Southgate ARC

1. QSO Today - Ganesh Subramaniam - VU2TS

   Ganesh Subramaniam, VU2TS, began his ham radio journey in 1959 trying to find someone, anyone, somewhere in his native Bangalore, India, who could provide basic information about the amateur radio service in India

2. Largest ever South African delegation to attend WRC-19

   SARL News reports next week South Africa will send the largest ever delegation to attend the ITU World Radio Conference in Egypt

3. WIA Board - Young people are our future

   In this weeks Board Comment WIA Director Mike VK8MA says "We need to replace silent keys with young vibrant youth enthusiasm"

4. World and generations connected by amateur radio

   The JARL reports Tokyo's Amateur Radio Ham Fair 2019 welcomed a total of 42,000 visitors in two days. This was the highest number of visitors since it became a two day event

5. Further Electromagnetic Field restrictions in Poland?

   Poland's Health Ministry is reported to be working on a draft regulation that is feared will set new restrictions on levels of electromagnetic fields (EMF), this appears to have arisen due to misguided concerns about 5G

6. The CQ WW DX SSB Contest next weekend

   SARL News reports the CQ WW is the largest Amateur Radio competition in the world. Over 35 000 participants take to the airwaves on the last weekend of October (SSB) and November (CW) with the goal of making as many contacts, with as many different DXCC entities and CQ Zones, as possible

7. 2019 AMSAT Symposium underway! Livestream available

   The 37th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting has begun, and will continue through Sunday, October 20, 2019, at The Hilton Arlington in Arlington, Virginia. Sessions are being live streamed

8. Foundations of Amateur Radio

   World Wide Radio Operators Foundation - The other day I accidentally learnt something new. I know, it's crazy, sometimes I surprise myself

9. Brazil: High school students shown amateur radio

   Brazilian radio amateurs participated in a Science Fair at Gonçalves Dias School, Boa Vista on October 16

10. JOTA down-under

    This year JOTA celebrates 62 years of connecting scouts and guides by radio. A few things to note, with the change of DMR talk groups for JOTA this weekend, the Tasmania Wia news is on TG3807 this weekend at 9:30 am advises VK7ZCR

11. New Zealand Net (NZ Net)

    The New Zealand Net (NZ Net) is an 80-metre CW net operating every Monday-Friday evening

12. Mauritania

    DX-World.net reports that operators Johannes PA5X (5T5PA) and Evert PA2KW (5T2KW) will be active from a special location somewhere in Mauritania between the evening of October 19th until the morning of the 26th

13. Marquesas Island DXpedition

    The Can-Am DXpedition Team will arrive in French Polynesia on November 3rd. While in Tahiti (FO), there will be some activity – including low bands -- for a couple of days/nights....

14. Propagation de K7RA

    Solar activity remains very low. At the bottom of the sunspot cycle, any sunspot activity is fleeting. Again, another week passes with no sunspots at all. Spaceweather.com reports no sunspots for the past two weeks, and the total number of spotless days this year is now 213 days, or 73%, matching the percentage of spotless days in 2008