Southgate ARC

1. Ideas sought for the next FUNcube satellite

   In November the FUNcube-1 CubeSat will have been in orbit for 6 years and the FUNcube team are now soliciting suggestions for the next satellite

2. ICQPodcast - Long Island CW Club

   In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Matthew Nassau M0NJX, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Ruth Willet KM4LAO and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is Long Island CW Club

3. WIA Contest Champion

   G'day, this is Peter VK2PR with the WIA Contest Champion results for 2018. The WIA Contest Champion is awarded annually for the best combined effort in WIA Sponsored Contests

4. Bisho Hammies provide communication

   Sunday 11 August in South Africa saw the latest running of the King Williams Town Adventure Race. This challenges participants to a series of fun activities including mountain biking, walking, running, kloofing and puzzle solving

5. Amateur Radio Is There When All Else Fails

   Jefferson Public Radio (JPR) reports on the vital role played by radio amateurs when disaster strikes

6. Altrincham Wireless Society 2QV

   In the second of his mini documentary series Lewis M3HHY covers the history of the Altrincham Wireless Society 2QV

7. Cuba DX Group celebration

   The Cuba DX Group will be celebrating its 39th anniversary with special activity on September 1st

8. DXCC Country/Entity Report

   According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 11th/August, through Sunday, 18th/August there were 203 countries active

9. IOTA news from OPDX

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

10. VRT withdraws slur against radio amateurs

    Belgium's Flemish broadcaster VRT falsely said radio amateurs were likely responsible for the transmission of fictional traffic information to vehicle dashboard screens

11. QSO Today - John Nowacki - W3NA

    John Nowacki, W3NA, was a teenager in the early sixties when he won a contest to name a popular amateur radio line of antennas that are still sold today

12. FCC dismisses ARRL, AMSAT requests in Small Satellite proceeding

    An FCC Report and Order released August 2 in the so-called 'small satellite' rulemaking proceeding, IB Docket 18-86, failed to address concerns expressed by ARRL and AMSAT

13. SARL RF Noise Workshop

    The SARL RF Noise Workshop will be held at the National Amateur Radio Centre on Saturday 28 September. This workshop is presented in partnership with AMSAT SA

14. Pirates On US Navy Satellites - UHF SatCom

    Here we take a look at how to listen to the Brazillian Pirates on UHF SatCom

15. SARL HF Digital Contest this afternoon

    The second contest in the SARL HF Contest series is the Digital Contest taking place from 14:00 to 17:00 UTC this afternoon (Sunday) with RTTY and PSK activity on 80, 40 and 20 meters