DiRaGe 2021 CANCELLED

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DiRaGe 2021 planned for Easter Monday 5th April 2021 will not take place since the location (Den Amer in Diest) is occupied until at least end of September, serving as a vaccination centre.

DIRAGE stands for DIesters RAdio GEbeuren. This denomination is the flag that covers the yearly flea market organized by the UBA section DST (Diest). The first DIRAGE was organized way back in 1986.

The team hope to organise events in the future

VHF/UHF Virtual Workshop

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The SARL and AMSATSA will join forces on Saturday 20 February 2021 to present a virtual VHF/UHF workshop using the BlueJeans platform.

The workshop will run from 10:00 - 13:00 CAT followed by an open discussion on how amateur radio contributes to technology.

Attendance at the workshop will be free for SARL and AMSATSA members and R50 for non-members. Registration details and the programme are available on the SARL and AMSATSA websites. The programme includes the Next Generation 2 Metre Beacons, Complexity of Repeater Systems from a technical perspective, the design of the AMSAT SA dual-band Yagi and its performance, and VHF/UHF dongles for SDR operation.

SARL - http://www.sarl.org.za/

AMSATSA - http://www.amsatsa.org.za/

QSO Today Expo Announces Virtual Live Kit Building Workshops

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QSO Today Expo Announces Virtual Live Kit Building Workshops

The QSO Today Virtual Ham Radio Expo, scheduled for 13-14 March 2021 has announced that it will offer an exciting “buildathon” of four live virtual kit building workshops.

Workshop instructors will take participants through building a variety of different kits. Kits will be available for purchase and delivered prior to the Expo so attendees can build from the convenience of their homes. Attendees who are unable to participate during the Live period can order and build kits by watching the workshop videos during the on-demand period following the Expo through 12th April 2021.

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