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Amateur Radio Club remembers fallen astronauts - KTRE
Amateur Radio Club remembers fallen astronauts
KTRE
"The noise was incredible and it literally shook the house like we were in an earthquake," said Army Curtis, Secretary/Treasurer Nacogdoches Amateur Radio Club. "It was very emotional, it got very personal very quickly," said museum board member, ...
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Briefs: Ham radio class offered - Corning Observer
Briefs: Ham radio class offered
Corning Observer
The Glenn Amateur Radio Society is sponsoring a class for the Technician Class amateur radio (ham) license. This class will be held at the Orland Moose Lodge, 605 Fifth St., Orland. Classes will begin on Feb. 19, and each Sunday thereafter from 6:30 to ...
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EH3FCM -- Fira de la Candelera: - eHam.net
EH3FCM -- Fira de la Candelera:
eHam.net
Several amateur radio, the station will be active from the special, which airs the EH3FCM indication from the fairgrounds, making known to the world's fair, and hundreds of thousands of visitors to amateur radio. On ham Radio stand, informed the ...
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Ham radio: Last means of communications in a disaster - KVAL
KVAL
Ham radio: Last means of communications in a disaster
KVAL
“Highways were down, fiber was down inbetween,” said amateur ham radio operator Thomas Germaine on Sunday, “so there was not communication; but there were amateur radio operators.” And Germaine said if cell towers, land lines and the Internet went down ...
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Scout training saves the day for backcountry skiers - The Coloradoan
Scout training saves the day for backcountry skiers
The Coloradoan
Read also carried a ham radio, an item he feels contributed to the rescue since he was able to establish communication on the Search and Rescue channels. As amateur radio enthusiasts, Read and his wife, Jana, set aside a frequency to use in case they ...
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Ham radio class, test planned - Elizabethton Star
Ham radio class, test planned
Elizabethton Star
By Staff Reports GREENEVILLE — A “ham radio” study session and test will be held Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Greeneville Seventh-day Adventist Church from 7:45 am to 5 pm The study session is free. Participants must bring a photo ID and $10 for the test.
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Satellite Amateur Radio Club elects board of directors - Lompoc Record
Satellite Amateur Radio Club elects board of directors
Lompoc Record
It was formed as a liaison between the Air Force and the local amateur radio community for the launch of OSCAR-1, the world's first Ham radio satellite carrying amateur radio. OSCAR-1 was carried into orbit alongside the Discoverer-36 payload on Dec.
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Lessons learned, changes made in wake of large-scale emergency - Enid News & Eagle
Lessons learned, changes made in wake of large-scale emergency
Enid News & Eagle
She said those communication issues largely were overcome by face-to-face instructions and the volunteer services of the Enid Amateur Radio Club, which set up a ham radio network between shelters. The first night after the lights went out in Enid, ...
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CCARC Field Day at Wyong - Southgate Amateur Radio Club
CCARC Field Day at Wyong
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
The 26th of February, 2012, marks the 55th year of Australia's largest gathering of ham radio enthusiasts. And every year just gets better and better! And what would the Field day be without our usual lecture program, which promises yet again, ...
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Ham radio operators show off their hobby - WZZM
WZZM
Ham radio operators show off their hobby
WZZM
Amateur radio operators will meet in Muskegon to show off their hobby -- and usefulness in emergencies. NORTON SHORES, Mich. (WZZM) - A group of amateur radio operators will meet in Muskegon this weekend to show off their hobby, and to demonstrate how ...
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Jo Daviess County seeks amateur radio operators - Freeport Journal-Standard
Jo Daviess County seeks amateur radio operators
Freeport Journal-Standard
“What we're trying to do is build the pool of HAM radio operators in Jo Daviess County,” said Allshouse (W9SBA), who works with Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES). “Stephenson County already has quite a few amateur radio volunteers, ...
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PROBLEM SOLVER: Breaker, breaker - Wicked Local
PROBLEM SOLVER: Breaker, breaker
Wicked Local
And thanks for letting me know that “CW” means Morse Code. Dear Problem Solver: In your Jan. 21 column, you wrote about a disabled vet who is looking for some ham radio equipment. I am the president of the Whitman Amateur Radio Club. We'd like to help.
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British Antenna Company InnovAntennas Appoints First American Dealer: - eHam.net
British Antenna Company InnovAntennas Appoints First American Dealer:
eHam.net
Glade Park, Colorado - January 23, 2012 – The full line of high performance HF, VHF and UHF amateur radio antennas from fast-growing British company InnovAntennas are now available to customers across the United States via Hamilton, ...
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Danny Baer says best part of work as county's ham radio operator, emergency ... - Kearney Hub
Danny Baer says best part of work as county's ham radio operator, emergency ...
Kearney Hub
He was part of the Nebraska Storm Network of Ham (amateur) radio operators. Radio operators from across the state relay messages about storm activity. “Almost every county has two ham (operators) at least,” Baer said. He said Buffalo County has about ...
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Coast radio group celebrates 40 years - SunHerald.com
SunHerald.com
Coast radio group celebrates 40 years
SunHerald.com
By GEORGIA SPARLING - Special to the Sun Herald BILOXI -- The Mississippi Coast Amateur Radio Association celebrated its 40th anniversary Saturday with demonstrations at Edgewater Mall. The organization, which is part of the Amateur Radio Relay League, ...
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Leonard Rosen, 95, psychologist turned artist | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2012-01-21 - Philadelphia Inquirer
Leonard Rosen, 95, psychologist turned artist | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2012-01-21
Philadelphia Inquirer
Dr. Rosen became a ham-radio operator when he was 16 and kept up the hobby until a month ago, his daughter said. He was active with emergency ham-radio response teams and was a member of the South Jersey Amateur Radio Association and the Naval ...
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Salvation Army seeks donations - The Valley Chronicle
Salvation Army seeks donations
The Valley Chronicle
We are in need of used Ham radio equipment donations. Veterans - if you are a Ham Radio Operator, consider joining Post 848's Amateur Radio Club. Call Rodney Dotson at 927-9215 or the Post at 487-1664. The Mens' and Ladies' Clubs of Seven Hills Golf ...
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What's happening - Methow Valley News
Methow Valley News
What's happening
Methow Valley News
1pm Amateur Radio: Ham radio meeting at Hometown Pizza, Twisp. (509) 588-1212. 5pm AA: Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the Forest Service building, 24 W. Chewuch Rd., Winthrop. 996-8174. 7pm NA: Narcotics Anonymous meets at 305 Magers St., Twisp. ...
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Outstanding Achievement & Leadership award recipient named - BlueSky Executive Aviation News
Outstanding Achievement & Leadership award recipient named
BlueSky Executive Aviation News
Barth used his professional knowledge and skills as a ham radio operator to volunteer with the American Red Cross as an amateur radio emergency communications coordinator, deploying to the Gulf Coast for Hurricane Katrina. He provided volunteer support ...
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XT2CEFIG on the air Jan 21 - Southgate Amateur Radio Club
XT2CEFIG on the air Jan 21
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
The IARU Region 1 site reports the Amateur Radio Association of Burkina Faso (ARBF) station will be on the air, January 21, with the special call sign XT2CEFIG. Following a successful presentation in the press I am now happy to report that the ARBF ...
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