Latest Amateur Radio News from around the world http://www.southgatearc.org 10 amateurradionewshttps://feedburner.google.com http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/amsat-hb-has-been-established.htm A new amateur radio satellite organisation AMSAT-HB was formed in Switzerland on November 26, 2021 http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/hungarian-initiative.htm The presidency of the Hungarian Amateur Radio Association announces a tender for the lease of radio equipment http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/bill-somerville-g4wjs-sk.htm I am very sorry to convey the sad news that Bill Somerville, G4WJS, died suddenly and unexpectedly a few days ago. He was only about 65 years old http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/godfreys-mh370-tracking-gains-expert-support.htm Top German engineer Dr. Robert Westphal, who first put forward the idea of using WSPRnet to track MH370 has added his support to Richard Godfrey’s location research http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/hoovers-and-handhelds.htm The German Bundesnetz Agentur has banned the sale of TESVOR model6 robotic vacuum cleaners, because it not only used lasers to chase your cat or dog, it also sported a wireless link, complete with a networked remote control http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/bouvet-island-news.htm The following was posted on the 'Rebel DX Group's' FaceBook page on December 1st http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/the-master-clock.htm VLF SWLs will be familiar with the steadily pulsed signal on 77.5 kHz. DCF77 is a German longwave time signal and standard-frequency radio station http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/december/dxcc-country-entity-report-06-12.htm According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Networkfor the week of Sunday, 28th Novenber, through Sunday, 5th December there were 226 countries active http://www.southgatearc.org/iota/opdx/index.htm Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW