Southgate ARC

1. 50 MHz band in Region 1

   IARU Region 1 President Don Beattie G3BJ reports on the 50 MHz allocation agreed at the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

2. Imperial College Space Society 434 MHz balloon

   The Imperial College Space Society will be launching a pico balloon with a 434 MHz payload on Saturday, Nov 23 from Fryent Country Park, London

3. New ham radio antenna bill being drafted

   The ARRL Legislative Advocacy Committee is drafting a new bill to address the issue of private land-use restrictions on amateur radio antennas

4. Happy Birthday FUNcube-1 (AO73)

   Thursday, November 21, 2019, saw the sixth birthday of the launch of the amateur radio CubeSat, FUNcube-1 (AO73)

5. Amateur Radio on the ISS

   WFIT 89.5 FM carried a report on a project that enables Amateur Radio contact with the International Space Station

6. The Space Weather Woman

   Fast Wind Storms and Europa Plumes - The latest space weather forecast from Dr Tamitha Skov WX6SWW

7. CWops 10th Anniversary Celebration

   The CWops 10th Anniversary Celebration is rapidly approaching and we’re looking forward to a spectacular event!

8. DX News from the ARRL

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

9. Tony's 10m Band Report

   What a dreadful week. Not even the weekend could rescue it as is usually the case by. Still, CQWW CW cometh and there will be activity. Mark my words!

10. AMSAT auction celebrating the 45th birthday of AO-7 now live

    As announced in ANS-321, AMSAT is auctioning off a set of gold-plated AO-7 cufflinks and a 50th Anniversary AMSAT lab coat (size 42R)

11. B1Z, B4T and B7P active for CQWW CW

    CRAC says the temporary callsigns B1Z, B4T and B7P will be on the air during the CQWW CW event on November 23-24, 2019

12. Former RAC North/East Ontario Director Bill Unger, VE3XT SK

    Radio Amateurs of Canada has received the sad news that former RAC North/East Ontario Regional Director Bill Unger, VE3XT, has become a Silent Key

13. Monitor magazine now available

    The Autumn 2019 edition of the BBC Monitoring's magazine Monitor is now available on the web

14. Solar wind creates giant 'Night Butterflies' over Norway

    Earth is entering a stream of fast-moving solar wind. First contact on Nov. 20th produced a visually stunning episode of auroras around the Arctic Circle--including 'night butterflies' over Norway

15. SARL VHF and RF Noise Workshop

    Time is running out for bookings for the last workshop for 2019 to be held on Saturday 23 November at the NARC