The Southgate Amateur Radio Club - the amateur radio site for all radio hams
www.southgatearc.org

 
 
March 2008
   
 
31 March
  SolderSmoke #80: 'The New American Amateur'
      2 metres Counties Contest
      ARRL President appointed to Arkansas State Board
      Ham Radio classes at NIAR, Hyderabad
      CQ Amateur Radio magazine archive now on-line
      W6BA Exhibition
      YK9, Syria DXpedition
      Paddle for Life - 19-21 April
      History This Week
       
 
30 March
  QSL card spotted on Ebay makes a welcome return home
      Ofcom wins pirate radio components case
      AO-51 Schedule - April 2008
      Garriott to participate in ARISS contacts
      Jules Verne approaches the ISS - double flybys in the offing
      ZRs may soon get more 20m spectrum
       
 
29 March
  70cm petition is disinformation
      GB2RS 40m broadcasts continue
      Amateur radio on BBC Wales
      Jules Verne's first docking attempt with the International Space Station
      ARISS event - Shanghai Youth Centre of Science and Tech. Edu., Xuhui, Shanghai, China
      Radio Amateurs invited to join Amber Alert system
      The Ham Radio Search Engine
      Propagation de K7RA
      Packet Cluster Secrets
       
 
28 March
  KiwiSAT transponder on-air tests
      GB2RN HMS Belfast
      Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day 2008
      DX News from the ARRL
      ZS8T Marion Island - The Journey Begins
      W1AW to Celebrate World Amateur Radio Day as NU1AW
       
 
27 March
  ATV on the net
      GB0BUZZ marks visit of Buzz Aldrin to Pontefract
      New CubeSat to feature D-STAR
      A 3D view of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
      Endeavour lands at Kennedy Space Center
      Changes to 3.4/5.7/10GHz beacon antennas at Martlesham, Suffolk
      February issue of IARU Region 1 Newsletter available
      Amateur Microwaves - where are we heading?
      Kollam Ham Fair 2008
       
 
26 March
  IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      Lesotho DXpedition
      RTÉ's - 'Medium Wave Goodbye'
      Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
      St. Barthelemy on-air for WPX Contest
      Space shuttle Endeavour to land today
      Solar activity surges
      West Tyrone Amateur Radio Club
      Ofcom enables temporary use of the 169.6125 to 169.8125 MHz band
      HF with FFT-TV
       
 
25 March
  The WIA Awards Program
      Ofcom 1.4 GHz auction generates comment
      World Wide ATV Open House
      ARISS event - Kodomo Support Project, Kyoto, Japan
      SPDX Contest - 75th Anniversary
      Endeavour crew begins journey home
       
 
24 March
  STS-123 set to undock today
      Transatlantic amateur radio balloon attempt on 29.498 MHz
 
  ComReg Document
      Irish 2-metres Counties Contest
      Amateur Radio Truck Drivers deliver the goods
      IOTA news from OPDX
      Ham Com DX Dinner
      Kosovo added to CQ DX Awards Country List
      Marion Islands DXpedition
      History This Week
       
 
23 March
  ZS6GCM to activate ZS8T on Marion Island
      GO-32 Satellite carried digital messaging in hospital drill
      Fifth STS-123 spacewalk complete
      College Satellite Night March 27 on AO-51
      Lightning Spot
      Ham astronaut gets musical 'wake-up call'
       
 
22 March
  Amateur Radio on BBC Radio Ulster
      Could you read for RAIBC?
      LA5IAA from Tanzania as 5H3G next week
      Jules Verne and the ISS
      Hams on hand as tornados sweep through Georgia
      New ARRL station locator service for Field Day
      Astronauts prepare for final STS-123 spacewalk
      The Weekend DX Story - Winners and Losers
       
 
21 March
  D-Star at the Blackpool Rally!
      Scottish Digital Users Group - Amateur Radio Digital Modes Group
      DX News from the ARRL
      Icom IC-F4029SDR Transceiver for Digital PMR 446
      RSGB QSL Bureau moves
      Blog - Dedicated to HomeBrew Radio
      Become Top Ham
      Longest serving GB2RS newsreader forced off air
      European Activity Day
       
 
20 March
  Tony's 10-metre band report
      New permanent Echolink node in Worcester
      Jingtong JT-208 VHF transceiver review
      DStar Comms 1.0.55 released
      FCC 700 MHz auction raises $19.6 billion
      NASA statement on the death of Arthur C. Clarke
      Astronauts prepare for fourth spacewalk
      Draft ECC Report 120 on UWB for 3.4GHz and 9GHz
       
 
19 March
  RSGB QSL Bureau out-sourced
      The 1945 proposal by Arthur C. Clarke for Geostationary Satellite Communications
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      Writer Arthur C Clarke dies at 90
      Radio Council bans spectrum sharing by satellite, WiMax services
      Seven 430 MHz D-STAR applications submitted to Ofcom
      Halifax ARC announces Brit Fader Scholarship
      Hamfair at Kollam 20 April 2008
      KN4LF Daily LF/MF/HF/6M Frequency Radiowave Propagation Forecast #2008-11A
      Dextre to be activated
      General Astrodynamics Library
       
 
18 March
  Oscar 11 report
      Spacewalkers complete third excursion
      Vietnam IOTA operation
      Clipperton DXpedition now QRT
      Roofing Filters, Transmitted IMD & Receiver Performance
      Propagation de K7RA
      Alan G6CBP Silent Key
      J5FOUR new 70 MHz beacon from Guinea-Bissau
      Airlink Express digital modes software available
       
 
17 March
  AO-16 'Voice Mode' continues
      AMSAT-UK Colloquium - call for papers
      IOTA news from OPDX
      The Outernet Project
      GB3TC 10 GHz repeater on the air
      EU-QRP Foxhunt
      Irish 2-Metre Counties Contest
      Satellite articles
      History This Week
       
 
16 March
  New 2m D-STAR repeater for London
      Propagation de K7RA
      Spacewalkers complete Dextre assembly
      2 Metre Beacon Project
      US radio ham cops $4300 fine
      Signals, Currents and Wires - The story of Mrs Mac
       
 
15 March
  USA ARDF Championships
      Eastern & Mountain District Radio Club goes Digital
      Competition Commission approves Arqiva and NGW merger
      Radio Club of America Texas Event 2008
      Ofcom to auction L-Band radio spectrum
      Astronauts enter JLP
      BT buys customer a TV to fix local broadband problems
      The Weekend DX Story - Whistling Dixie
       
 
14 March
  FCC fixes typographical errors in Part 97
      WRAA have recently had some great news..
      DX News from the ARRL
       
 
13 March
  VoIPing the outback
      Rwanda DXpedition
      Upcoming SARL contests
      Spirit of Knoxville IV lands within sight of Europe
      10 tips for the PSK31 digital mode
      Endeavour and station crews open hatches
      Minutes from the UK D-STAR meeting available
      Election of Section Manager, Newfoundland and Labrador Section
       
 
12 March
  Icom set to broadcast from unique WWII army sea fort
      Mir SSTV 10th anniversary
      Radio Amateur Joe Walsh WB6ACU plays London 02 Arena
      Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
      GAREC-08: Preliminary program features D-Star
      Endeavour’s heat shield inspection under way
      Glorioso Islands DXpedition
      SNOX IV update
       
 
11 March
  IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      New D-STAR Query Page
      Endeavour Lifts Off!
      TeraHertz Camera 'looks' through clothing
      BBC sells 'Allo 'Allo! to German TV channel
      Amateur Microwaves - where are we heading?
      No-Morse G3 licences in the 1950's
      100 Community Radio stations now on air
      Spirit of Knoxville IV balloon launches Tuesday 11th March
      Second-time lucky for ARISS space station contact
      Rotating service structure moved for launch
       
 
10 March
  Brisbane D-Star Club announced
      EchoLink moves from GB3OK to GB3LK
      AO-51 March schedule
      AREN News
      IOTA news from OPDX
      Endeavour set for Tuesday launch
      Wellington Regional Expo-08
       
 
09 March
  ARISS co-ordinator receives NASA award
      New mailing list for satellite enthusiasts
      Tinus Lange 7066 Technical Excellence Awards
      VK4ZZ BBS closes, VK4ZZ APRS Igate opens
      Big win for radio ham!
      US radio hams stage website fight-backs
      First DXpedition to Clipperton
      Announcing DXpedition to East Timor
      Jules Verne launches
      500 kHz distance record broken again
       
 
08 March
  It's a 'Go' for Endeavour
      Sheffield Microwave Round Table 12-13 July 2008
      Trouble for amateur radio insurance brokers
      Ultra-stable microwave beacon
      D-Star expands on two metres
      ARISS contact planned with Lycée René Gosse, Clermont l’Herault, France
      Propagation de K7RA
      Special Event Station OL30SPACE active 1 - 30th March
      The Weekend DX Story - Where is That Call?
       
 
07 March
  UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 29th February 2008
      DX News from the ARRL
      More radio amateurs in Germany
      RSGB 71st Commonwealth Contest 2008
      GB2SRS 'On Air' from Cub Scout Sixer's Day in Suffolk
      New JOTA Information Online
      Ofcom updates digital TV transmitter maps
      Clipperton Island DXpedition
      Station activities ramp-up as East prepares to meet West
      TX5C Clipperton Island DXpedition
       
 
06 March
  NZART closes reflectors
      Clipperton Island DXpedition
      RTÉ moving Radio 1 for northern reception
      Latest RSGB Spectrum Forum minutes now available
      The Boat That Rocked
      Kol Yisrael phases out shortwave broadcasts
      Amateur Radio IRLP features in BBC World Service programme
      Business as usual on the International Space Station
       
 
05 March
  2008 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham Of the Year Award
      O2 and Vodafone not happy about Ofcom 900 MHz plans
      Spratley Island DX news
      Tigertail Counterpoise - Part I
      Tigertail Counterpoise - Part II
      Tony's 10-metre band report
      April QST review of K3 Transceiver now available
      FRARS Open Day Saturday 15th March
      AO-16 Status Report March 2008
       
 
04 March
  ARRL DXCC Desk approves 3C7Y operation
      SolderSmoke #79
      It's Official!
      Ofcom - Updated information on the Sitefinder website
      DRM Chairman to receive ABU lifetime achievement award
      The 3803 Roundtable Group
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      Responses to Ofcom 2012 Olympic Planning Consultation
      Egyptian DX news
       
 
03 March
  Limerick Rally
      70 MHz in the Czech Republic
      2007 Symposium DVD now in the AMSAT store
      IOTA news from OPDX
      Camb-Hams to Mull
      History This Week
       
 
02 March
  Wythall Radio Rally 9th March
      ARISS contact planned with Lycee Borde Basse, Castres, France
      Howard Booth VK2AMD (G2AS) reaches 100 in March
      FCC backs decision to drop morse requirements for amateur operator licenses
      SARL to take a tough stance on PLT
      VP6DX sets world DXpedition record
      MicroHAMS Digital Conference 2008 announcement
      WorkedGrids software released
       
 
01 March
  Science Week approaches
      Museums on the Air extended
      Clipperton DXpedition 'live' on the web
      UK man steals to buy radios
      VK7 BPL update
      Propagation de K7RA
      The Weekend DX Story - Where's the P5?

 
Home   Send this page to a friend   Main News
Index