• [Southgate] The Royal Australian Air Force - 100 Year Centenary. VK100A

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    The Royal Australian Air Force - 100 Year Centenary. VK100AF and VI100AF

    Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/february/royal-australian-air-force-100-year-centenary.htm

    The RAAF was formed on 31st March 1921, to mark this Centenary the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) will be celebrating with two call signs

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    Radio hams help in Texas

    Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/february/radio-hams-help-in-texas.htm

    ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) and American Red Cross
    volunteers joined forces in Texas under the ARRL/Red Cross memorandum of understanding in responding to the situation resulting from unseasonably
    frigid weather

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    Over 3 years Ofcom took action against 3 illegal broadcasters

    Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/february/over-3-years-ofcom-took-action-against-3-illegal-broadcasters.htm

    Following a Freedom of Information request, Ofcom have revealed they only
    took enforcement action against three illegal broadcasters between 2018 and 2020

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    Fry's Electronics shutting down all stores, ending 36 years as a big-box
    stop for tech enthusiasts

    Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/february/frys-electronics-shutting-down-all-stores.htm

    Fry’s Electronic’s, the big-box chain that was a longtime, one-stop shop for tech enthusiasts, is shutting down after 36 years in business. The
    company cited “changes in the retail industry and the challenges posed by
    the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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    Cherokee Challenge Flight - London to Sydney the slow way

    Posted: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/february/cherokee-challenge-flight.htm

    Join us on this amazing adventure of a lifetime. Two chaps, a light
    aircraft and an HF radio piloting their way from Blighty to Oz, the slow
    way! Andy Hardy G1AJH (ex VK2CHA). Their flight supported Oxfam in the
    fight against poverty

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