that it is introducing two new online Amateur Radio courses so that individuals can upgrade their qualifications while continuing to practise social/physical distancing

3. Coronavirus: Portugal's QSL Bureau closed

   Due to the state of emergency declared in Portugal due to Covid-19, the services of the Rede dos Emissores Portugueses (REP) association are physically closed, we keep the minimum services on telework

4. Special Call ZT1T

   Tom Morgan is using the call ZT1T for the period of the 'lockdown' in South Africa. This period also covered the recent SSB WPX Contest

5. Denby Dale amateur radio club goes to Zoom

   Our club has moved all it’s meetings to Zoom. Members are excited about our up coming meetings

6. Hubnet daily net on the national emergency

   Hubnet are running a daily welfare net regarding the national emergency on the m0hoy-l echolink channel node number 973498

7. BBC Radio Humberside interviews radio amateur

   The RSGB report they helped to set up a brief interview on Monday, March 30, with Tony Cobb, G0WJK – Chair of Hull and District ARS – on BBC Radio Humberside breakfast show

8. Star Trek special event station

   Look for special event station GB5ST to be on the air to celebrate 54 years of the hit TV show Star Trek, spin off shows, many Star Trek movies and for the continuing new shows upcoming in the future

9. Hamvention QSO Party - something new to do !

   The Dayton Hamvention for 2020 has been cancelled. The WWROF, in cooperation with the Hamvention organizers, wanted to create a fun way for people to celebrate the Hamvention experience over the air - the Hamvention QSO Party

10. ILLW 2020 and COVID-19

    Hopefully by the time we get to August and the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend 2020, things will have returned to some kind of normality. Please rest assured that whatever the situation the ILLW will still be operational

11. Use of ZM Callsigns during COVID-19 Lockdown

    At the suggestion of Paul, ZL4TT, we applied to Radio Spectrum Management for, and have been granted, approval to treat the COVID-19 lockdown period as a “special event.”

12. Coronavirus: Ham radio operators practice their social distancing on air

    The Gardner News describes how radio amateurs responded to a request to provide 50 N95 masks for ICU physicians

13. EURAO President's letter about COVID-19

    The EURAO President says: Dear members and friends, more than ever, we're witnessing an evolution of ham radio around the world. COVID-19 is just another catalyst that forces us to think wider than before, adaptive and think about changing seriously...

14. The RaDAR Challenge

    The first RaDAR Challenge of 2020 takes place in South Africa from 00:00 UTC to 23:59 UTC on Saturday 4th April 2020

15. ICQPodcast - Why Coax Fails

    In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is - Why Coax Fails