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Amateur Radio News from Southgate ARC

• Possible SSTV events
  Slow Scan TV (SSTV) transmissions will probably occur from the International Space Station (ISS) next week
• AMSAT-DL Online Satellite Symposium video
  The video of the AMSAT-DL Online Satellite Symposium 2020 held on Saturday, Sept 16, can now be watched on YouTube
• Central Coast Amateur Radio Club
  The club will be holding a HF Operating night within the club on Tuesday the 29th of September with doors opening from 5:30 PM
• QSO Today - Jim Heath - W6LG
  Jim Heath, W6LG, has been a ham for over 56 years. Jim is an Elmer’s Elmer with an amazing You-Tube channel, with over 30,000 subscribers
• ARISS contact with schools in Turkey postponed
  he contact, which was scheduled on Tuesday September 29, is postponed to a later date.
• Geomagnetic storm warning
  A solar wind stream is heading for Earth, and it could spark the strongest geomagnetic storm in more than a year
• Foundations of Amateur Radio
  New day, new mode ... SSTV - In 1958 The Kentucky Engineer published an award winning student article by Copthorne "Coppie" MacDonald. He described a Slow-Scan T.V. System for Image Transmission
• QNews: RF Pollution from Solar Panel installations
  In the latest edition of QNews Geoff Emery VK4ZPP describes the severe radio interference he gets from his neighbours' polluting Solar Panel installations
• Register now for Free Foundation Online Training course
  The next free amateur radio Foundation Online training course run by volunteers from Essex Ham starts on October 4
• VK6WIA NewsWest
  In NewsWest for Sunday 27th September 2020, we are welcoming new amateurs, with information, experiences and advice for the newcomer to the hobby of Amateur Radio