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Club helps students with radio licenses (Kentucky)'); document.write('
The Kentucky Colonel Amateur Radio Club has spent the last eight weeks preparing six students for their amateur radio licenses. Jean Spears, Kathleen Strong and Paul Strong tested for new licenses as technicians and Dottie Lake, Bill Collins and Bill Schlicht upgraded from technicians to general class.'); document.write('
Albert Lea\'s outside link during the Armistice Day Blizzard (Minnesota)'); document.write('
Mention the special day once known as Armistice Day to some folks and they might make a connection with the date of Nov. 11. Other folks can explain that this name was the official predecessor to the present Veterans Day.'); document.write('
Atlantis mission to fortify future of the space station'); document.write('
With the shuttle program entering its final year of operation, engineers are readying Atlantis for launch Monday on a three-spacewalk mission to deliver 15 tons of spare parts and equipment to the International Space Station as a hedge against failures when the shuttle is no longer available for service calls.'); document.write('
Hamfest still sending funds to county charities (South Carolina)'); document.write('
Hamfest may have left Cleveland County two years ago, but its sponsor - the Shelby Amateur Radio Club - is still here and donating proceeds to Cleveland County charities.'); document.write('
Man from Japan meets local hams (UK)'); document.write('
A top Japanese banker who attended the G20 Summit at St Andrews took the opportunity to meet up with some of his fellow amateur radio enthusiasts during his visit (writes Alan Wilson). Dundee Amateur Radio Club members met with Yoshihiro Sugimoto, who works for the Bank of Japan and is one of the country\'s leading radio amateurs. He has operated radio stations in many parts of the world, including Australia, the US and Mauritius.'); document.write('
I was wireless long before it was in vogue'); document.write('
I was perusing the CW website and came across this article \"Want to bone up on wireless tech? Try ham radio\" by John Edwards. It got me thinking about my own fascination with wireless communications and how it helped me dramatically when I dove into IT.'); document.write('
HamSphere simulates real radio'); document.write('
Amateur radio and the personal computer have had a happy marriage since the days of 386 processors and 9,600 baud modems. A computer in the radio shack and a decent Internet connection are very empowering, whether they be brought to bear in digital mode operation or in call sign lookups and logging programs like Logbook of the World.'); document.write('
Amateur Radio Operators Simulate Disasters in Midland (Texas)'); document.write('
A level five tornado, severe flooding and power outages hit the Permian basin this morning - a simulation of those disasters that is. It\'s all practice for West Texas Amateur Radio Services. The drill is designed to work on radio response during emergency situations.'); document.write('
WRTC 2010 Organizers Announce Teams'); document.write('
Last month, after a grueling selection process, the organizers of the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships (WRTC) selected the 44 team leaders who will compete in the event next year. These 44 team leaders, representing all six continents, have each chosen a partner. The rules state that while the leader\'s partner may be from a different call sign area, they must be from the country as the leader. WRTC, held every few years, takes place during the IARU HF World Championships, July 10-11. In 2010, WRTC will be held just outside Moscow.'); document.write('
Smugglers had illegal ham radio (Malaysia)'); document.write('
Kota Kinabalu: Marine police seized contraband alcohol and a van worth more than RM62,000 at Putatan, early Thursday. Police found an illegal amateur radio used by the culprits. The two men were arrested under the Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967 and under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.'); document.write('
Radio enthusiasts help Red Cross during games (Georgia)'); document.write('
Most people scream to lift their voices higher than the din of 90,000-plus people gathered at a University of Georgia football game. But some men and women show up just to talk.'); document.write('
Eagle Radio HAM honoured for long service (UK)'); document.write('
A certificate has been presented to Ian Swan (G3MNS), a member of the Eagle Radio Group, for his long service to amateur radio. Ian has held his amateur radio callsign for over 50 years. The presentation was made by Tony Whitaker, who is normally to be found on the radio using his callsign ZL2RKL from the other side of the world in New Zealand.'); document.write('
Topanga DRT HAM Radio Operators Assist in Catalina Island Rescue'); document.write('
Topangans Karl Tso, KI6PCW, and wife, Deborah Ava, KJ6CRZ, members of the Topanga Disaster Radio Team (DRT) and T-CEP, were at a scouting event at Emerald Bay on Catalina Island on the weekend of October 24-25 and decided to climb a hill to see the view and if they could get into the Catalina Repeater. They heard a sound, and when Karl turned his high-powered flashlight on the source, they saw a man who had fallen 48 feet to the rocks below, bleeding and severely injured.'); document.write('
SA satellite in process of commissioning'); document.write('
South Africa\'s Sumbandila microsatellite has been in orbit for some seven weeks now. During its first month in orbit, the spacecraft, whose name means \"lead the way\" in the Venda language, completed 457 orbits, amounting to a total distance of 0,1316 astronomical units (AU - an AU is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun, which is 149 597 870 km or 8,3 light minutes) or roughly 150 000 km.'); document.write('
Late Season Tropical Storm Ida Comes Calling on Gulf Coast'); document.write('
With only weeks to go before the end of the 2009 hurricane season, Tropical Storm Ida formed off the coast of Nicaragua, making landfall as a hurricane in the morning hours of November 5. The storm lost significant strength as it moved through Nicaragua and Honduras, only to reemerge in the Caribbean a day later, impacting El Salvador and Mexico. Ida gained strength, becoming a Category 2 storm with winds peaking at 105 miles per hour in the Gulf of Mexico.'); document.write('
STS 129: Stocking the International Space Station'); document.write('
Besides taking spare parts to the International Space Station (ISS) this coming Monday, the space shuttle Atlantis (STS-129) will deliver the module antennas for Columbus -- the laboratory built by the European Space Agency (ESA) and host of two Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) antennas.'); document.write('
Ham radio operator proves worthy in test during historic flood'); document.write('
C. Earl Todd is prepared for an emergency. As an amateur or \"ham\" radio operator, Todd said he understands the importance of using ham radio for emergency communication, so he tested his skills during the recent flooding when he participated in the annual Georgia simulated emergency test.'); document.write('
Astronaut chats with Winnipeg students'); document.write('
Astronaut Robert Thirsk, a former student of Winnipeg\'s John Taylor Collegiate, sent a long-distance greeting to his alma mater on Wednesday.'); document.write('
Norwegian Amateurs Receive New Privileges'); document.write('
As of November 6, radio amateurs in Norway were granted privileges on three new bands, as well as primary status on the extended 40 meter band and a frequency extension on 12 meters. According to IARU Vice President Ole Garpestad, LA2RR, Norwegian amateurs received new secondary user privileges on 60 meters (5.260-5.410 MHz), the 600 meter band (493-510 kHz) and in five blocks in the 4 meter (70 MHz) band. Amateur Radio operators in Norway will also enjoy upgraded privileges on 40 meters, moving from secondary to primary users between 7.100-7.200 MHz and 1000 W output.'); document.write('
NTSB report details preparation, attention to detail in Jedburg crash'); document.write('
The NTSB released initial findings on the Oct. 21 Jedburg plane crash that killed four men headed to a ham radio conference in the Bahamas. The reports details an experienced pilot discussing load weight with his passengers and taking practice night flights in preparation.'); document.write('