Latest Amateur Radio News from around the world http://www.southgatearc.org 10 AmateurRadioNewshttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~3/7O0Lx0MMqqo/st_paul_island_dxpedition.htm Progress continues at a fast rate of knots. It’s clear to see, with clubs and organisations joining our project, that demand for this DXCC entity is significantly higher than many operators perhaps realise<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~4/7O0Lx0MMqqo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2012/st_paul_island_dxpedition.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~3/hatYdS5HZeI/eric_jamieson_indian_ocean_awards.htm The Wireless Institute of Australia Board, meeting in Melbourne over the weekend of 18-19 February 2012, accepted the offer of Eric Jamieson, VK5LP, to sponsor awards for first amateur radio contacts on the two metre (144 MHz) band spanning the Indian Ocean between Australia and Africa<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~4/hatYdS5HZeI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2012/eric_jamieson_indian_ocean_awards.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~3/x2XEwRyiBbM/kids_can_discover_amateur_radio_at_the_surrey_museum.htm The Surrey Leader reports on an amateur radio emergency communications workshop for kids to be held in March<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~4/x2XEwRyiBbM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2012/kids_can_discover_amateur_radio_at_the_surrey_museum.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~3/R3AODnEepjM/february_26.htm Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the Solar activity is expected to be at low levels<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~4/R3AODnEepjM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.southgatearc.org/propagation/2012/zs6bzp/february_26.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~3/JNvyOlAFYow/dominican_republic.htm Five operators plan to be active in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as HI3K (March 3-4th) as a Multi-Single entry from Lomas del Toro in Santiago<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~4/JNvyOlAFYow" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2012/dominican_republic.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~3/B0FLE7GH6vE/sarl_council_meets_at_narc.htm The South African Radio League (SARL) Council met this weekend at the National Amateur Radio Centre for its annual strategy indaba to review plans for the coming year<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~4/B0FLE7GH6vE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2012/sarl_council_meets_at_narc.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~3/Q-jlff0iP78/ariss_school_events_now_number_over_700.htm ARISS Operation Team Mentor Charlie Sufana, AJ9N reports that the total number of ARISS ISS-to-Earth school events is now at 701<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~4/Q-jlff0iP78" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2012/ariss_school_events_now_number_over_700.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~3/6Tm0ginZagE/sheffield_amateur_radio_club_and_national_science_week.htm On Saturday 10th March 2012, Sheffield Amateur Radio Club will be at the Norfolk Community Primary School and will literally put the school on the air for the day. They will use their club callsign GX3RCM<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~4/6Tm0ginZagE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2012/sheffield_amateur_radio_club_and_national_science_week.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~3/wws_eD1wSoU/acma_publishes_details_of_higher_transmitter_power_trials.htm From 1 March 2012, Australia's ACMA will accept applications from amateur radio advanced licensees to use transmitter output power of up to 1,000 watts peak envelope power (Permissible Output Power Level) from nominated fixed locations<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~4/wws_eD1wSoU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2012/acma_publishes_details_of_higher_transmitter_power_trials.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~3/Y4j8yZH75P0/amateur_radio_centre_stage_in_city_of_light_celebrations.htm 50 Years of anticipation all worked out on the day we celebrated John Glenn's orbit in Friendship 7 in Perth last Monday<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~4/Y4j8yZH75P0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2012/amateur_radio_centre_stage_in_city_of_light_celebrations.htm