Latest Amateur Radio News from around the world http://www.southgatearc.org 10 http://www.southgatearc.org/bands/10metres/may2012/may_17.htm Another chalk and cheese week. 7O6T (Yemen) and 6O0CW (Somalia), (not pirates then) seemed to swap top spot all week. There was pretty fair of DX all about but these two are, to say the least, very unusual. Tony also hears from Big Dave, VK5MRD who, after several months absence from the airwaves, has just treated himself to a brand-new Icom 7410 http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2012/new_rsgb_general_manager.htm Graham Coomber G0NBI has been appointed as General Manager of the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2012/g6wrw_and_m0yhb_activate_in_the_usa.htm In December 2011, Helen Bennett M0YHB went on a work trip to Albuquerque and Carolyn Williamson G6WRW tagged along for a short holiday http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2012/amateur_logic_tv_39.htm Recorded live at National Association of Broadcasters NAB Show 2012 in Las Vegas. Join co-hosts George Thomas, W5JDX and Randy Hall, K7AGE for a Vegas Vacation at NAB 2012 http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2012/the_next_space_age_cuberty.htm The May 14, 2012 edition of the UK newspaper the Metro carried a story by Ben Gilliland about CubeSats http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2012/partial_eclipse_to_mark_end_of_dayton.htm The end of the Dayton Hamvention on May 20 will be marked by a partial eclipse of the Sun http://www.southgatearc.org/iota/2012/darc/may_16.htm Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Klaus, DL7UXG of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2012/follow_the_torch_award.htm The 'Worked All Britain Awards Group' supports a special award on the occasion of the Olympic torch relay through Great Britain http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2012/tiny_radio_transmitter_fitted_to_beetle.htm Dr. Erin McCullough used minature radio transmitters fitted to beetles to track their movements