Southgate ARC

1. ARISS educational radio contact with school in Serbia

   An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Primary School Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj, Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia

2. Kentucky radio hams on TV News

   Lexington's LEX 18 TV News reports local amateur radio operators are training for the worst-case scenario. The Bluegrass Amateur Radio Society is camping out at the Kentucky Horse Park this weekend to train for any potential natural disaster or emergency

3. New IARU Region 1 record on 134 GHz – 65km

   OK2KKW reports Michael Kuhne DB6NT and Roland Becker DK4RC have achieved a new record on 134 MHz

4. The Pirate Act

   On Friday, January 24, 2020, the US President signed into law: H.R. 583, the “Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act” or the “PIRATE Act"

5. Dutch Amateur Radio Union - magazine available

   The January 2020 issue of the Dutch Amateur Radio Union's magazine is now available for free download

6. Former RAC Ontario North Regional Director Doug Leach, VE3XK - SK

   Radio Amateurs of Canada has received the sad news that former RAC Ontario North Regional Director Doug Leach, VE3XK, became a Silent Key on January 15, 2020

7. Swains Island DXpedition

   50 days to go.... The preparations are part of the fun too. An amazing load of work is done by all team members. Antennas, hardware, software, the camp set up, medical well being, transportation, satellite connections, inter camp communication, operating schedules, vaccinations to name just a few..

8. Polish Award

   During the month of February, the Polish national amateur radio society PZK will have 14 different special event stations on the air to mark the 90th anniversary of PZK and the 95th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union

9. QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast - Michael Foerster - W0IH

   Michael, Mike, Foerster, W0IH, loves to ragchew with his friends on 80 meters in the evening

10. WIA looking for new board members

    Wireless Institute of Australia News reminds members that nominations for Board are needed and says it would be good to have some female directors

11. In Our Time: Solar Wind

    Last Thursday's 'In Our Time' on BBC Radio 4 had a useful discussion on the Solar Wind which radio amateurs might find interesting

12. South Orkney Islands DXpedition VP8PJ

    Landing and camping at South Orkney requires permission from several government agencies. This multi step process takes months to complete. We recently received our final approval, the "Antarctic Conservation Act Permit" from the National Science Foundation

13. DXCC Country/Entity Report

    According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Friday, 17th January, through Friday, 24th January there were 205 countries active

14. Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

    Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to remain at low levels

15. IOTA news from OPDX

    Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin