Southgate ARC

1. Federal Government responds to The Left's EMC question

   The German political party The Left (Die Linke) raised the issue of the Electromagnetic pollution caused by consumer devices such as switched-mode PSU's and LED lighting

2. BBC: Parking charges waived for ham radio rally

   BBC News reports car parking charges will be waived to allow a popular amateur radio event to continue being held in a Somerset town

3. Ham radio operators put their hobby to the test

   Members of the Amateur Radio Society of Odisha got together at an uninhabited island within the Chilika lake to test their operational skill and technology to help the public during natural calamities such as cyclonic storms

4. College Park School makes first contact with the ISS

   Students at College Park School got a chance to take their learning out of this world. During an assembly on February 13, students got to ask Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques, KG5FYI questions while he’s aboard the International Space Station (ISS)

5. Ninth District Incoming QSL Bureau has new manager and address

   Erik Andersen, K9EU, of Naperville, Illinois, has assumed the role of manager for the Ninth District Incoming QSL Bureau

6. SARL RTTY Contest

   The SARL RTTY Contest is open to all radio amateurs in Southern Africa and encourages QSOs using RTTY

7. HRN 411 Team Exuberance

   David talks with Violetta Latham KM4ATT about Team Exuberance and their upcoming K3LR trip, and her other adventures in amateur radio!

8. The only radio ham in Taiwan for 25 years

   Tim Chen BV2A was famous among amateur radio enthusiasts as the only person allowed to operate in Taiwan until 1985, when the government started issuing more licenses

9. Build your own Space Weather dashboard

   For the Ham Radio community I wrote an article on how to build your own Space Weather Dashboard with NOAA data

10. AMSAT-SA Space Symposium

    Es’hailsat has been one of the major discussions on the agenda of the AMSAT Space Symposiums over the past two years with Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP providing details of how to set up an inexpensive ground station

11. Amateur radio society recruiting members young or old

    Valley News Dispatch interviews members of the Skyview Radio Society. Amateur radio operators relay radio messages during natural and man-made disasters and fun events like Pittsburgh’s Great Race

12. IRTS Awards

    Nominations for 'Awards for Services to the Society or to Amateur Radio' and 'Awards to IRTS members for Other Achievements' are being sought by the Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS) Awards Committee

13. North and South Cook Islands

    Operators Dagmar DM7PQ, and Rainer DL1AUZ will be active as E51NPQ and E51AUZ, respectively, during March and April

14. Turkish special event

    Members of the Giresun Amateur Radio Society (GITRAD - Giresun Telsiz Radyo Amatorleri ve Doga Sporlari Dernegi) are celebrating its 10th anniversary with the special callsign TC10GITRAD