Southgate ARC

1. Tony's 10m Band Report

   A week on Fuerteventura for me and now we’re back. Best DX VK9XI (Xmas Is), S9YY (Sao Tome and Principe), XT2AW (Birkina Faso, SU/DM4DX (Egypt), PS300NSA (Brazil) and LZ105PBP (Bulgaria)

2. FCC scraps Telegraph regulations

   The FCC, continuing its drive to remove outmoded regulations and reduce the regulatory burden, has scrapped Telegraph regulations

3. Emergency Communications Committee minutes released

   A meeting of the RSGB Emergency Communications Committee meeting was held at the National Hamfest, Newark on September 29, 2017

4. Foundations of Amateur Radio #124

   What to pack for a Contest? In the past I've talked about what kind of station I have, how I tend to operate and what kind of tools I use in my day-to-day running of an Amateur Radio station. This week I want to take a closer look at what I do when I participate in a contest

5. Beginners Guide to Ham Radio, Make Your Own

   The Autodesk EAGLE PCB design software site has a great article promoting amateur radio

6. Getting Started with Satellites on Ham Talk Live

   Episode 86 of Ham Talk Live, broadcast October 19, featured Sean Kutzko KX9X talking about how to get started on the amateur radio satellites

7. Portuguese JOTA station list 2017 available

   A complete list of Portuguese stations that will be active during this weekend for the 60th Jamboree On The Air 2017 is now available

8. Science Discovery Day at Sandford Mill, Essex

   On Sunday, Oct. 22 the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society will take part in Sandford Mill Science Discovery Day which has a space and communications theme: “Discover Space and Beyond”

9. New Scope Probe video

   Electronics Notes, the website created by Ian Poole G3YWX, and providing information, resources and articles about electronics and radio, has produced a new video about oscilloscope probes

10. HamRadioNow: State of Digital Voice - DCC 2017

    A 5-watt DMR radio could be replaced by a well implemented SDR running about 0.75 watts says Bruce Perens K6BP, watch this video of his DCC presentation

11. 60th Jamboree-On-The-Air begins

    Today, Friday 20th October sees the start of an international event that attracts over 1 million participants from over 150 countries, the 60th annual Jamboree-On-The-Air. The Expeditionary Radio Team from the Kerry Amateur Radio Group will be assisting the Scout Group

12. FM satellite expected to launch in November

    Only three weeks remain until the next AMSAT Fox-1 satellite with 435/145 MHz FM transponder launches!

13. ARISS International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, wins G3AAJ Trophy

    ARISS International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, has been honored with the Ron Broadbent, G3AAJ, Trophy. The presentation came during the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium this past weekend

14. 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

15. IOTA news from the DARC

    Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club