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Middle School Students Get On the Air:
by AB7RG 2024-11-18Sixty-two middle school students participated in the national School Club Roundup during the week of October 21-25 and got a chance to talk on an amateur "ham" radio. They made contacts across the country and around the world! The Estes Valley Amateur Radio Club (EVARC) worked with individual groups of 2-3 students to teach them how to use the radio and make contacts. This took place at the Estes Park Memorial Observatory where a radio room has been set up for student use.
Ham College Ep 118 is Here:
by VK3PB 2024-11-17Technician Exam Questions Part 5. T1E - Control operator: eligibility, designating, privileges, duties, location, required Control point, Control types: automatic, remote.
Radio Club Comes to Mariners' Park:
by AB7RG 2024-11-16A Merseyside society for former radio officers has found a new home at the Nautilus retirement estate Mariners' Park. The club meets every Friday morning in the Trinity House Hub building, and members transmit to amateur radio enthusiasts around the UK and beyond. The equipment they use is similar to the devices they used onboard every day for work until the radio officer role was phased out in the 1980s. The club has its own call sign, and members can transmit and receive using Morse Code as well as by voice. Some of the retired radio officers who now meet at Mariners' Park have been members of the club since it was founded by Stan McNally and friends over a decade ago as the Marine Radio Museum Society (Wirral). The call sign at that time was GB2PLY, and the society transmitted from the historic warship HMS Plymouth.
Operation Space Talk SC Connects Middle School Students with the ISS:
by AB7RG 2024-11-15Columbia, S.C. -- Thanks to Regional Workforce Advisors (RWAs) Patricia Ferguson, Brenda Gardner, Cheryl Lewis, Joni McDaniel, and Deborah Jones at the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW), and in collaboration with regional education and workforce partners throughout the state, middle school students in Lower Savannah, Pee Dee, Santee Lynches, and Trident schools will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about radio operations and speak directly with crew members onboard the International Space Station next month. This event, known as Operation Space Talk SC, was developed by the RWAs and local sponsors, who submitted a proposal and were granted a spot in the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. Created by a public and private consortium, including NASA, the ARISS program engages young people in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) activities and introduces them to career pathways in engineering, communications, technology, robotics, and countless other relevant occupations.
Amateurlogic Ep199 is Here:
by VK3PB 2024-11-17Tommy prepares for Parks on The Air activation. Mike visits the Communications and Electronics Museum. George creates Random Intelligence (or not) while exploring the recent Arduino Uno Rev4 WiFi board. Emile displays his mad slacking skills.
Ham Radio Operators Demonstrate Their Value in Area Test:
by AB7RG 2024-11-17On Saturday, Nov. 9, approximately 30 members of the Clackamas Amateur Radio Emergency Servies, the county's civilian unit from the Amateur Radio Emergency Services, took part in a simulated emergency test. The goal of the exercise was to send radio traffic and electrical messages to other participating teams within Clackamas and other Oregon counties via amateur ('ham') radio. During major disasters like earthquakes, floods and fires, conventional communication through cellular and other public networks can become inoperable and that’s where the nationwide network of ARES members comes in. In a disaster, for example, a local hospital needs to report its operating condition and needed supplies from various government agencies and supply chain organizations. These messages can be transmitted by voice, radio to radio.
Ham Radio: An Unsung Lifeline for Springfield in Times of Crisis:
by AB7RG 2024-11-15When perils such as tornadoes or floods threaten the Springfield area, the modern version of a century-old hobby -- ham radio -- provides early warnings, timely tracking and even basic communications in the aftermath. Today's ubiquitous cell phones and internet access would seem to render civilian radio networks obsolete in emergencies, unlike in 1949 when a brutal ice storm crippled much of the Ozarks for a month. The thick ice brought down the Frisco Railway's telegraph lines, and hams used their radios to link depots. The same storm marooned the town of Stockton, with hams there connecting Cedar County residents and businesses with Springfield and beyond for almost a month. But nowadays funnel clouds can topple cell towers and disrupt computer networks, which happened in the devastating 2011 Joplin tornado, leaving ham operators to link Springfield hospitals with medical personnel whose facilities had been destroyed. Hams coordinated the dispatching of assistance to Joplin and the transfer of injured patients to Springfield.
Ham Radio Operators Could be Key Communications Link in Case of Emergency:
by AB7RG 2024-11-14Ham radios are a way to connect with people over long distances and a hobby for many operators. But in an emergency, they could become essential. About 488 licensed ham radio operators call the Gig Harbor area home. About 100 of them regularly conduct a network gathering to keep lines of communication open and practice operating their radios.
